Lugano
Lugano ranks 1,593rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Olsztyn, Sevastopol, and Dumfries. The most famous people from Lugano are Leonardo Conti, Aurelio Galfetti, and Mauro Gianetti. The most famous people who died in Lugano are Caterina Valente, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Hannes Meyer. Lugano has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many musicians, and soccer players. Lugano is located in Switzerland.
People
Between 1900 and 1989, Lugano was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Leonardo Conti, Aurelio Galfetti, and Mauro Gianetti. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Lugano including Caterina Valente, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Hannes Meyer. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Lugano than were born there.
People Born in Lugano
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Leonardo Conti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 1
Aurelio Galfetti
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2
Mauro Gianetti
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 3
Loris Kessel
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 2010
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 4
Lauro Amadò
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1971
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 5
Claudio Sulser
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 6
Mario Gavranović
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 7
Elly Schlein
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 8
Daniele Ganser
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 9
Rubens Bertogliati
CYCLIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 10
Marco Padalino
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 11
Fabrice Ehret
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lugano
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WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 9
Fabrice Ehret
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Lugano
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Caterina Valente
SINGER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 1
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1995
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 2
Hannes Meyer
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 3
Douglas Sirk
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 4
Alfredo Foni
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 5
Alexis Weissenberg
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2012
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 6
Jacqueline Sassard
ACTOR
1940 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 7
Gustav Fröhlich
ACTOR
1902 - 1987
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 9
Giorgio Strehler
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 10
Arend Heyting
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 11
Hans Rosbaud
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1962
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Lugano
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Most individuals born in present day Luganowere soccer players (5), politicians (2), cyclists (2), architects (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were musicians (3), soccer players (3), actors (3), singers (1), and architects (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Lugano since 1700.
