Trieste
Trieste ranks 329th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Port-au-Prince, Brescia, and Fort Worth, Texas. Memorable people born in Trieste include Cesare Maldini, Odilo Globočnik, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. Memorable people who died in Trieste include Joseph Fouché, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Elisa Bonaparte. Trieste has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Trieste is located in Italy.
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeast Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the regional decentralization entity of Trieste. As of 2025, it has a population of 198,668. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1796 and 1999, Trieste was the birth place of 43 globally memorable people, including Cesare Maldini, Odilo Globočnik, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Trieste including Joseph Fouché, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Elisa Bonaparte.
People Born in Trieste
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Cesare Maldini
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 8
Odilo Globočnik
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1945
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 15
Prince Napoléon Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1891
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 9
Italo Svevo
WRITER
1861 - 1928
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 6
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 22
Mathilde Bonaparte
NOBLEMAN
1820 - 1904
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 7
Claudio Magris
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 31
Nereo Rocco
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 24
Fabio Cudicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 37
Mitja Ribičič
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 39
Aleksandër Moisiu
ACTOR
1879 - 1935
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 21
Umberto Saba
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Trieste
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Joseph Fouché
PUBLIC WORKER
1759 - 1820
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 18
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
HISTORIAN
1717 - 1768
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 10
Elisa Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1820
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 1
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 4
Victoire of France
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1799
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 19
Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORER
1821 - 1890
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 23
Adélaïde of France
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1800
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 2
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1874
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 9
Boris Pahor
WRITER
1913 - 2022
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 6
Nereo Rocco
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 21
Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1861
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 8
Svetozar Marković
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1875
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Trieste were soccer players (10), politicians (7), writers (5), athletes (4), and singers (3), while most who died were politicians (8), soccer players (3), writers (2), athletes (2), and public workers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Trieste, including Cesare Maldini, Fabio Cudicini, and Giorgio Ferrini. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Trieste, including Cesare Maldini, Nereo Rocco, and Fabio Cudicini.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Trieste since 1700.
