Ferrara
Ferrara ranks 355th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagasaki Prefecture, Edo, and Newcastle upon Tyne. The most famous people from Ferrara are Girolamo Savonarola, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Girolamo Frescobaldi. The most famous people who died in Ferrara are Lucrezia Borgia, Pope Urban III, and Ludovico Ariosto. Ferrara has been the birth place of many noblemen, and politicians and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Ferrara is located in Italy.
People
Between 1215 and 2001, Ferrara was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including Girolamo Savonarola, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Girolamo Frescobaldi. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Ferrara including Lucrezia Borgia, Pope Urban III, and Ludovico Ariosto.
People Born in Ferrara
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Girolamo Savonarola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1452 - 1498
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 1
Michelangelo Antonioni
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2007
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 2
Girolamo Frescobaldi
COMPOSER
1583 - 1643
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 3
Isabella d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1474 - 1539
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 4
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 5
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1533 - 1597
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 6
Beatrice d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1475 - 1497
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
Lorenzo Costa
PAINTER
1460 - 1535
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 8
Italo Balbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1940
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 9
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
ASTRONOMER
1598 - 1671
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 10
Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1431 - 1505
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 11
Anna d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1531 - 1607
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Ferrara
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Lucrezia Borgia
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1519
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 1
Pope Urban III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1187
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 2
Ludovico Ariosto
WRITER
1474 - 1533
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 3
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1476 - 1534
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 4
Federico da Montefeltro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1422 - 1482
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 5
Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1559
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 6
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1533 - 1597
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 7
Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1545 - 1561
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 8
Jacob Obrecht
COMPOSER
1457 - 1505
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1431 - 1505
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 10
Dosso Dossi
PAINTER
1480 - 1542
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 11
Cosimo Tura
PAINTER
1430 - 1495
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ferrara were noblemen (7), politicians (7), painters (7), composers (5), and writers (3), while most who died were noblemen (7), politicians (6), painters (6), religious figures (2), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ferrara, including Luca Rambaldi, and Marta Bertoncelli. Whereas, throughout history, noblemen have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ferrara, including Isabella d'Este, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Beatrice d'Este.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Ferrara since 1700.
