Sanremo
Sanremo ranks 2,745th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Grenada, Liaoyang, and Euclid, Ohio. Memorable people born in Sanremo include Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Mario Bava, and Mary Douglas. Memorable people who died in Sanremo include Alfred Nobel, Mehmed VI, and Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. Sanremo has been the birth place of many philosophers, and film directors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Sanremo is located in Italy.
Sanremo or San Remo is a comune (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1667 and 1993, Sanremo was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Mario Bava, and Mary Douglas. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Sanremo including Alfred Nobel, Mehmed VI, and Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Sanremo than were born there.
People Born in Sanremo
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Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
PHILOSOPHER
1667 - 1733
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1
Mario Bava
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2
Mary Douglas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3
Angelo Iachino
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1976
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 4
Fabio Fognini
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 5
Stefano Sturaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.43
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Sanremo
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Alfred Nobel
CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
Mehmed VI
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1926
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 2
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1925
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 3
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
NOBLEMAN
1847 - 1876
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Luigi Tenco
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1967
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 5
Franco Alfano
COMPOSER
1875 - 1954
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 6
Edward Lear
WRITER
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 7
Dorando Pietri
ATHLETE
1885 - 1942
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 8
Luigi Orione
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1872 - 1940
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 9
Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1895
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 10
Armando Picchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1971
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 11
Otto Kuntze
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1907
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Sanremo
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sanremo were philosophers (1), film directors (1), anthropologists (1), military personnels (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (3), chemists (1), noblemen (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sanremo, including Fabio Fognini. Whereas, throughout history, philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sanremo, including Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sanremo since 1700.
