Pavia
Pavia ranks 623rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Qingdao, Birkenhead, and Ajaccio. Memorable people born in Pavia include Gerolamo Cardano, Pope John XIV, and Philip of Swabia. Memorable people who died in Pavia include Boethius, Camillo Golgi, and Lazzaro Spallanzani. Pavia has been the birth place of many politicians, and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians, and physicians. Pavia is located in Italy.
Pavia is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, 35 kilometres south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 610 and 2001, Pavia was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Gerolamo Cardano, Pope John XIV, and Philip of Swabia. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in Pavia including Boethius, Camillo Golgi, and Lazzaro Spallanzani. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Pavia than were born there.
People Born in Pavia
Go to all RankingsGerolamo Cardano
MATHEMATICIAN
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 1
Pope John XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 984
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 2
Philip of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1177 - 1208
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 3
Bianca Maria Sforza
COMPANION
1472 - 1510
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 4
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
POLITICIAN
1351 - 1402
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 5
Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1408
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 6
Liutprand of Cremona
POLITICIAN
922 - 972
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 7
Carlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 8
Desiderata of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
754 - 776
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 9
Frederick V, Duke of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1164 - 1170
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 10
Cesare Mori
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1942
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 11
Liutpert
POLITICIAN
680 - 702
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Pavia
Go to all RankingsCarlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 8
Alessandro Rolla
COMPOSER
1757 - 1841
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 18
Carla Marangoni
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2018
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 20
Manfredi Rizza
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Angelica Olmo
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Pavia
Go to all RankingsBoethius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 1
Camillo Golgi
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1926
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 2
Lazzaro Spallanzani
BIOLOGIST
1729 - 1799
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 3
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1469 - 1494
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 5
Liutprand, King of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
690 - 744
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 6
Authari
POLITICIAN
540 - 590
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 7
Carlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 8
Aistulf
POLITICIAN
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 9
Andrea Alciato
HISTORIAN
1492 - 1550
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 10
Grimoald, King of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
610 - 671
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 11
Ansprand
POLITICIAN
657 - 712
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Pavia
Go to all RankingsCarlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 8
Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1584
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 23
Carla Marangoni
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2018
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 26
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pavia were politicians (11), mathematicians (2), religious figures (2), athletes (2), and companions (1), while most who died were politicians (14), physicians (2), noblemen (2), writers (2), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pavia, including Manfredi Rizza, and Angelica Olmo. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pavia, including Philip of Swabia, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, and Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Pavia since 1700.