Pavia
Pavia ranks 623rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Qingdao, Birkenhead, and Ajaccio. Memorable people born in Pavia include Gerolamo Cardano, Pope John XIV, and Philip of Swabia. Memorable people who died in Pavia include Godepert, Cunipert, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Pavia has been the birth place of many politicians, and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Pavia is located in Italy.
Pavia is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, 35 kilometres south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 610 and 2001, Pavia was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Gerolamo Cardano, Pope John XIV, and Philip of Swabia. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in Pavia including Godepert, Cunipert, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Pavia than were born there.
People Born in Pavia
Go to all RankingsGerolamo Cardano
MATHEMATICIAN
1501 - 1576
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 8
Pope John XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 984
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 9
Philip of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1177 - 1208
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 23
Bianca Maria Sforza
COMPANION
1472 - 1510
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 7
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
POLITICIAN
1351 - 1402
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 15
Liutprand of Cremona
POLITICIAN
922 - 972
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 19
Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1408
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 18
Carlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 10
Frederick V, Duke of Swabia
POLITICIAN
1164 - 1170
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 20
Desiderata of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
754 - 776
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 11
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
ARCHITECT
1447 - 1522
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 12
Liutpert
POLITICIAN
680 - 702
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Pavia
Go to all RankingsGodepert
POLITICIAN
610 - 662
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 1
Cunipert
POLITICIAN
660 - 700
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1584
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Carla Marangoni
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2018
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 4
Boethius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 525
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Aripert II
POLITICIAN
680 - 712
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Lazzaro Spallanzani
BIOLOGIST
1729 - 1799
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Carlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 8
Liutprand, King of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
690 - 744
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1469 - 1494
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ansprand
POLITICIAN
657 - 712
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Perctarit
POLITICIAN
645 - 688
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Pavia
Go to all RankingsCunipert
POLITICIAN
660 - 700
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1584
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Boethius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 525
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Aripert II
POLITICIAN
680 - 712
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Lazzaro Spallanzani
BIOLOGIST
1729 - 1799
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Liutprand, King of the Lombards
POLITICIAN
690 - 744
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1469 - 1494
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ansprand
POLITICIAN
657 - 712
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Perctarit
POLITICIAN
645 - 688
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Galeazzo II Visconti
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1378
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Andrea Alciato
HISTORIAN
1492 - 1550
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Magnus Felix Ennodius
WRITER
473 - 521
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pavia were politicians (11), mathematicians (2), religious figures (2), athletes (2), and companions (1), while most who died were politicians (14), noblemen (2), writers (2), physicians (2), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pavia, including Manfredi Rizza, and Angelica Olmo. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pavia, including Philip of Swabia, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, and Liutprand of Cremona.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Pavia since 1700.