Palermo
Palermo ranks 178th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Auckland, Hiroshima, and Kobe. Memorable people born in Palermo include Sergio Mattarella, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Pope Agatho. Memorable people who died in Palermo include Constantine I of Greece, Sofonisba Anguissola, and Roger II of Sicily. Palermo has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Palermo is located in Italy.
Palermo is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 574 and 1995, Palermo was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including Sergio Mattarella, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Pope Agatho. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Palermo including Constantine I of Greece, Sofonisba Anguissola, and Roger II of Sicily.
People Born in Palermo
Go to all RankingsSergio Mattarella
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 1
Alessandro Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1660 - 1725
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 2
Pope Agatho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
574 - 681
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 3
Alessandro Cagliostro
OCCULTIST
1743 - 1795
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 4
Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 5
Pope Sergius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 701
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 6
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 7
Saint Rosalia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1166
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 8
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1952
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 9
Henry of Germany
POLITICIAN
1211 - 1242
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 10
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
William II of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Palermo
Go to all RankingsLetizia Battaglia
JOURNALIST
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 33
Filippo Parlatore
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1877
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 52
Luigi Lo Cascio
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 58
Giovanni Tedesco
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 59
Myriam Sylla
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.45
Rank: 66
People Deceased in Palermo
Go to all RankingsConstantine I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1923
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 1
Sofonisba Anguissola
PAINTER
1535 - 1625
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 2
Roger II of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1154
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 3
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 4
William II of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 5
Paolo Borsellino
JUDGE
1940 - 1992
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 6
Tancred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1194
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 7
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 8
William I of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1126 - 1166
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 9
Salvatore Schillaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2024
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
Benedict the Moor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1589
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 11
Leonardo Sciascia
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Palermo
Go to all RankingsSir John Acton, 6th Baronet
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1811
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 26
Čestmír Vycpálek
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 30
Filippo Randazzo
PAINTER
1692 - 1744
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 33
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Palermo were politicians (11), soccer players (9), composers (4), religious figures (4), and companions (3), while most who died were politicians (16), painters (2), soccer players (2), religious figures (2), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Palermo, including Salvatore Schillaci, Mario Balotelli, and Giuseppe Furino. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Palermo, including Sergio Mattarella, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, and Henry of Germany.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Palermo since 1700.