Giacomo Casanova was Greek.
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova ( [ ˈdʒaːkomo dʒiˈrɔːlamo kazaˈnɔːva ] or [ kasaˈnɔːva ] 2 April 1725 -- 4 June 1798 ) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice . Giovanni Battista Casanova ( [ dʒoˈvanni batˈtista kazaˈnɔːva ] ; 2 November 1730 -- 8 December 1795 ) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Neoclassic period .