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Lugano (che)

Switzerland

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Lugano ranks 1,593rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Olsztyn, Sevastopol, and Dumfries. Memorable people born in Lugano include Leonardo Conti, Aurelio Galfetti, and Lauro Amadò. Memorable people who died in Lugano include Hannes Meyer, Caterina Valente, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Lugano has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many musicians, and soccer players. Lugano is located in Switzerland.

Lugano is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population of 62,315, and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the ninth largest Swiss city. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1900 and 1989, Lugano was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Leonardo Conti, Aurelio Galfetti, and Lauro Amadò. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Lugano including Hannes Meyer, Caterina Valente, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Lugano than were born there.

People Born in Lugano

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People Deceased in Lugano

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lugano were soccer players (4), politicians (2), cyclists (2), architects (1), and racing drivers (1),  while most who died were musicians (3), soccer players (3), actors (2), architects (1), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lugano, including Claudio Sulser, Mario Gavranović, and Marco Padalino. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lugano, including Lauro Amadò, Claudio Sulser, and Mario Gavranović.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Lugano since 1700.