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GENOA

Most Famous People Born in Genoa, Italy

Notable people
2,344
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1907
Most distinctive
Pallanuotista 156.2×

A maritime republic that spent eight centuries moving money and cardinals around the western Mediterranean — the Painter and Sculptor benches are the Renaissance dividend, the Prelate and Priest depth is what a city with two medieval popes leaves on the ledger, and the Pallanuotista cohort, running at better than a hundred and fifty times the global baseline, is what happens when the harbor itself doubles as the practice pool.

Through the Centuries

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

What Genoa Is Known For

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Politician is Genoa's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (358).

Genoa over-indexes on pallanuotista156.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician358
  2. Football284
  3. Painter161
  4. Actor117
  5. Priest89
  6. Writer76
  7. Singer58
  8. Composer49
  1. Pallanuotista27156.2×
  2. Prelate246.0×
  3. Entrepreneur253.1×
  4. Sculptor473.1×
  5. Painter1612.6×
  6. Priest892.6×
  7. Poet461.9×
  8. Composer491.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
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  • Politics & Law
  • Art & Design
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
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Showing 18 of 2,344 notable people

0224 PRIEST

Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni

1597 - 1685

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0250 PAINTER

Luciano Borzone

1590 - 1645

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0271 PAINTER

Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari

1598 - 1669

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0290 PRIEST

Agustín de Spínola Basadone

1597 - 1649

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0361 MISSIONARY

Teramo Castelli

1597 - 1659

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0625 ECONOMIST

Giovanni Domenico Peri

1590 - 1666

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0671 MOGLIE DI

Livia Vernazza

1590 - 1655

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0824 PRELATE

Ottaviano Raggi

1592 - 1643

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0928 DUKE

Filippo Spinola, 2nd Marquis of the Balbases

1594 - 1659

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0966 POLITICIAN

Cesare Durazzo

1593 - 1680

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1007 POLITICIAN

Giacomo De Franchi Toso

1590 - 1657

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1022 POLITICIAN

Stefano De Mari

1593 - 1674

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1044 POET

Gian Giacomo Cavalli

1590 - 1657

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1239 POLITICIAN

Antonio Da Passano

1599 - 1681

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1464 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Battista Lomellini

1594 - 1674

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1557 POLITICIAN

Gian Bernardo Frugoni

1591 - 1661

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1827 SCULPTOR

Giambattista Bissone

1597 - 1657

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2226 NOVELIST

Gian-Ambrogio Marini

1594 - 1652

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