Rome ranks 4th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New York City, Paris, and London. Memorable people born in Rome include Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Marcus Aurelius. Memorable people who died in Rome include Michelangelo, Saint Peter, and Paul the Apostle. Rome has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Rome is located in Italy.
Rome is the capital city and a special comune of Italy, as well as the capital of the Lazio region. The city has been a major human settlement for almost three millennia. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4,355,725 residents, thus making it the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city; for this reason Rome has sometimes been defined as the capital of two states. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 675 BC and 1999, Rome was the birth place of 659 globally memorable people, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Marcus Aurelius. Additionaly, 1,040 globally memorable people have passed away in Rome including Michelangelo, Saint Peter, and Paul the Apostle. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Rome than were born there.
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 95.84
Rank: 1
63 BC - 14
HPI: 93.32
Rank: 2
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 3
1928 - 2020
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 4
42 BC - 37
HPI: 85.86
Rank: 5
1876 - 1958
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 6
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 7
115 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 8
540 - 604
HPI: 84.62
Rank: 9
75 BC - 15 BC
HPI: 84.28
Rank: 10
1608 - 1647
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 11
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 83.69
Rank: 12
100 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 307
41 BC - 100
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 358
1430 - 1511
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 384
1914 - 2001
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 398
1637 - 1672
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 408
1906 - 1988
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 416
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 430
1884 - 1967
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 433
1917 - 2013
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 442
1815 - 1894
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 451
230 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 454
1931 - 2007
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 473
1475 - 1564
HPI: 94.64
Rank: 1
1 BC - 67
HPI: 92.98
Rank: 2
5 - 66
HPI: 92.16
Rank: 3
1483 - 1520
HPI: 92.16
Rank: 4
161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 5
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 6
4 BC - 65
HPI: 87.37
Rank: 7
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 86.73
Rank: 8
1928 - 2020
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 9
129 - 215
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 10
10 BC - 54
HPI: 85.30
Rank: 11
1491 - 1556
HPI: 84.68
Rank: 12
100 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 539
1642 - 1701
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 594
1908 - 1984
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 634
1600 - 1670
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 654
1901 - 1949
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 663
1483 - 1536
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 677
1430 - 1511
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 693
1896 - 1971
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 735
1887 - 1968
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 754
1787 - 1848
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 756
1918 - 2002
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 765
1912 - 1970
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 766
Most individuals born in present day Rome were politicians (199), religious figures (157), actors (58), soccer players (51), and film directors (27), while most who died were religious figures (339), politicians (256), writers (84), actors (53), and painters (51).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rome, including Sophia Loren, Silvana Mangano, and Giuliano Gemma. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rome, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Rome since 1700.