L'Aquila
L'Aquila ranks 15,118th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Radebeul, Port Perry, and Ohio Country. The most famous people from L'Aquila are Corrado Bafile. The most famous people who died in L'Aquila are Bernardino of Siena, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, and Benedetto Cotrugli. L'Aquila has been the birth place of many religious figures and the death place of many physicians, and writers. L'Aquila is located in Italy.
L'Aquila is the capital city of the region of Abruzzo in central Italy. With 70,421 inhabitants as of 2025, it is also the second-largest city in the region. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1903, L'Aquila was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Corrado Bafile. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in L'Aquila including Bernardino of Siena, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, and Benedetto Cotrugli. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in L'Aquila than were born there.
People Born in L'Aquila
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People Deceased in L'Aquila
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Bernardino of Siena
PHYSICIAN
1380 - 1444
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 1
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
WRITER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 2
Benedetto Cotrugli
ECONOMIST
1416 - 1469
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 3
Matteo Messina Denaro
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 4
Ondina Valla
ATHLETE
1916 - 2006
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day L'Aquila were religious figures (1), while most who died were physicians (1), writers (1), economists (1), extremists (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day L'Aquila, including Corrado Bafile.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in L'Aquila since 1700.
