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Messina (ita)

Italy

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Messina ranks 909th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind 14th arrondissement of Paris, South Shields, and Constantine, Algeria. Memorable people born in Messina include Tommaso Campanella, Antonello da Messina, and Euhemerus. Memorable people who died in Messina include Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick the Simple, and Tyrannius Rufinus. Messina has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and historians. Messina is located in Italy.

Messina is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants in the city proper and 595,948 in the metropolitan city as of 2025. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 350 BC and 1984, Messina was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Tommaso Campanella, Antonello da Messina, and Euhemerus. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Messina including Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick the Simple, and Tyrannius Rufinus.

People Born in Messina

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People Deceased in Messina

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Messina were actors (3), politicians (3), philosophers (2), painters (1), and historians (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), historians (2), mathematicians (1), religious figures (1), and painters (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Messina, including Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and Anna Kanakis. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Messina, including Adolfo Celi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and Anna Kanakis.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Messina since 1700.