Ferrara
Ferrara ranks 363rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guayaquil, Worcester, Massachusetts, and Mostar. Memorable people born in Ferrara include Girolamo Savonarola, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Girolamo Frescobaldi. Memorable people who died in Ferrara include Lucrezia Borgia, Pope Urban III, and Ludovico Ariosto. Ferrara has been the birth place of many politicians and painters and the death place of many noblemen and painters. Ferrara is located in Italy.
Ferrara is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance, it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1215 and 1958, Ferrara was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Girolamo Savonarola, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Girolamo Frescobaldi. Additionaly, 27 globally memorable people have passed away in Ferrara including Lucrezia Borgia, Pope Urban III, and Ludovico Ariosto.
People Born in Ferrara
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Girolamo Savonarola
1452 - 1498
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 1
Michelangelo Antonioni
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 2
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 3
Isabella d'Este
1474 - 1539
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 4
Italo Balbo
1896 - 1940
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 5
Beatrice d'Este
1475 - 1497
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 6
Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1431 - 1505
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 7
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 8
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1533 - 1597
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
1598 - 1671
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 10
Cosimo Tura
1430 - 1495
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 11
Lorenzo Costa
1460 - 1535
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ferrara
Go to all RankingsLorenzo Costa
1460 - 1535
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 12
Vittoria Aleotti
1575 - 1640
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 26
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
1504 - 1574
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 29
Dario Franceschini
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Ferrara
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Lucrezia Borgia
1480 - 1519
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 1
Pope Urban III
1200 - 1187
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 2
Ludovico Ariosto
1474 - 1533
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 3
Federico da Montefeltro
1422 - 1482
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 4
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1476 - 1534
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 5
Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1431 - 1505
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 6
Jacob Obrecht
1457 - 1505
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 7
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 8
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
1533 - 1597
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 9
Dosso Dossi
1480 - 1542
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10
Archduchess Barbara of Austria
1539 - 1572
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 11
Cosimo Tura
1430 - 1495
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ferrara
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Ferrara were politicians (6), painters (6), composers (5), noblemen (5), and religious figures (2), while most who died were noblemen (6), painters (6), politicians (5), religious figures (2), and writers (2).
Over the past 100 years, lawyers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ferrara, including Dario Franceschini. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ferrara, including Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Ferrara since 1700.
