Cultural Production in
Present Day
Italy
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.
People
Between 3345 BC and 2008, present day Italy was the birth place of 5,814 globally memorable people, including Leonardo da Vinci, Marco Polo, and Galileo Galilei. Additionaly, 3,870 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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Pietro Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1949
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,546
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,801
Francesca Albanese
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 3,073
Antonino Zichichi
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2026
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 3,146
Diego Ravelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,217
Little Tony
SINGER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3,308
Uberto Pasolini
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,323
Raffaella Petrini
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3,368
Renzo Montagnani
ACTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3,541
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
NOBLEMAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 3,570
Christian De Sica
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 3,704
Luca Zingaretti
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 3,712
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
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BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1949
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 2,503
Pippo Baudo
PRESENTER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 2,779
Little Tony
SINGER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3,231
Renzo Montagnani
ACTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 3,419
Luisa Ferida
ACTOR
1914 - 1945
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 3,657
Sivert Guttorm Bakken
ATHLETE
1998 - 2025
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,839
Michela Murgia
WRITER
1972 - 2023
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 3,851
Death of Carlo Giuliani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2001
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 3,854
Eluana Englaro
CELEBRITY
1970 - 2009
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 3,855
Jole Santelli
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2020
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 3,860
Michele Monti
MARTIAL ARTS
1970 - 2018
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 3,861
Libero De Rienzo
ACTOR
1977 - 2021
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 3,863
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Italy were politicians (950), soccer players (740), religious figures (569), athletes (474), and writers (304), while most who died were politicians (927), religious figures (627), writers (315), painters (294), and soccer players (169).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Italy, including Cesare Maldini, Roberto Baggio, and Paolo Maldini. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Italy, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Commodus.
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.
