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.
People
Between 800 BC and 2005, Rome was the birth place of 854 globally memorable people, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Pope Leo XIII. Additionaly, 1,285 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
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Julius 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
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Raffaella Petrini
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 578
Luca Zingaretti
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 623
Barbara De Rossi
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 677
Stefano Sollima
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 679
Cristiano Doni
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 688
Giuliano Simeone
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 708
Lorella Cuccarini
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 718
Alessandro Michele
FASHION DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 735
Death of Carlo Giuliani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2001
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 737
Carlo Calenda
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 743
Emanuele Crialese
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 744
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 745
People Deceased in Rome
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Michelangelo
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
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Michela Murgia
WRITER
1972 - 2023
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 1,284
Michele Monti
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - 2018
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 1,285
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rome were politicians (215), religious figures (173), actors (93), soccer players (70), and athletes (42), while most who died were religious figures (388), politicians (290), writers (111), actors (86), 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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Rome since 1700.
