Brescia
Brescia ranks 327th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chiba (city), Málaga, and Port-au-Prince. Memorable people born in Brescia include Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Desiderius, and Giacomo Agostini. Memorable people who died in Brescia include Angela Merici, Benedetto Marcello, and Carlo Maria Giulini. Brescia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Brescia is located in Italy.
Brescia is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in Lombardy and the fourth largest in northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Brescia was the birth place of 46 globally memorable people, including Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Desiderius, and Giacomo Agostini. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Brescia including Angela Merici, Benedetto Marcello, and Carlo Maria Giulini.
People Born in Brescia
Go to all RankingsNiccolò Fontana Tartaglia
MATHEMATICIAN
1499 - 1557
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 1
Desiderius
POLITICIAN
710 - 786
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 2
Giacomo Agostini
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 3
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1468
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 4
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 5
Arnold of Brescia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1155
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 6
Rothari
POLITICIAN
606 - 652
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 7
Francesco Filippini
PAINTER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 8
Gaudentius of Brescia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
327 - 410
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Zanardelli
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1903
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 10
Girolamo Savoldo
PAINTER
1480 - 1548
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 11
Antonio Bazzini
MUSICIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Brescia
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Foppa
PAINTER
1427 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 13
Erika Blanc
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 16
Giulio Alenio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1582 - 1649
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 18
Sergio Scariolo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 19
Umberto Zanolini
GYMNAST
1887 - 1973
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 25
Nicola Pavarini
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.24
Rank: 38
Kwadjo Anani
WRESTLER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 41
Alice Bellandi
WRESTLER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Cameron Smith
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
Philip Kim
PHYSICIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 44
Vincenzo Dolce
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 45
Anna Danesi
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 46
People Deceased in Brescia
Go to all RankingsAngela Merici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1540
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 1
Benedetto Marcello
COMPOSER
1686 - 1739
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 2
Carlo Maria Giulini
CONDUCTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3
Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 4
Azeglio Vicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 5
Galeazzo I Visconti
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1328
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 6
Vincenzo Foppa
PAINTER
1427 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 7
Moira Orfei
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 8
Romanino
PAINTER
1485 - 1566
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 9
Angelo Maria Querini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1680 - 1755
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 10
Giorgio Zampori
GYMNAST
1887 - 1965
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 11
Laura Cereta
WRITER
1469 - 1499
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Brescia
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Foppa
PAINTER
1427 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 7
Angelo Maria Querini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1680 - 1755
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brescia were soccer players (12), politicians (5), painters (4), religious figures (3), and gymnasts (3), while most who died were religious figures (3), politicians (2), painters (2), composers (1), and conductors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brescia, including Roberto De Zerbi, Ottavio Bianchi, and Daniele Bonera. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brescia, including Roberto De Zerbi, Ottavio Bianchi, and Daniele Bonera.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Brescia since 1700.