45.5389° N, 10.2203° E
BRESCIA
Most Famous People Born in Brescia, Italy
- Notable people
- 810
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1921
- Most distinctive
- Driver 3.6×
Lombard workshop energy: the Painter and Sculptor benches carry the Romanino-Moretto Cinquecento tradition, the Composer cluster hums along in Benedetto Marcello country, and the Driver tally is pure Mille Miglia — the race started and finished here for half the twentieth century.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Brescia during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Brescia Is Known For
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Football is Brescia's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (141).
Brescia over-indexes on driver — 3.6× the global rate.
Brescia under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Brescia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Gaudentius of Brescia
327 - 410
Gianfrancesco Gambara
1533 - 1587
Arcangelo Tadini
1846 - 1912
Maria Crocifissa di Rosa
1813 - 1855
Tito Speri
1825 - 1853
Francesco Beschi
Born 1951
Uberto Gambara
1489 - 1549
Calocerus
Died 121
Petronax of Monte Cassino
670 - 747
Berardo Maggi
1240 - 1308
Carlo Manziana
1902 - 1997
Muzio Calini
1525 - 1570
Calogero Marino
Born 1955
Hippolito Chizzola
1522 - 1565
Mattia Ugoni
1445 - 1535
Gianfranco Masserdotti
1941 - 2006
Paterius
Died 606
Pedro José Conti
Born 1949
Viator of Bergamo
Died 370
Bernardo Maria Carenzoni
1748 - 1811
Filippo da Casaloldo
1240 - 1303
Federico Maggi
1278 - 1333
Bartolomeo Averoldi
1413 - 1504
Deodato Scaglia
1592 - 1659
Carlo Domenico Ferrari
1769 - 1846
Andrea Benedetto Ganassoni
1734 - 1786
Onorio di Brescia
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