Brescia
Brescia ranks 327th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chiba (city), Málaga, and Port-au-Prince. The most famous people from Brescia are Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Desiderius, and Giacomo Agostini. The most famous people who died in Brescia are 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.
People
Between 0 and 2006, Brescia was the birth place of 56 globally memorable people, including Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Desiderius, and Giacomo Agostini. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Brescia including Angela Merici, Benedetto Marcello, and Carlo Maria Giulini.
People Born in Brescia
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Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
MATHEMATICIAN
1499 - 1557
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 1
Desiderius
POLITICIAN
710 - 786
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 2
Giacomo Agostini
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1995
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 4
Arnold of Brescia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1155
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 5
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
POLITICIAN
1417 - 1468
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 6
Francesco Filippini
PAINTER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 7
Rothari
POLITICIAN
606 - 652
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 8
Giuseppe Zanardelli
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1903
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 9
Antonio Bazzini
MUSICIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 10
Benedetto Castelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1578 - 1643
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 11
Vincenzo Foppa
PAINTER
1427 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Brescia
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Vittoria Ceretti
MODEL
1998 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 32
Nadia Toffa
PRESENTER
1979 - 2019
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 36
Marco Velo
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 37
Giorgio Lamberti
SWIMMER
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 38
Cher Ndour
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 42
Daniela Merighetti
SKIER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 47
Andrea Colpani
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 50
Davide Martinelli
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 51
Damiano Cima
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 53
Angela Andreoli
GYMNAST
2006 - Present
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 54
People Deceased in Brescia
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Angela Merici
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1540
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 1
Benedetto Marcello
COMPOSER
1686 - 1739
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 2
Carlo Maria Giulini
CONDUCTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 3
Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 4
Azeglio Vicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 5
Galeazzo I Visconti
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1328
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 6
Vincenzo Foppa
PAINTER
1427 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 7
Moira Orfei
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 8
Giorgio Zampori
GYMNAST
1887 - 1965
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 9
Laura Cereta
WRITER
1469 - 1499
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 10
Angelo Maria Querini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1680 - 1755
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 11
Daniela Dessì
SINGER
1957 - 2016
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Brescia
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Most individuals born in present day Brescia were soccer players (14), politicians (5), painters (4), gymnasts (4), and religious figures (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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Brescia since 1700.
