Naples
Naples ranks 50th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montreal, Dublin, and Melbourne. The most famous people from Naples are Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Domenico Scarlatti, and Bud Spencer. The most famous people who died in Naples are Hadrian, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Heinrich Schliemann. Naples has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Naples is located in Italy.
People
Between 275 BC and 2002, Naples was the birth place of 207 globally memorable people, including Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Domenico Scarlatti, and Bud Spencer. Additionaly, 144 globally memorable people have passed away in Naples including Hadrian, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Heinrich Schliemann.
People Born in Naples
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
ARCHITECT
1598 - 1680
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 1
Domenico Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1685 - 1757
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 2
Bud Spencer
ACTOR
1929 - 2016
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 3
Pope Boniface IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1350 - 1404
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 4
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 5
Enrico Caruso
SINGER
1873 - 1921
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 6
Pope Gelasius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1062 - 1119
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 7
Pope Boniface V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
575 - 625
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 8
Riccardo Muti
CONDUCTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 9
Giambattista Vico
PHILOSOPHER
1668 - 1744
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 10
Giorgio Napolitano
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 11
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Naples
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Pasquale Squitieri
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 42
Angela Luce
ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 98
Vittorio Caprioli
ACTOR
1921 - 1989
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 107
Salvo D'Acquisto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1943
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 133
Lina Sastri
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 153
Alessandro Preziosi
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 155
Luisa Ranieri
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 156
Matteo Piantedosi
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 158
Salvatore Todisco
BOXER
1961 - 1990
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 164
Francesco Baiano
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 170
Libero De Rienzo
ACTOR
1977 - 2021
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 171
Carmela Allucci
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 172
People Deceased in Naples
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Hadrian
POLITICIAN
76 - 138
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 1
Artemisia Gentileschi
PAINTER
1593 - 1653
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 2
Heinrich Schliemann
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1822 - 1890
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 3
Enrico Caruso
SINGER
1873 - 1921
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 4
Pope Innocent IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1195 - 1254
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 5
Alessandro Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1660 - 1725
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 6
Jusepe de Ribera
ARTIST
1591 - 1652
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 7
Giambattista Vico
PHILOSOPHER
1668 - 1744
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 8
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1825
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 10
Baldwin II, Latin Emperor
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1273
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 11
Lucky Luciano
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Naples
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ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 107
Vittorio Caprioli
ACTOR
1921 - 1989
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 117
Achille Lauro
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1982
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 119
Anne Charlotte Leffler
WRITER
1849 - 1892
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 138
Davide Tizzano
ATHLETE
1968 - 2025
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 144
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Napleswere politicians (38), soccer players (25), actors (20), athletes (17), and composers (13), while most who died were politicians (34), writers (21), composers (17), religious figures (11), and painters (9).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Naples since 1700.
