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Present Day
Italy
Italy
Italy ranks 6th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Germany, France, and Japan. Memorable people born in present day Italy include Leonardo da Vinci, Marco Polo, and Galileo Galilei. Memorable people who died in Italy include Marco Polo, Galileo Galilei, and Julius Caesar. Italy has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
People
Between 3345 BC and 2008, present day Italy was the birth place of 5,835 globally memorable people, including Leonardo da Vinci, Marco Polo, and Galileo Galilei. Additionaly, 3,879 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Italy including Marco Polo, Galileo Galilei, and Julius Caesar.
People Born in Present Day Italy
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Leonardo da Vinci
INVENTOR
1452 - 1519
HPI: 96.80
Rank: 1
Marco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 2
Galileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.08
Rank: 3
Christopher Columbus
EXPLORER
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.91
Rank: 4
Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 5
Michelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 6
Archimedes
MATHEMATICIAN
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.41
Rank: 7
Dante Alighieri
WRITER
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 8
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 92.03
Rank: 9
Antonio Vivaldi
COMPOSER
1678 - 1741
HPI: 91.00
Rank: 10
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 11
Niccolò Machiavelli
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Italy
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Pasquale Squitieri
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,255
Ninetto Davoli
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,318
Pietro Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1949
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,548
Angela Luce
ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 2,793
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,804
Bruno Cipolla
ATHLETE
1952 - 2026
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 3,020
Francesca Albanese
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,077
Antonino Zichichi
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2026
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 3,150
Diego Ravelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,221
Conrad of Piacenza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1290 - 1351
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 3,310
Little Tony
SINGER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3,313
Uberto Pasolini
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,328
People Deceased in Present Day Italy
Go to all RankingsMarco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 1
Galileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.08
Rank: 2
Julius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 3
Michelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 4
Archimedes
MATHEMATICIAN
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.41
Rank: 5
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 6
Dante Alighieri
WRITER
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 7
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 92.03
Rank: 8
Paul the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 66
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 9
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 10
Niccolò Machiavelli
PHILOSOPHER
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 11
Herodotus
HISTORIAN
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Italy
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FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,258
Pietro Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1949
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,505
Angela Luce
ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 2,775
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,783
Bruno Cipolla
ATHLETE
1952 - 2026
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 2,986
Conrad of Piacenza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1290 - 1351
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 3,234
Little Tony
SINGER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3,237
Walter Chiari
ACTOR
1924 - 1991
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 3,368
Renzo Montagnani
ACTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3,426
Luisa Ferida
ACTOR
1914 - 1945
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 3,664
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
ACTOR
1954 - 2024
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 3,726
Leonida Bissolati
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1920
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3,751
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Italy were politicians (953), soccer players (740), religious figures (570), athletes (476), and writers (304), while most who died were politicians (929), religious figures (628), writers (315), painters (294), and soccer players (169).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Italy, including Cesare Maldini, Roberto Baggio, and Paolo Maldini. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Italy, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Commodus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Italy since 1700.
