Most Famous People from Holy Roman Empire

100 Holy Roman figures in view out of 109

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Holy Roman Composer 1756 – 1791

#14 Wiki

Martin Luther Holy Roman Linguist 1483 – 1546

#22 Wiki

Johann Sebastian Bach Holy Roman Composer 1685 – 1750

#44 Wiki

Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) Holy Roman Duchy 1500 – 1558

#186 Wiki

Pope Pius IX Holy Roman Priest 1792 – 1878

#1,130 Wiki

Jan Hus Holy Roman Theologian 1369 – 1415

#1,361 Wiki

Henry IV (Holy Roman Emperor) Holy Roman King 1050 – 1106

#4,176 Wiki

John of Nepomuk Holy Roman Priest 1350 – 1393

#7,684 Wiki

Ulrich von Hutten Holy Roman Scholar 1488 – 1523

#12,003 Wiki

Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Regent 931 – 999

#15,768 Wiki

Albert of Brandenburg Holy Roman Priest 1490 – 1545

#17,591 Wiki

Primož Trubar Holy Roman Bible 1508 – 1586

#17,702 Wiki

Theroigne de Mericourt Holy Roman Politician 1762 – 1817

#19,709 Wiki

Jacobus Gallus Holy Roman Composer 1550 – 1591

#29,933 Wiki

Giorgio Basta Holy Roman Officer 1550 – 1607

#35,087 Wiki

Jurij Vega Holy Roman Mathematician 1754 – 1802

#36,588 Wiki

GA

Giacomo Antonelli Holy Roman Cardinal 1806 – 1876

#43,071 Wiki

Barthélemy d'Eyck Holy Roman Painter Died 1470

#45,907 Wiki

Willibald Pirckheimer Holy Roman Humanist 1470 – 1530

#46,037 Wiki

Petar Zrinski Holy Roman Poet 1621 – 1671

#47,889 Wiki

Anthony Panizzi Holy Roman Librarian 1797 – 1879

#49,060 Wiki

Wolter von Plettenberg Holy Roman Knight 1450 – 1535

#81,380 Wiki

Giovanni Antonio Farina Holy Roman Priest 1803 – 1888

#91,680 Wiki

Albrecht Dürer the Elder Holy Roman Goldsmith 1427 – 1502

#91,722 Wiki

Teodolfo Mertel Holy Roman Priest 1806 – 1899

#111,447 Wiki

Maria De Mattias Holy Roman Religious 1805 – 1866

#117,199 Wiki

Adam Bohorič Holy Roman Linguist 1520 – 1598

#132,457 Wiki

János Pálffy Holy Roman Marshal 1664 – 1751

#147,718 Wiki

Mario Mattei Holy Roman Priest 1792 – 1870

#147,837 Wiki

Libert Froidmont Holy Roman Mathematician 1587 – 1653

#164,471 Wiki

Francesco Zantedeschi Holy Roman Physicist 1797 – 1873

#169,219 Wiki

Prospero Caterini Holy Roman Priest 1795 – 1881

#176,367 Wiki

Francesco Florimo Holy Roman Composer 1800 – 1888

#178,128 Wiki

Francesco Maria da Camporosso Holy Roman Church 1804 – 1866

#200,544 Wiki

Antonio Saverio De Luca Holy Roman Bishop 1805 – 1883

#201,360 Wiki

Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo Holy Roman Priest 1797 – 1867

