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SIENA

Most Famous People Born in Siena, Italy

Notable people
570
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1726
Most distinctive
Jockey 60.8×
Through the Centuries

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

What Siena Is Known For

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Painter is Siena's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (100).

Siena over-indexes on jockey60.8× the global rate.

Siena under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Painter100
  2. Politician43
  3. Priest39
  4. Jockey27
  5. Sculptor20
  6. Architect20
  7. Poet19
  8. Writer19
  1. Jockey2760.8×
  2. Cardinal944.7×
  3. Prelate1414.4×
  4. Painter1006.7×
  5. Sculptor205.4×
  6. Priest394.7×
  7. Architect204.0×
  8. Theologian73.4×
  1. Football170.3×
  2. Actor160.5×
  3. Politician430.6×
  4. Singer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0154 PHYSICIAN

Luigi Frati

Born 1943

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0175 PAINTER

Francesco Del Casino

Born 1944

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0211 ACTOR

Paolo Lombardi

Born 1944

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0221 PRIEST

Giovanni De Vivo

1940 - 2015

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0227 POET

Cesare Viviani

Born 1947

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0254 ARTIST

Giovanni Ticci

Born 1940

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0263 DESIGNER

Andrea Rauch

Born 1948

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0280 SINGER

Mauro Lusini

Born 1945

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0296 POET

Mario Specchio

1946 - 2012

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0303 POLITICIAN

Giulio Quercini

Born 1941

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0381 ACTOR

Marco Paoletti

Born 1949

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0383 POLITICIAN

Athos De Luca

Born 1946

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0397 ANNOUNCER

Mariolina Cannuli

Born 1940

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0403 JOCKEY

Leonardo Viti

1942 - 2007

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0419 ACTOR

Paolo Nativi

1943 - 1976

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0455 PHOTOGRAPHER

Daniele Sasson

Born 1945

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0473 PHILOSOPHER

Sandro Nannini

Born 1946

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0539 POLITICIAN

Gabrio Avanzati

1946 - 2012

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0546 POLITICIAN

Vittorio Mazzoni della Stella

Born 1941

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