Milan
Milan ranks 22nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Seoul, Copenhagen, and Barcelona. Memorable people born in Milan include Pope Paul VI, Caravaggio, and Pope Pius XI. Memorable people who died in Milan include Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Franca Rame, and Carlo Bergonzi. Milan has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Milan is located in Italy.
Milan is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU. Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 230 BC and 2003, Milan was the birth place of 298 globally memorable people, including Pope Paul VI, Caravaggio, and Pope Pius XI. Additionaly, 233 globally memorable people have passed away in Milan including Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Franca Rame, and Carlo Bergonzi.
People Born in Milan
Go to all RankingsPope Paul VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1978
HPI: 88.00
Rank: 252
Caravaggio
PAINTER
1571 - 1610
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 67
Pope Pius XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1939
HPI: 86.66
Rank: 68
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 89
Pope Pius IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1565
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 92
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
PAINTER
1526 - 1593
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 76
Adriano Celentano
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 131
Didius Julianus
POLITICIAN
133 - 193
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 249
Giuseppe Meazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 206
Pope Celestine IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1241
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 254
Luchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 247
Torquato Tasso
WRITER
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 251
People Deceased in Milan
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Antonio Boltraffio
PAINTER
1467 - 1516
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1
Franca Rame
ACTOR
1929 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Carlo Bergonzi
SINGER
1924 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
COMPOSER
1720 - 1795
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 4
Karl Thomas Mozart
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1858
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Alahis
POLITICIAN
700 - 689
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Teresa Ann Savoy
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Gian Maria Visconti
POLITICIAN
1388 - 1412
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Antonio Bazzini
MUSICIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Silvio Gazzaniga
SCULPTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 10
Carla Fracci
DANCER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 11
Theodosius I
POLITICIAN
340 - 395
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Milan
Go to all RankingsFranca Rame
ACTOR
1929 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Carlo Bergonzi
SINGER
1924 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Karl Thomas Mozart
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1858
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Alahis
POLITICIAN
700 - 689
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Teresa Ann Savoy
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Gian Maria Visconti
POLITICIAN
1388 - 1412
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Antonio Bazzini
MUSICIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Theodosius I
POLITICIAN
340 - 395
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Lucio Battisti
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Gianfranco Ferré
FASHION DESIGNER
1944 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Graziadio Isaia Ascoli
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Piero Manzoni
PAINTER
1933 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Milan were politicians (33), soccer players (33), athletes (25), actors (19), and racing drivers (18), while most who died were soccer players (23), politicians (22), writers (22), painters (20), and composers (16).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Milan, including Paolo Maldini, Giacinto Facchetti, and Giuseppe Bergomi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Milan, including Silvio Berlusconi, Didius Julianus, and Francesco I Sforza.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Milan since 1700.