Palermo
Palermo ranks 178th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Auckland, Hiroshima, and Kobe. Memorable people born in Palermo include Sergio Mattarella, Pope Agatho, and Alessandro Scarlatti. Memorable people who died in Palermo include Sofonisba Anguissola, Constantine I of Greece, and Roger II of Sicily. Palermo has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Palermo is located in Italy.
Palermo is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in northwestern Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 574 and 1995, Palermo was the birth place of 69 globally memorable people, including Sergio Mattarella, Pope Agatho, and Alessandro Scarlatti. Additionaly, 33 globally memorable people have passed away in Palermo including Sofonisba Anguissola, Constantine I of Greece, and Roger II of Sicily.
People Born in Palermo
Go to all RankingsSergio Mattarella
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 36
Pope Agatho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
574 - 681
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 37
Alessandro Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1660 - 1725
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 49
Pope Sergius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 701
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 48
Alessandro Cagliostro
OCCULTIST
1743 - 1795
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 62
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 53
Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 51
Henry of Germany
POLITICIAN
1211 - 1242
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 46
Saint Rosalia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1166
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 38
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 47
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1952
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 17
Louise of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1850
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Palermo
Go to all RankingsEva Riccobono
MODEL
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 42
Anna Incerti
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 44
Simona La Mantia
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Palermo
Go to all RankingsSofonisba Anguissola
PAINTER
1535 - 1625
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 26
Constantine I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1923
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 24
Roger II of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1154
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 10
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 25
Tancred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1194
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 2
William II of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1153 - 1189
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 32
Paolo Borsellino
JUDGE
1940 - 1992
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 30
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 12
William I of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1126 - 1166
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 33
Salvatore Schillaci
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2024
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 21
Odo of Bayeux
POLITICIAN
1036 - 1097
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 16
Benedict the Moor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1589
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Palermo were politicians (10), soccer players (9), religious figures (4), composers (4), and athletes (4), while most who died were politicians (15), painters (2), soccer players (2), religious figures (2), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Palermo, including Salvatore Schillaci, Mario Balotelli, and Giuseppe Furino. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Palermo, including Sergio Mattarella, Henry of Germany, and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Palermo since 1700.


























