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Florence (ita)

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Florence ranks 32nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Toronto, São Paulo, and Amsterdam. The most famous people from Florence are Dante Alighieri, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Sandro Botticelli. The most famous people who died in Florence are Sandro Botticelli, Giotto, and Donatello. Florence has been the birth place of many painters, and politicians and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Florence is located in Italy.

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in its metropolitan province as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 337 and 2002, Florence was the birth place of 247 globally memorable people, including Dante Alighieri, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Sandro Botticelli. Additionaly, 208 globally memorable people have passed away in Florence including Sandro Botticelli, Giotto, and Donatello.

People Born in Florence

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Florence were painters (45), politicians (40), religious figures (23), writers (18), and noblemen (12),  while most who died were painters (47), politicians (22), writers (18), religious figures (17), and composers (14).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Florence, including Daria Nicolodi, Ilaria Occhini, and Rose McGowan. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Florence, including Sandro Botticelli, Giotto, and Masaccio.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Florence since 1700.