Rome
Rome ranks 6th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London, Moscow, and Los Angeles. The most famous people from Rome are Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Pope Leo XIII. The most famous people who died in Rome are Michelangelo, Paul the Apostle, and Raphael. Rome has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Rome is located in Italy.
Rome is the capital city and most populated comune (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special comune named Roma Capitale with 2,746,984 residents in 1,287.36 km2 (497.1 mi2), Rome is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geography, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be one of the cradles of Western civilization and Western Christian culture, and the centre of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 800 BC and 2005, Rome was the birth place of 858 globally memorable people, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Pope Leo XIII. Additionaly, 1,287 globally memorable people have passed away in Rome including Michelangelo, Paul the Apostle, and Raphael. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Rome than were born there.
People Born in Rome
Go to all RankingsJulius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 1
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 92.03
Rank: 2
Pope Leo XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1810 - 1903
HPI: 88.51
Rank: 3
Pope Pius XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 4
Marcus Aurelius
POLITICIAN
121 - 180
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 5
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 6
Pope Clement I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
40 - 99
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 7
Brutus the Younger
POLITICIAN
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 8
Pope Urban VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 9
Juan Carlos I of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 10
Tiberius
POLITICIAN
42 BC - 37
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 11
Sulla
POLITICIAN
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Rome
Go to all RankingsRaffaella Petrini
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 578
Christian De Sica
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 623
Luca Zingaretti
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 624
Sabrina Impacciatore
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 669
Barbara De Rossi
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 679
Stefano Sollima
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 681
Cristiano Doni
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 690
Giuliano Simeone
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 710
Lorella Cuccarini
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 720
Alessandro Michele
FASHION DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 737
Death of Carlo Giuliani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2001
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 739
Carlo Calenda
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 745
People Deceased in Rome
Go to all RankingsMichelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 1
Paul the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 66
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 2
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 3
Commodus
POLITICIAN
161 - 192
HPI: 89.79
Rank: 4
Giordano Bruno
ASTRONOMER
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 5
Nero
POLITICIAN
37 - 68
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 6
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 7
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 8
Helena
COMPANION
250 - 330
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 9
Galen
PHYSICIAN
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 10
Pope Urban VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 11
Pope Clement VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1534
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Rome
Go to all RankingsLittle Tony
SINGER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,129
Michela Murgia
WRITER
1972 - 2023
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 1,285
Michele Monti
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - 2018
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 1,286
Libero De Rienzo
ACTOR
1977 - 2021
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 1,287
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rome were politicians (215), religious figures (173), actors (95), soccer players (70), and athletes (42), while most who died were religious figures (388), politicians (290), writers (111), actors (87), and painters (69).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rome, including Sophia Loren, Ornella Muti, and Silvana Mangano. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rome, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Rome since 1700.






































