Genoa ranks 146th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Indianapolis, Memphis, Tennessee, and Lviv. Memorable people born in Genoa include Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini, and Leon Battista Alberti. Memorable people who died in Genoa include Andrea Doria, Jacobus da Varagine, and Arnaldus de Villa Nova. 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 area 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
Between 1195 and 2001, Genoa was the birth place of 67 globally memorable people, including Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini, and Leon Battista Alberti. Additionaly, 29 globally memorable people have passed away in Genoa including Andrea Doria, Jacobus da Varagine, and Arnaldus de Villa Nova.
1451 - 1506
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 1
1782 - 1840
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 2
1404 - 1472
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 3
1414 - 1484
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 4
1432 - 1492
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 5
1397 - 1455
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 6
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 7
1896 - 1981
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 8
1195 - 1254
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 9
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 10
1205 - 1276
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 11
1453 - 1476
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 12
1869 - 1931
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 21
1539 - 1606
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 27
1900 - 1979
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 58
1466 - 1560
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 1
1228 - 1298
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 2
1240 - 1311
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 3
1643 - 1682
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
1667 - 1749
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 5
1276 - 1311
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 6
1539 - 1606
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
1750 - 1822
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 8
1754 - 1800
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 9
1912 - 1993
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 10
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 11
1587 - 1651
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 12
1539 - 1606
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 7
1754 - 1800
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 9
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 11
1815 - 1874
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 13
1931 - 2022
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 19
1813 - 1877
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 21
1904 - 1968
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 28
Most individuals born in present day Genoa were religious figures (11), politicians (8), soccer players (8), actors (6), and singers (6), while most who died were politicians (6), 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Genoa since 1700.