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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. The top cities in Italy by number of biographies are Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice, and Naples.
People
Between 3345 BC and 2008, present day Italy was the birth place of 5,880 globally memorable people, including Leonardo da Vinci, Marco Polo, and Galileo Galilei. Additionaly, 3,917 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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Lidia Poët
LAWYER
1855 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 679
Pasquale Squitieri
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,256
Vittorio Mussolini
PRODUCER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 1,703
Benedetta Carlini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1661
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1,811
Ninetto Davoli
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,321
Alessandro Pavolini
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,447
Pietro Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1949
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,552
Angelo Infanti
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2,734
Walter Audisio
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,777
Angela Luce
ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 2,799
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,810
Enzo Cannavale
ACTOR
1928 - 2011
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 2,896
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
Go to all RankingsLidia Poët
LAWYER
1855 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 716
Pasquale Squitieri
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,260
Vittorio Mussolini
PRODUCER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 1,683
Benedetta Carlini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1590 - 1661
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1,776
João Saldanha
JOURNALIST
1917 - 1990
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 2,200
Ricciotti Garibaldi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1924
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,383
Alessandro Pavolini
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,403
Pietro Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1949
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,513
Angelo Infanti
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2,721
Walter Audisio
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2,766
Angela Luce
ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 2,787
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,795
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Italywere politicians (961), soccer players (743), religious figures (572), athletes (478), and writers (305), while most who died were politicians (935), religious figures (630), writers (318), painters (295), and soccer players (171).
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.
