Modena
Modena ranks 370th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind La Plata, Evanston, Illinois, and Palo Alto, California. Memorable people born in Modena include Luciano Pavarotti, Enzo Ferrari, and Gabriele Amorth. Memorable people who died in Modena include Luciano Pavarotti, Pope Adrian III, and Alfredo Ferrari. Modena has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and racing drivers. Modena is located in Italy.
Modena is a city and comune (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 312 and 2003, Modena was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Luciano Pavarotti, Enzo Ferrari, and Gabriele Amorth. Additionaly, 31 globally memorable people have passed away in Modena including Luciano Pavarotti, Pope Adrian III, and Alfredo Ferrari.
People Born in Modena
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Luciano Pavarotti
SINGER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 25
Enzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 4
Gabriele Amorth
WRITER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 21
Giovanni Bononcini
COMPOSER
1670 - 1747
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 10
Guarino Guarini
ARCHITECT
1624 - 1683
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 11
Niccolò dell'Abbate
PAINTER
1512 - 1571
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 12
Gabriele Falloppio
BIOLOGIST
1523 - 1562
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 23
Alfredo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1956
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 38
Mirella Freni
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 5
Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan
POLITICIAN
1009 - 1097
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 19
Francis V, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1875
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 13
Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1610 - 1658
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 16
Newly Added People Born in Modena
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Massimo Bottura
CHEF
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1
Claud Adjapong
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.79
Rank: 40
Elisa Iorio
GYMNAST
2003 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 39
People Deceased in Modena
Go to all RankingsLuciano Pavarotti
SINGER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 83.23
Rank: 23
Pope Adrian III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 885
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 27
Alfredo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1956
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 30
Francis IV, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1846
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 14
Mirella Freni
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 6
Nicolai Ghiaurov
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 9
Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan
POLITICIAN
1009 - 1097
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 16
Paolo Ruffini
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1822
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 10
Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1562 - 1628
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 15
Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1634 - 1662
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 20
Eugenio Castellotti
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1957
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 2
Rinaldo d'Este
NOBLEMAN
1655 - 1737
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Modena were politicians (5), singers (4), racing drivers (4), writers (3), and noblemen (3), while most who died were politicians (7), racing drivers (5), singers (3), noblemen (3), and composers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Modena, including Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, and Caterina Caselli. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Modena, including Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, Francis V, Duke of Modena, and Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Modena since 1700.
