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Siena (ita)

Italy

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Siena ranks 371st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Evanston, Illinois, Palo Alto, California, and Modena. Memorable people born in Siena include Pope Alexander VII, Pope Alexander III, and Catherine of Siena. Memorable people who died in Siena include Duccio, Italo Calvino, and Paolo Rossi. Siena has been the birth place of many painters, and religious figures and the death place of many painters, and writers. Siena is located in Italy.

Siena is a city in Tuscany, in Central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. With a population of 52,991, it is the 12th-largest city in the region as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1100 and 2001, Siena was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Pope Alexander VII, Pope Alexander III, and Catherine of Siena. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Siena including Duccio, Italo Calvino, and Paolo Rossi.

People Born in Siena

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Siena were painters (13), religious figures (5), politicians (3), architects (2), and singers (2),  while most who died were painters (15), writers (2), soccer players (2), sculptors (2), and politicians (2).

Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Siena, including Gianna Nannini. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Siena, including Duccio, Simone Martini, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Siena since 1700.