Famous Italian Athletes

Birthdate: February 11, 1921

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Dubrovnik, Croatia

Died: May 9, 2013

Ottavio Missoni was an Italian fashion designer who founded the fashion label Missoni. He loved sports as a young boy and won the individual national championship in track four times. He fought in World War II and turned to fashion designing after the war. Along with his wife, Rosita, he launched his own label, Missoni, in the 1950s.