Dortmund
Dortmund ranks 346th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leuven, Gunma Prefecture, and Wellington. The most famous people from Dortmund are Dettmar Cramer, Adolf Schmal, and Heinz Lammerding. The most famous people who died in Dortmund are Ursula Happe, Heinz Kwiatkowski, and Marianne Werner. Dortmund has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Dortmund is located in Germany.
People
Between 1772 and 2006, Dortmund was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including Dettmar Cramer, Adolf Schmal, and Heinz Lammerding. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Dortmund including Ursula Happe, Heinz Kwiatkowski, and Marianne Werner.
People Born in Dortmund
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Dettmar Cramer
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1
Adolf Schmal
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1919
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 2
Heinz Lammerding
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1971
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 3
Ludwig Crüwell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1958
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 4
Hans Tilkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 5
Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1823
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 6
Marco Reus
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 7
Albrecht Brandi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1966
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 8
Elga Andersen
ACTOR
1935 - 1994
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 9
Thorsten Fink
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 10
Martin Kippenberger
SCULPTOR
1953 - 1997
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 11
Michael Zorc
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dortmund
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Florian Schwarthoff
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 32
Karsten Kobs
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 36
Paris Brunner
SOCCER PLAYER
2006 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 39
Marc Hornschuh
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 42
People Deceased in Dortmund
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Ursula Happe
ATHLETE
1926 - 2021
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1
Heinz Kwiatkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 2
Marianne Werner
ATHLETE
1924 - 2023
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 3
Kurt Blome
PHYSICIAN
1894 - 1969
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 4
Mithat Bayrak
WRESTLER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 5
Alfred Kelbassa
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 6
Theodor Tolsdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1978
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
Anahita Ratebzad
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 8
Safiye Ali
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 9
Walter Behrendt
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 10
Aki Schmidt
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2016
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Dortmund
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Most individuals born in present day Dortmundwere soccer players (19), politicians (3), military personnels (3), athletes (3), and skaters (3), while most who died were soccer players (3), athletes (2), physicians (2), politicians (2), and wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dortmund, including Hans Tilkowski, Marco Reus, and Thorsten Fink. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dortmund, including Dettmar Cramer, Hans Tilkowski, and Marco Reus.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Dortmund since 1700.
