Pisa
Pisa ranks 312th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind East Berlin, Mantua, and Uppsala. Memorable people born in Pisa include Galileo Galilei, Fibonacci, and Pope Eugene III. Memorable people who died in Pisa include Fibonacci, Pope Gregory VIII, and Giuseppe Mazzini. Pisa has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and mathematicians. Pisa is located in Italy.
Pisa is a city and comune (municipality) in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1080 and 1997, Pisa was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Galileo Galilei, Fibonacci, and Pope Eugene III. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Pisa including Fibonacci, Pope Gregory VIII, and Giuseppe Mazzini.
People Born in Pisa
Go to all RankingsGalileo Galilei
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1642
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 1
Fibonacci
MATHEMATICIAN
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 2
Pope Eugene III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1080 - 1153
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 3
Pisanello
PAINTER
1395 - 1455
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Giovanni Pisano
SCULPTOR
1248 - 1315
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 5
Antonio Tabucchi
WRITER
1943 - 2012
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 6
Orazio Gentileschi
PAINTER
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 7
Rustichello da Pisa
WRITER
1290 - 1400
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 8
Gillo Pontecorvo
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 9
Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 10
Philippe Buonarroti
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1837
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 11
Ugolino della Gherardesca
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1289
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Pisa
Go to all RankingsFederico Di Francesco
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.02
Rank: 37
Daniele Meucci
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.03
Rank: 38
Anna Bongiorni
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Amedeo Tessitori
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Pisa
Go to all RankingsFibonacci
MATHEMATICIAN
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 1
Pope Gregory VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 2
Giuseppe Mazzini
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 3
Cimabue
PAINTER
1240 - 1302
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 4
Francesco Redi
PHYSICIAN
1626 - 1697
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 5
Eleanor of Toledo
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1562
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 6
Marie Mancini
WRITER
1639 - 1715
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7
Ugolino della Gherardesca
POLITICIAN
1220 - 1289
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 8
John Parricida
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1313
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 9
Princess Marie of Orléans
COMPANION
1813 - 1839
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 10
Vittoria della Rovere
POLITICIAN
1622 - 1694
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 11
Remo Giazotto
COMPOSER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Pisa
Go to all RankingsAndrea di Bonaiuto da Firenze
PAINTER
1343 - 1379
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 16
Leonida Tonelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 27
Charles Lock Eastlake
WRITER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 30
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pisa were politicians (7), soccer players (7), writers (3), athletes (3), and astronomers (2), while most who died were politicians (7), mathematicians (5), painters (3), writers (3), and philosophers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pisa, including Giorgio Chiellini, Giovanni Galli, and Marco Storari. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pisa, including Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Philippe Buonarroti, and Ugolino della Gherardesca.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Pisa since 1700.