44.4048° N, 8.9343° E
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.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Genoa during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Genoa Is Known For
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Politician is Genoa's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (358).
Genoa over-indexes on pallanuotista — 156.2× the global rate.
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.
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- Field: Pallanuotista Clear ×
Ercole Boero
1890 - 1951
Mario Boero
Born 1893
Edoardo Di Somma
Born 1996
Giovanni Bianco
Born 1992
Mario Balla
1903 - 1964
Luca Damonte
Born 1992
Marco Capanna
Born 1981
Paolo Oliva
Born 1990
Alessandro Di Somma
Born 1988
Michele Luongo
Born 1986
Tommaso Vergano
Born 1993
Luca Fondelli
Born 1988
Daniele Bettini
Born 1977
Roman Di Somma
Born 1986
Marco Mugnaini
Born 1991
Giacomo Lanzoni
Born 1993
Fabio Gambacorta
Born 1983
Filippo Agostini
Born 1992
Edoardo Caliogna
Born 1990
Alessandro Caliogna
Born 1984
Lorenzo Gardella
Born 1993
Luca Minetti
Born 1974
Samuele Avallone
Born 1986
Giacomo Boero
Born 1991
Giovanni Graffigna
Born 1993
Michele Capanna
Born 1976
Alberto Agostini (pallanuotista)
Born 1995