38.1157° N, 13.3613° E

PALERMO

Most Famous People Born in Palermo, Italy

Notable people
1,542
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1922
Most distinctive
Mafia 336.0×

A Sicilian capital whose most distinctive profession in the entire dataset is mafioso, at more than three hundred times the global rate, with magistrates and criminals and mobsters close behind — the statistical footprint of both Cosa Nostra and the judges who prosecuted it. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were born here, as was Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa; the pre-modern bench runs through Norman and Hohenstaufen kings, Arab-Norman saints, and Alessandro Scarlatti.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Palermo during each.

What Palermo Is Known For

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Politician is Palermo's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (246).

Palermo over-indexes on mafia336.0× the global rate.

  1. Politician246
  2. Football146
  3. Actor117
  4. Painter76
  5. Writer68
  6. Priest46
  7. Architect40
  8. Singer39
  1. Mafia26336.0×
  2. Mafioso17191.4×
  3. Sculptor383.8×
  4. Architect402.9×
  5. Entrepreneur152.9×
  6. Priest462.0×
  7. Painter761.9×
  8. Composer321.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Palermo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
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Showing 47 of 1,542 notable people

0001 FOOTBALL

Mario Balotelli

Born 1990

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0084 PLAYER

Marco Cecchinato

Born 1992

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0086 FOOTBALL

Simone Lo Faso

Born 1998

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0164 FOOTBALL

Roberto Crivello

Born 1991

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0168 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Crociata

Born 1997

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0182 PLAYER

Miriam Sylla

Born 1995

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0218 FOOTBALL

Antonino La Gumina

Born 1996

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0271 FOOTBALL

Gianluca Di Chiara

Born 1993

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0304 FOOTBALL

Francesco Di Mariano

Born 1996

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0346 FOOTBALL

Francesco Ardizzone

Born 1992

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0438 FOOTBALL

Gianvito Misuraca

Born 1990

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0483 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Prestia

Born 1993

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0532 POLO

Paulo Salemi

Born 1993

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0559 WEIGHTLIFTER

Jennifer Lombardo

Born 1991

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0602 FOOTBALL

Dario Maltese

Born 1992

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0628 CHESS

Tea Gueci

Born 1999

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0639 ROWER

Giorgia Lo Bue

Born 1994

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0686 PLAYER

Silvia Albano

Born 1994

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0703 FOOTBALL

Gabriele Zerbo

Born 1994

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0711 BADMINTON

Giovanni Greco

Born 1990

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0774 FOOTBALL

Giulio Sanseverino

Born 1994

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0798 DANCER

Sara Renda

Born 1991

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0804 FOOTBALL

Francesco Vassallo (footballer)

Born 1993

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0841 SPORT

Filippo Fiorelli

Born 1994

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0877 FOOTBALL

Andrea Accardi

Born 1995

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0881 FOOTBALL

Emmanuel Gyasi

Born 1994

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0957 ROWER

Serena Lo Bue

Born 1995

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0962 FOOTBALL

Luca Fiordilino

Born 1996

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0968 SINGER

Cristian Imparato

Born 1996

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1009 ACTOR

Claudio Casisa

Born 1991

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1063 FOOTBALL

Rosario Damiano Maddaloni

Born 1998

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1069 FOOTBALL

Simone Giuliano

Born 1997

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1091 FOOTBALL

Riccardo Ferrara

Born 1995

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1100 FOOTBALL

Claudio Sparacello

Born 1995

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1110 FOOTBALL

Rosario Costantino (footballer, born 1997)

Born 1997

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1140 FOOTBALL

Francesco Bonfiglio

Born 1997

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1146 WEIGHTLIFTER

Giorgia Russo

Born 1993

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1147 FOOTBALL

Davide Monteleone (footballer)

Born 1995

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1160 JOURNALIST

Sarah Castellana

Born 1990

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1248 ACTOR

Selene Caramazza

Born 1993

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1253 FOOTBALL

Giuseppa Bassano

Born 1992

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1320 FOOTBALL

Guido Davì

Born 1990

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1347 FOOTBALL

Giusto Priola

Born 1990

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1350 FOOTBALL

Antonio Bua

Born 1990

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1472 FOOTBALL

Francesco Golfo

Born 1994

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1525 FOOTBALL

Vincenzo Plescia

Born 1998

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1538 POLITICIAN

Katia Bugé

Born 1990

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