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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 15 of 2,344 notable people

0109 DIPLOMAT

Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi

1710 - 1789

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0187 LIBRETTIST

Giacomo Durazzo

1717 - 1794

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0264 SCULPTOR

Agostino Carlini

1718 - 1790

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0281 PRIEST

Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicino

1719 - 1785

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0470 SCULPTOR

Pasquale Bocciardo

1719 - 1790

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0631 CARDINAL

Girolamo Spinola

1713 - 1784

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0858 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Battista Cambiaso

1711 - 1772

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0916 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Battista Negrone

1714 - 1771

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0976 POLITICIAN

Marcello Durazzo (doge)

1710 - 1791

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1003 POET

Steva De Franchi

1714 - 1785

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1157 POLITICIAN

Pier Francesco Grimaldi

1715 - 1791

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1205 POLITICIAN

Brizio Giustiniani

1713 - 1778

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1232 ORGANBUILDER

Filippo Piccaluga

1719 - 1779

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1550 SCULPTOR

Bernardo Mantero

1713 - 1798

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1834 PRESBYTER

Carlo Giuseppe Vespasiano Berio

1713 - 1794

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