Catania
Catania ranks 542nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Quebec City, Helsingborg, and Paddington. Memorable people born in Catania include Agatha of Sicily, Vincenzo Bellini, and Ettore Majorana. Memorable people who died in Catania include Agatha of Sicily, Stesichorus, and Constance of Aragon. Catania has been the birth place of many politicians, and fencers and the death place of many writers, and companions. Catania is located in Italy.
Catania is the second-largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, and among the largest in Italy. It has important road and rail transport infrastructures, and hosts the main airport in Sicily. The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna. It is the capital of the 58-municipality region known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Italy. The population of the city proper is 311,584, while the population of the Metropolitan City of Catania is 1,107,702. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 600 BC and 1996, Catania was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Agatha of Sicily, Vincenzo Bellini, and Ettore Majorana. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Catania including Agatha of Sicily, Stesichorus, and Constance of Aragon.
People Born in Catania
Go to all RankingsAgatha of Sicily
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
235 - 261
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 1
Vincenzo Bellini
COMPOSER
1801 - 1835
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 2
Ettore Majorana
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1959
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 4
James III of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1349
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 5
Frederick the Simple
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1377
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 6
Maria, Queen of Sicily
1363 - 1401
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 7
Giovanni Pacini
COMPOSER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 8
Alfredo M. Bonanno
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 9
Louis, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1355
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 10
Pietro Anastasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 11
John, Duke of Randazzo
POLITICIAN
1317 - 1348
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Catania
Go to all RankingsWilliam II, Duke of Athens
NOBLEMAN
1312 - 1338
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 13
Rosario Fiorello
PRESENTER
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 17
Miriam Leone
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 19
Alberta Santuccio
FENCER
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.22
Rank: 24
Emanuele Ndoj
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 21.28
Rank: 25
Giuseppe Leonardi
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Catania
Go to all RankingsAgatha of Sicily
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
235 - 261
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 1
Stesichorus
WRITER
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2
Constance of Aragon
COMPANION
1179 - 1222
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 3
Hiero I of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 466 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 4
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 5
Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1343 - 1363
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 6
John, Duke of Randazzo
POLITICIAN
1317 - 1348
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 7
Luigi Capuana
WRITER
1839 - 1915
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 8
Nino Martoglio
WRITER
1870 - 1921
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 9
Federico De Roberto
WRITER
1861 - 1927
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 10
Salvatore Licitra
SINGER
1968 - 2011
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Catania
Go to all RankingsNino Martoglio
WRITER
1870 - 1921
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 9
Federico De Roberto
WRITER
1861 - 1927
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Catania were politicians (5), fencers (4), composers (2), writers (2), and soccer players (2), while most who died were writers (5), companions (2), politicians (2), religious figures (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, fencers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Catania, including Paolo Pizzo, Rossella Fiamingo, and Enrico Garozzo. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Catania, including James III of Majorca, Frederick the Simple, and Louis, King of Sicily.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Catania since 1700.