Piacenza
Piacenza ranks 798th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Olomouc, Limón, and Lublin. Memorable people born in Piacenza include Pope Gregory X, Giorgio Armani, and Filippo Inzaghi. Memorable people who died in Piacenza include Orestes, Lothair II, and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma. Piacenza has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Piacenza is located in Italy.
Piacenza is a city and comune (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more than 102,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1210 and 2001, Piacenza was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Pope Gregory X, Giorgio Armani, and Filippo Inzaghi. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Piacenza including Orestes, Lothair II, and Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma.
People Born in Piacenza
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Pope Gregory X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1210 - 1276
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 11
Giorgio Armani
DESIGNER
1934 - 2025
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 10
Filippo Inzaghi
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 5
Louis I of Etruria
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1803
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 14
Simone Inzaghi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 3
Giovanni Paolo Panini
PAINTER
1691 - 1765
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 12
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1586
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 9
Giulio Alberoni
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1752
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 19
Luigi Poggi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 2010
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 18
Lazare Ponticelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 2008
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 13
Sandro Puppo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1986
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 15
Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1872 - 1952
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Piacenza
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Orestes
POLITICIAN
420 - 476
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 1
Lothair II
POLITICIAN
835 - 869
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 7
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 2
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1586
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 9
Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1727
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 10
Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1646
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 3
Giulio Alberoni
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1752
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 8
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1839 - 1905
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 6
Sandro Puppo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1986
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 4
Pino Dordoni
ATHLETE
1926 - 1998
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 5
Júlia Sigmond
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Piacenza were soccer players (4), athletes (4), religious figures (3), politicians (3), and designers (1), while most who died were politicians (7), religious figures (1), soccer players (1), athletes (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Piacenza, including Pino Dordoni, Gabriel Rosillo, and Andrea Dallavalle. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Piacenza, including Filippo Inzaghi, Simone Inzaghi, and Sandro Puppo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Piacenza since 1700.
