Venice
Venice ranks 36th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mexico City, San Francisco, and Istanbul. Memorable people born in Venice include Marco Polo, Antonio Vivaldi, and Giacomo Casanova. Memorable people who died in Venice include Marco Polo, Richard Wagner, and Titian. Venice has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Venice is located in Italy.
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 438 bridges. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, Venice was the birth place of 235 globally memorable people, including Marco Polo, Antonio Vivaldi, and Giacomo Casanova. Additionaly, 227 globally memorable people have passed away in Venice including Marco Polo, Richard Wagner, and Titian.
People Born in Venice
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Marco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 96
Antonio Vivaldi
COMPOSER
1678 - 1741
HPI: 91.00
Rank: 160
Giacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 172
Pope Gregory XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1335 - 1417
HPI: 82.48
Rank: 17
Pope Clement XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1693 - 1769
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 227
Pope Alexander VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1610 - 1691
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 176
Tintoretto
PAINTER
1518 - 1594
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 129
Pope Eugene IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1383 - 1447
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 2
Tomaso Albinoni
COMPOSER
1671 - 1751
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 5
Terence Hill
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 190
Giovanni Bellini
PAINTER
1430 - 1516
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 4
Pope Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1471
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 214
Newly Added People Born in Venice
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Beatrice Vio
POLITICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 234
Lisa Boattin
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 235
People Deceased in Venice
Go to all RankingsMarco Polo
EXPLORER
1254 - 1324
HPI: 96.21
Rank: 95
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 88.15
Rank: 227
Titian
PAINTER
1488 - 1576
HPI: 84.62
Rank: 71
Claudio Monteverdi
COMPOSER
1567 - 1643
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 79
Tintoretto
PAINTER
1518 - 1594
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 130
Paolo Veronese
PAINTER
1528 - 1588
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 136
Ezra Pound
WRITER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 1
Andrea del Verrocchio
PAINTER
1435 - 1488
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 147
Tomaso Albinoni
COMPOSER
1671 - 1751
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 4
Giorgione
PAINTER
1478 - 1510
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 195
Giovanni Bellini
PAINTER
1430 - 1516
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 3
Canaletto
PAINTER
1697 - 1768
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Venice were politicians (108), painters (33), writers (15), composers (14), and religious figures (13), while most who died were politicians (102), painters (42), composers (18), writers (15), and religious figures (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Venice, including Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, Gianni De Michelis, and Beatrice Vio. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Venice, including Enrico Dandolo, Catherine Cornaro, and Peter, King of Hungary.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Venice since 1700.
