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Sicily ranks 663rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nassau, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, and Tripoli, Libya. Memorable people born in Sicily include Empedocles, Pope Leo II, and Luigi Pirandello. Memorable people who died in Sicily include Eurymedon, Pausanias, and Demosthenes. Sicily has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many military personnels, and politicians. Sicily is located in Italy.

Sicily, officially the Sicilian Region, is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy, situated south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe. With 4.7 million inhabitants, including 1.2 million in and around the capital city of Palermo, it is both the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 700 BC and 1921, Sicily was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Empedocles, Pope Leo II, and Luigi Pirandello. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Sicily including Eurymedon, Pausanias, and Demosthenes.

People Born in Sicily

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People Deceased in Sicily

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Sicily were politicians (8), religious figures (4), writers (4), philosophers (2), and mafiosos (1),  while most who died were military personnels (2), politicians (1), geographers (1), painters (1), and writers (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sicily, including Roger II of Sicily, Phalaris, and Hiero I of Syracuse.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Sicily since 1700.