Lecce
Lecce ranks 1,439th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Corfu, Savona, and Hastings. Memorable people born in Lecce include Tancred, King of Sicily, Antonio Conte, and Marco Materazzi. Memorable people who died in Lecce include Bruno Venturini. Lecce has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players. Lecce is located in Italy.
Lecce is a city in southern Italy and former capital of the province of Lecce, with the second-highest population in the Apulia region. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula, and is over two thousand years old. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1138 and 1996, Lecce was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Tancred, King of Sicily, Antonio Conte, and Marco Materazzi. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Lecce including Bruno Venturini.
People Born in Lecce
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Tancred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1194
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 1
Antonio Conte
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2
Marco Materazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3
Walter VI, Count of Brienne
POLITICIAN
1302 - 1356
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4
Franco Causio
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5
Tito Schipa
SINGER
1889 - 1965
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 6
Ennio de Giorgi
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 1996
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 7
Regina Bianchi
ACTOR
1921 - 2013
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 8
Sergio Brio
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 9
Francesco Moriero
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 10
Sebastiano Luperto
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 24.54
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Lecce
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Newly Added People Deceased in Lecce
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Most individuals born in present day Lecce were soccer players (6), politicians (2), singers (1), mathematicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lecce, including Antonio Conte, Marco Materazzi, and Franco Causio. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lecce, including Antonio Conte, Marco Materazzi, and Franco Causio.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Lecce since 1700.
