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Modena (ita)

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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 Maino Neri, Alfredo Ferrari, and Virginia de' Medici. 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 1996, Modena was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Luciano Pavarotti, Enzo Ferrari, and Gabriele Amorth. Additionaly, 31 globally memorable people have passed away in Modena including Maino Neri, Alfredo Ferrari, and Virginia de' Medici.

People Born in Modena

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People Deceased in Modena

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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), noblemen (3), singers (3), and composers (3).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Modena since 1700.