Rome
Rome ranks 6th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London, Moscow, and Los Angeles. Memorable people born in Rome include Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Pope Leo XIII. Memorable people who died in Rome include Michelangelo, Paul the Apostle, and Raphael. Rome has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Rome is located in Italy.
Rome is the capital city and most populated comune (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special comune named Roma Capitale with 2,746,984 residents in 1,287.36 km2 (497.1 sq mi), Rome is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geography, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be one of the cradles of Western civilization and Western Christian culture, and the centre of the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 800 BC and 2005, Rome was the birth place of 836 globally memorable people, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Pope Leo XIII. Additionaly, 1,279 globally memorable people have passed away in Rome including Michelangelo, Paul the Apostle, and Raphael. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Rome than were born there.
People Born in Rome
Go to all RankingsJulius Caesar
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 81
Augustus
POLITICIAN
63 BC - 14
HPI: 92.03
Rank: 152
Pope Leo XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1810 - 1903
HPI: 88.51
Rank: 792
Pope Pius XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 87.71
Rank: 682
Marcus Aurelius
POLITICIAN
121 - 180
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 88
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 600
Pope Clement I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
40 - 99
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 781
Brutus the Younger
POLITICIAN
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 577
Pope Urban VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 519
Juan Carlos I of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 263
Tiberius
POLITICIAN
42 BC - 37
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 87
Sulla
POLITICIAN
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 177
Newly Added People Born in Rome
Go to all RankingsGiuliano Simeone
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 536
Giacomo Gianniotti
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 545
Benedetta Porcaroli
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 538
Deva Cassel
MODEL
2004 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 534
Elodie
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 544
Ultimo
MUSICIAN
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 541
Arianna Caruso
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 537
Michael Folorunsho
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 539
Romano Floriani Mussolini
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 535
Elisa Bartoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 543
Guillaume Bianchi
FENCER
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 540
Silvia Di Pietro
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.61
Rank: 542
People Deceased in Rome
Go to all RankingsMichelangelo
PAINTER
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 482
Paul the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 66
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 216
Raphael
PAINTER
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 60
Commodus
POLITICIAN
161 - 192
HPI: 89.79
Rank: 728
Giordano Bruno
ASTRONOMER
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1,116
Nero
POLITICIAN
37 - 68
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 724
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 264
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 838
Helena
COMPANION
250 - 330
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 787
Galen
PHYSICIAN
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 208
Pope Urban VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 709
Pope Clement VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1534
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 204
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rome were politicians (213), religious figures (173), actors (87), soccer players (69), and athletes (42), while most who died were religious figures (388), politicians (290), writers (110), actors (85), and painters (69).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rome, including Sophia Loren, Ornella Muti, and Silvana Mangano. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rome, including Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Rome since 1700.