Taranto
Taranto ranks 1,606th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edessa, Bulawayo, and Molde. Memorable people born in Taranto include Archytas, Livius Andronicus, and Giovanni Paisiello. Memorable people who died in Taranto include Archytas, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and Columella. Taranto has been the birth place of many writers, and composers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Taranto is located in Italy.
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 428 BC and 2005, Taranto was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Archytas, Livius Andronicus, and Giovanni Paisiello. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Taranto including Archytas, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, and Columella.
People Born in Taranto
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Archytas
MATHEMATICIAN
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 1
Livius Andronicus
WRITER
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 2
Giovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 3
Aristoxenus
PHILOSOPHER
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 4
Isabella of Clermont
COMPANION
1424 - 1465
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 5
Nicola Fago
COMPOSER
1677 - 1745
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 6
Leonidas of Tarentum
WRITER
320 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 7
Roberta Vinci
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 8
Benedetta Pilato
SWIMMER
2005 - Present
HPI: 22.53
Rank: 9
Mauro De Filippis
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
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MATHEMATICIAN
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 1
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
WRITER
1741 - 1803
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 2
Columella
WRITER
4 - 70
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 3
Pacuvius
WRITER
220 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 4
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
CHESS PLAYER
1542 - 1597
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
Philip II, Prince of Taranto
POLITICIAN
1329 - 1374
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 6
James of Baux
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1383
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 7
Catald
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 685
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Taranto
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Most individuals born in present day Taranto were writers (2), composers (2), mathematicians (1), philosophers (1), and companions (1), while most who died were writers (3), politicians (2), mathematicians (1), chess players (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Taranto, including Roberta Vinci. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Taranto, including Livius Andronicus, and Leonidas of Tarentum.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Taranto since 1700.