#223,970 Wiki

TL

Tobia Lionelli Holy Roman Preacher 1647 – 1714

#240,484 Wiki

Joseph Wagner (engraver) Holy Roman Engraver 1706 – 1780

#260,942 Wiki

Luigi Biraghi Holy Roman Presbyter 1801 – 1879

#271,557 Wiki

Immanuel Johann Gerhard Scheller Holy Roman Lexicographer 1735 – 1803

#280,886 Wiki

Rennequin Sualem Holy Roman Inventor 1645 – 1708

#286,620 Wiki

PZ

Pietro Zorutti Holy Roman Poet 1792 – 1867

#296,033 Wiki

Fortunato Duranti Holy Roman Painter 1787 – 1863

#320,211 Wiki

Anna Nitschmann Holy Roman Poet 1715 – 1760

#361,620 Wiki

SD

Salvatore De Renzi Holy Roman Physician 1800 – 1872

#384,865 Wiki

Tommaso Vallauri Holy Roman Philologist 1805 – 1897

#387,008 Wiki

Marko Gerbec Holy Roman Physician 1658 – 1718

#412,376 Wiki

TG

Traugott Gerber Holy Roman Botanist 1710 – 1743

#449,580 Wiki

André Charvaz Holy Roman Priest 1793 – 1870

#453,186 Wiki

Pietro Ripari Holy Roman Physician 1802 – 1885

#461,464 Wiki

AC

Antonio Coppi Holy Roman Historian 1783 – 1870

#461,609 Wiki

Raffaele Conforti Holy Roman Politician 1804 – 1880

#470,434 Wiki

Andreas O'Reilly von Ballinlough Holy Roman Officer 1742 – 1832

#475,896 Wiki

JK

Johann Kaspar Thürriegel Holy Roman Militar 1722 – 1800

#504,504 Wiki

AA

Antonio Angeleri Holy Roman Music 1801 – 1880

#520,569 Wiki

Alessandro Negri di San Front Holy Roman Politician 1804 – 1884

#525,608 Wiki

PC

Pietro Celestino Giannone Holy Roman Poet 1792 – 1872

#526,896 Wiki

JP

Jacopo Pirona Holy Roman Writer 1789 – 1870

#532,633 Wiki

Gottfried Menzel Holy Roman Priest 1798 – 1879

#539,772 Wiki

GM

Giovan Maria Salati Holy Roman Swimmer 1796 – 1879

#552,315 Wiki

Marco Casagrande Holy Roman Sculptor 1804 – 1880

#563,094 Wiki

Christian Friedrich Stempel Holy Roman Writer 1787 – 1867

#565,145 Wiki

Martin Bauzer Holy Roman Monk 1595 – 1668

#572,225 Wiki

Salvatore Magnasco Holy Roman Arcivescovo 1806 – 1892

#573,490 Wiki

Gabriel Anton (Baron Splény de Miháldy) Holy Roman Officer 1734 – 1818

#575,788 Wiki

Bernardo Bellini Holy Roman Poet 1792 – 1876

#608,280 Wiki

PS

Pietro Sterbini Holy Roman Politician 1793 – 1863

#668,230 Wiki

Pietro Luigi Speranza Holy Roman Priest 1801 – 1879

#679,944 Wiki

GP

Gioacchino Prati Holy Roman Lawyer 1790 – 1863

#681,306 Wiki

E

Ermelinde Holy Roman Hermit 510 – 590

#699,573 Wiki

RG

Roberto Giovanni F. Roberti Holy Roman Priest 1788 – 1867

#719,934 Wiki

BZ

Bartošek z Drahenic Holy Roman Writer 1380 – 1443

#723,869 Wiki

Josef Franta Šumavský Holy Roman Education 1796 – 1857

#737,145 Wiki

AN

Antonio Novasconi Holy Roman Priest 1798 – 1867

#739,347 Wiki

Beatrice di Pian degli Ontani Holy Roman Poet 1803 – 1885

#747,757 Wiki

CC

Christian Crusius (Historiker) Holy Roman Historian 1715 – 1767

#824,930 Wiki

JZ

Jakob Zupan Holy Roman Composer 1734 – 1810

#829,166 Wiki

Galeazzo Gegald Holy Roman Priest 1512 – 1582

#930,877 Wiki

AP

Andreas Perlach Holy Roman Astronomer 1490 – 1551

#937,557 Wiki

AC

Abbondio Chialiva Holy Roman Lawyer 1800 – 1870

#985,528 Wiki

Pietro Betti Holy Roman Physician 1784 – 1863

#1,004,644 Wiki

FA

Francesco Antonio Broccu Holy Roman Inventor 1797 – 1882

#1,029,816 Wiki

AA

Antonio Andreuzzi Holy Roman Patriota 1804 – 1874

#1,048,374 Wiki

Giovanni Tommaso Ghilardi Holy Roman Priest 1800 – 1873

#1,064,357 Wiki

SB

Samuele Biava Holy Roman Poet 1793 – 1870

#1,081,175 Wiki

CD

Clément de Maugny Holy Roman Politician 1798 – 1859

#1,083,751 Wiki

JN

Johann Nicolaus Niclas Holy Roman Philologist 1733 – 1808

#1,135,223 Wiki

GR

Giovanni Renier Holy Roman Archbishop 1796 – 1871

#1,256,374 Wiki

SS

Serafino Sordi Holy Roman Writer 1793 – 1865

#1,258,481 Wiki

GA

Gaetano Arcieri Holy Roman Writer 1794 – 1867

#1,312,906 Wiki

JJ

Juraj Juričić Holy Roman Translator Died 1578

#1,319,123 Wiki

Giovanni Battista Caretti Holy Roman Painter 1803 – 1878

#1,338,831 Wiki

SG

Saverio Griffini Holy Roman Patriota 1802 – 1884

#1,378,359 Wiki

SC

Stanislao Campana Holy Roman Painter 1794 – 1864

#1,386,251 Wiki

Giustino Quadrari Holy Roman Archaeologist 1802 – 1871

#1,450,447 Wiki

IP

Ignazio Pasini Holy Roman Opera 1796 – 1875

#1,469,674 Wiki

GS

Giovanni Strambio Holy Roman Physician 1780 – 1862

#1,497,026 Wiki

AF

Agostino Fapanni Holy Roman Agronomist 1778 – 1861

#1,510,924 Wiki

JT

Janž Tulščak Holy Roman Writer Died 1594

#1,521,649 Wiki

FM

Francesco Mensi Holy Roman Painter 1800 – 1888

#1,536,071 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside the Holy Roman Empire

111 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in the Holy Roman Empire during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in the Holy Roman Empire peaked in the 1790s with 29 people.

What the Holy Roman Empire Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

Religion is the Holy Roman Empire's biggest group — 23% of all notables (26).

The Holy Roman Empire over-indexes on religion — 4.4× the global rate.

The Holy Roman Empire under-produces politics & law — only 0.4× the global rate.

Politics & Law90.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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