Geneva
Geneva ranks 107th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tsaghkadzor, Beijing, and Rotterdam. The most famous people from Geneva are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Henry Dunant, and Ferdinand de Saussure. The most famous people who died in Geneva are Empress Elisabeth of Austria, John Calvin, and Jorge Luis Borges. Geneva has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Geneva is located in Switzerland.
People
Between 0 and 2002, Geneva was the birth place of 112 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Henry Dunant, and Ferdinand de Saussure. Additionaly, 115 globally memorable people have passed away in Geneva including Empress Elisabeth of Austria, John Calvin, and Jorge Luis Borges. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Geneva than were born there.
People Born in Geneva
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1778
HPI: 91.27
Rank: 1
Henry Dunant
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1828 - 1910
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 2
Ferdinand de Saussure
LINGUIST
1857 - 1913
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 3
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 4
Jacques Necker
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1804
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
Aga Khan IV
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2025
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 6
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1841
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 7
Gabriel Cramer
MATHEMATICIAN
1704 - 1752
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 8
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
MOUNTAINEER
1740 - 1799
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 9
Ernest Bloch
COMPOSER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 10
Louis, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1465
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 11
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
PHILOSOPHER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Geneva
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Aga Khan V
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 80
Souheila Yacoub
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 94
Cédric Grand
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 98
Sébastien Roth
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 100
Kastriot Imeri
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 106
Melia Kreiling
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.09
Rank: 107
People Deceased in Geneva
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 89.61
Rank: 1
John Calvin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1564
HPI: 85.23
Rank: 2
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 3
Pierre de Coubertin
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1937
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 4
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 5
Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 6
Humphry Davy
CHEMIST
1778 - 1829
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 7
Michael Servetus
PHYSICIAN
1509 - 1553
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 8
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1383 - 1451
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 9
Arthur Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1982
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 10
Robert Musil
WRITER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 11
Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Genevawere soccer players (14), politicians (8), biologists (8), athletes (8), and writers (7), while most who died were politicians (26), writers (11), biologists (6), physicists (5), and composers (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Geneva, including Johann Vogel, Philippe Senderos, and Patrick Müller. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Geneva, including Roger Courtois, Roger Bocquet, and Frank Séchehaye.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Geneva since 1700.
