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Syracuse, Sicily ranks 528th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norrköping, Krasnodar, and Hokkaido. Memorable people born in Syracuse, Sicily include Archimedes, Saint Lucy, and Pope Stephen III. Memorable people who died in Syracuse, Sicily include Mario Minniti, Xenophanes, and Zeno of Elea. Syracuse, Sicily has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Syracuse, Sicily is located in Italy.

Syracuse is an historic city on the Italian island of Sicily and the capital of the province of Syracuse. It is notable for its rich Greek and Roman history, culture, and architecture, and as the birthplace and home of the preeminent mathematician and engineer Archimedes. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 500 BC and 1998, Syracuse, Sicily was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Archimedes, Saint Lucy, and Pope Stephen III. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Syracuse, Sicily including Mario Minniti, Xenophanes, and Zeno of Elea.

People Born in Syracuse, Sicily

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People Deceased in Syracuse, Sicily

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Syracuse, Sicily were writers (7), politicians (6), religious figures (3), philosophers (3), and athletes (2),  while most who died were politicians (7), philosophers (2), religious figures (2), writers (2), and military personnels (2).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Syracuse, Sicily, including Giuseppe Gibilisco, and Samuele Burgo. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Syracuse, Sicily, including Theocritus, Julius Firmicus Maternus, and Moschus.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Syracuse, Sicily since 1700.