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Genoa (ita)

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Genoa ranks 146th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Indianapolis, British Hong Kong, and Caracas. Memorable people born in Genoa include Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini, and Pope Sixtus IV. Memorable people who died in Genoa include Andrea Doria, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, and Jacobus da Varagine. Genoa has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Genoa is located in Italy.

Genoa is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2023, 558,745 people lived within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 813,626 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1195 and 2003, Genoa was the birth place of 82 globally memorable people, including Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini, and Pope Sixtus IV. Additionaly, 34 globally memorable people have passed away in Genoa including Andrea Doria, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, and Jacobus da Varagine.

People Born in Genoa

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People Deceased in Genoa

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Genoa were religious figures (12), politicians (10), soccer players (9), actors (7), and singers (6),  while most who died were politicians (8), soccer players (6), religious figures (3), military personnels (2), and composers (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Genoa, including Enrico Chiesa, Federico Chiesa, and Emilio Caprile. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Genoa, including Pope Sixtus IV, Pope Innocent VIII, and Pope Nicholas V.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Genoa since 1700.