Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone

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Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone (age 63 as of February 2006) is an Italian businessman and the fifth richest person in Italy with estimated net worth of $2.7 billion. He controls the holding company Caltagirone SpA with interests in cement manufacturing, real estate, and construction.

Caltagirone is married and has three children: Francesco, Alessandro, and Azzurra (who has a daughter, Caterina, with Italian politician Pier Ferdinando Casini).

Caltagirone was ranked number 258 on the 2006 Forbes billionaire list.