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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

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People Deceased in Pavia

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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).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Pavia since 1700.