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Ravenna ranks 1,038th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Winterthur, Blackburn, and Woolwich. Memorable people born in Ravenna include Valentinian III, Amalasuntha, and Francesca da Rimini. Memorable people who died in Ravenna include Dante Alighieri, Odoacer, and Flavius Aetius. Ravenna has been the birth place of many politicians, and coaches and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Ravenna is located in Italy.

Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 417 and 1982, Ravenna was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Valentinian III, Amalasuntha, and Francesca da Rimini. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Ravenna including Dante Alighieri, Odoacer, and Flavius Aetius. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Ravenna than were born there.

People Born in Ravenna

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People Deceased in Ravenna

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ravenna were politicians (2), coaches (2), companions (1), writers (1), and physicians (1),  while most who died were politicians (11), religious figures (7), military personnels (2), writers (1), and companions (1).

Over the past 100 years, coaches have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ravenna, including Andrea Mandorlini, and Davide Ballardini. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ravenna, including Valentinian III, and Justa Grata Honoria.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ravenna since 1700.