Siena
Siena ranks 371st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Evanston, Illinois, Palo Alto, California, and Modena. Memorable people born in Siena include Catherine of Siena, Pope Alexander VII, and Duccio. Memorable people who died in Siena include Duccio, Italo Calvino, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Siena has been the birth place of many painters, and religious figures and the death place of many painters, and writers. Siena is located in Italy.
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. Siena is the 12th largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 53,062 as of 2022. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1100 and 2001, Siena was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Catherine of Siena, Pope Alexander VII, and Duccio. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Siena including Duccio, Italo Calvino, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
People Born in Siena
Go to all RankingsCatherine of Siena
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1347 - 1380
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
Pope Alexander VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1599 - 1667
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 2
Duccio
PAINTER
1255 - 1319
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 3
Pope Alexander III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1181
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 4
Simone Martini
PAINTER
1284 - 1344
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 5
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
PAINTER
1290 - 1348
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 6
Pietro Lorenzetti
PAINTER
1280 - 1348
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 7
Baldassare Peruzzi
PAINTER
1481 - 1536
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 8
Lorenzo Monaco
PAINTER
1370 - 1425
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 9
Gianna Nannini
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 10
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
ARCHITECT
1439 - 1502
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
Cecilia Gallerani
CELEBRITY
1473 - 1536
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Siena
Go to all RankingsMargarita Luti
PAINTER
1500 - 1522
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 16
Flavio Chigi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1693
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 26
Giovanni Caselli
INVENTOR
1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 31
Nico Mannion
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 35
People Deceased in Siena
Go to all RankingsDuccio
PAINTER
1255 - 1319
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 1
Italo Calvino
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 2
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
PAINTER
1290 - 1348
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 3
Paolo Rossi
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2020
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 4
Pinturicchio
PAINTER
1454 - 1513
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 5
Il Sodoma
PAINTER
1477 - 1549
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 6
Giovanni Pisano
SCULPTOR
1248 - 1315
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 7
Pietro Lorenzetti
PAINTER
1280 - 1348
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 8
Robert Mundell
ECONOMIST
1932 - 2021
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 9
Jacopo della Quercia
SCULPTOR
1374 - 1438
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 10
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
ARCHITECT
1439 - 1502
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
Adolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Siena were painters (13), religious figures (5), politicians (3), architects (2), and singers (2), while most who died were painters (15), writers (2), soccer players (2), sculptors (2), and politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Siena, including Gianna Nannini. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Siena, including Duccio, Simone Martini, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Siena since 1700.