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Italy ranks 6th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Japan, Germany, and France. Memorable people born in present day Italy include Leonardo da Vinci, Julius Caesar, and Galileo Galilei. Memorable people who died in Italy include Julius Caesar, Galileo Galilei, and Marco Polo. Italy has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and religious figures.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country consisting of a continental part, delimited by the Alps, a peninsula and several islands surrounding it. Italy is located in Southern Europe, and is also considered part of Western Europe. A unitary parliamentary republic with Rome as its capital, the country covers a total area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial enclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in Tunisian waters (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the third-most populous member state of the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 3345 BC and 2001, present day Italy was the birth place of 4,086 globally memorable people, including Leonardo da Vinci, Julius Caesar, and Galileo Galilei. Additionaly, 2,998 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Italy including Julius Caesar, Galileo Galilei, and Marco Polo.
1452 - 1519
HPI: 97.46
Rank: 1
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 95.84
Rank: 2
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.35
Rank: 3
1254 - 1324
HPI: 95.23
Rank: 4
1475 - 1564
HPI: 94.64
Rank: 5
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 6
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.93
Rank: 7
63 BC - 14
HPI: 93.32
Rank: 8
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.91
Rank: 9
1483 - 1520
HPI: 92.16
Rank: 10
1678 - 1741
HPI: 91.90
Rank: 11
1469 - 1527
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 12
1927 - 2020
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1,194
100 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,445
1814 - 1898
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 1,489
1261 - 1303
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,524
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,611
1352 - 1414
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,657
1369 - 1426
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,659
1489 - 1525
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,700
1851 - 1938
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 1,710
1782 - 1863
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,763
1928 - 2020
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,768
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,783
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 95.84
Rank: 1
1564 - 1642
HPI: 95.35
Rank: 2
1254 - 1324
HPI: 95.23
Rank: 3
1475 - 1564
HPI: 94.64
Rank: 4
287 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 93.93
Rank: 5
63 BC - 14
HPI: 93.32
Rank: 6
1 BC - 67
HPI: 92.98
Rank: 7
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.91
Rank: 8
5 - 66
HPI: 92.16
Rank: 9
1483 - 1520
HPI: 92.16
Rank: 10
1469 - 1527
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 11
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.91
Rank: 12
1927 - 2020
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1,184
1214 - 1241
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 1,272
1262 - 1295
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1,397
100 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,417
1261 - 1303
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,488
1642 - 1701
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,609
1909 - 1975
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,623
1884 - 1972
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1,648
1489 - 1525
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 1,651
1460 - 1528
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 1,657
1629 - 1685
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 1,680
1866 - 1926
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,714
Most individuals born in present day Italy were politicians (816), soccer players (538), religious figures (482), writers (243), and painters (209), while most who died were politicians (787), religious figures (519), writers (250), painters (227), and composers (135).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Italy, including Cesare Maldini, Paolo Maldini, and Roberto Baggio. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Italy, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Benito Mussolini.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Italy since 1700.