Aquino is a town and comune in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy, 12 km northwest of Cassino.

The ancient Aquinum was a municipium in the time of Cicero, and made a colony by the Triumviri. It was crossed by the Via Latina.

Aquinum is thought to be the birthplace of the poet Juvenal, and was that of the emperor Pescennius Niger.

The earliest recorded Catholic Bishop of Aquino was Bishop Giovino in 593AD.

Aquino's patron saint is San Costanzo, or St. Constantius (different from St. Constantius of Perugia).

St. Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in the castle of Roccasecca, 8 kilometres northwards.

One of the gates through which the Via Latina passed, now called Porta S. Lorenzo, is still well preserved, and there are remains within the walls (portions of which, built of large blocks of limestone, still remain) of two (so called) temples, a basilica and an amphitheatre.

Outside, on the south is a well-preserved triumphal arch with composite capitals, and close to it the basilica of Santa Maria Libera, a 9th century building in the Romanesque style erected over the remains of an ancient temple of Hercules Liberator, now roofless. Several Roman inscriptions are built into it, and many others that have been found indicate the ancient importance of the place, which, though it does not appear in early history, is vouched for by Cicero and Strabo.

Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona (born on February 11, 1990 in San Francisco Ixhuatán, Oaxaca) is a Mexican football midfielder who currently plays for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. He was formed in Cruz Azul lower division teams. He played with the Mexico national football team on the 2011 Copa America and in the 2011 Pan American Games.

Javier lived his childhood in San Francisco Ixhuatán in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, he was always a humble and working person that loved football until scouts from Cruz Azul went to Lagunas, Oaxaca. Javier had great technical qualities so he stayed in Cruz Azul lower divisions. Javier played for the Cruz Azul Lagunas in Tercera Division Mexicana, and after having outstanding performances he traveled to Mexico City to join in the Cruz Azul Reserves. He was waiting for an opportunity a few years until the Apertura 2010 he was taken into account together with other youth players to join the Primera División. Aquino was one of the revelations of the tournament, his main virtues are great dribbling, speed and accuracy of passes.

Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media, and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, and sister of Benigno S. Aquino, III, the current President of the Philippines.

Her first movie was Pido Dida, Sabay Tayo, which earned her a Box-office Queen title. Her 2004 films such as Feng Shui and So... Happy Together also gave her the Box-office Queen title again.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, she regained the same Box Office title for her movie Sukob, which is the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time. She is also the Executive Editor of her own bi-monthly magazine called K! The Kris Aquino Magazine. In December 2009, Aquino showcased her own Home Collection called K Everyday. In partnership with ABS-CBN Licensing, K Everyday features cooking collection, kitchen collection, plastic collection, and stationery collection.

Marvic "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), is a Filipino actor, television show host, comedian, and film producer working for GMA Network and stars on noon-time variety show Eat Bulaga!. He won three consecutive titles for Philippine Box Office King (2004, 2005, and 2006).^{[citation needed]}

Sotto was educated at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. His grandfather Vicente Sotto has Spanish ancestry.

He started his career as a folk singer and guitarist. He then joined his brothers Tito and Val in a gag show "OK Lang" under IBC TV Network. During these years, Sotto is also the lead vocalist of the disco funk band VST & Company. He produced such songs as "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Rock, Baby, Rock", and "Kung Sakali".^{[citation needed]}

He joined his brothers Tito, Val in a gag show back in the early 1970s “OK Lang” under IBC 13. This is where he met another comedian Joey de Leon. de Leon invited the brothers to join him. The trio of Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) was created. They were cast in Iskul Bukol, Eat Bulaga!, TVJ: Television's Jesters, Rock and Roll 2000.^{[citation needed]}

John K. Defterios (born April 7, 1961) is an American journalist best known for his work at CNN. He is currently CNN’s Emerging Markets Editor, host of Marketplace Middle East and Global Exchange on CNN International.

Defterios graduated from the University of Southern California in 1984 with degrees in journalism and political science.

Defterios was an intern at CNN in 1984. He worked for Reuters Television from 1984 to 1992, serving as European correspondent and special series producer for Nightly Business Report, a joint venture with PBS.

In 1988, Defterios served as European Correspondent and Bureau Chief based in London, managing the editorial joint-venture with Reuters Television. In that post, Defterios covered the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1990-91, Defterios covered the Gulf War from Kuwait.

He joined CNN in 1992, serving as a correspondent for Lou Dobbs Moneyline in New York. He hosted World Business Today from 1994 to 1996 in London. He also served as anchor of Ahead of the Curve and Business Unusual and was principal anchor for CNNfn in New York. Since October 2007, Defterios has been hosting Marketplace Middle East on CNN International. In November 2011, he began presenting Global Exchange, focusing on emerging markets, from Abu Dhabi. He is also currently CNN's Emerging Markets Editor.