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Germany
Germany ranks 3rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States, and United Kingdom. Memorable people born in present day Germany include Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, and Pope Benedict XVI. Memorable people who died in Germany include Adolf Hitler, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Martin Luther. Germany has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Germany by number of biographies are Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Dresden, and Frankfurt.
People
Between 17 BC and 2008, present day Germany was the birth place of 8,170 globally memorable people, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, and Pope Benedict XVI. Additionaly, 4,583 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Germany including Adolf Hitler, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Martin Luther.
People Born in Present Day Germany
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Ludwig van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1770 - 1827
HPI: 96.89
Rank: 1
Albert Einstein
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1955
HPI: 94.83
Rank: 2
Pope Benedict XVI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2022
HPI: 93.90
Rank: 3
Johann Sebastian Bach
COMPOSER
1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.78
Rank: 4
Martin Luther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.77
Rank: 5
Karl Marx
ECONOMIST
1818 - 1883
HPI: 92.24
Rank: 6
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
MATHEMATICIAN
1646 - 1716
HPI: 92.00
Rank: 7
Carl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 8
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
WRITER
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
Rank: 9
Johannes Gutenberg
INVENTOR
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Rank: 10
Friedrich Nietzsche
PHILOSOPHER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 90.17
Rank: 11
Charlemagne
POLITICIAN
748 - 814
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Germany
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Gisèle Pelicot
CELEBRITY
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,167
Edda Göring
CELEBRITY
1938 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,543
Rita Süssmuth
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2026
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,271
Robert Ritter
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1951
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,818
Hessy Levinsons Taft
MODEL
1934 - 2026
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 2,951
Alfred Eisenstaedt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1898 - 1995
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 3,157
Lisa Kreuzer
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 3,478
Raimund Harmstorf
ACTOR
1939 - 1998
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,563
Pascalina Lehnert
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1983
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3,625
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,786
Helene Kröller-Müller
ARTIST
1869 - 1939
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 4,010
Michael Mendl
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 4,287
People Deceased in Present Day Germany
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Adolf Hitler
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.99
Rank: 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
COMPOSER
1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.78
Rank: 2
Martin Luther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1483 - 1546
HPI: 92.77
Rank: 3
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
MATHEMATICIAN
1646 - 1716
HPI: 92.00
Rank: 4
Carl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 5
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
WRITER
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
Rank: 6
Johannes Gutenberg
INVENTOR
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Rank: 7
Friedrich Nietzsche
PHILOSOPHER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 90.17
Rank: 8
Charlemagne
POLITICIAN
748 - 814
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 9
Albrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 10
Johannes Kepler
ASTRONOMER
1571 - 1630
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 11
Joseph Goebbels
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Germany
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Hjalmar Schacht
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1970
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 212
Edda Göring
CELEBRITY
1938 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,318
Rita Süssmuth
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2026
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 1,979
Robert Ritter
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1951
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,479
Raimund Harmstorf
ACTOR
1939 - 1998
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,140
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
PRESENTER
1938 - 1992
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 3,233
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1915 - 1980
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 3,335
Ernest Pohl
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1995
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3,600
Eva Renzi
ACTOR
1944 - 2005
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3,811
Adam Sandurski
WRESTLER
1953 - 2026
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 3,873
Günther Kaufmann
ACTOR
1947 - 2012
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 3,973
Paul Hubschmid
ACTOR
1917 - 2002
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 3,999
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Germanywere politicians (1374), soccer players (1014), athletes (985), actors (416), and writers (389), while most who died were politicians (1191), writers (334), military personnels (322), noblemen (305), and composers (188).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Germany, including Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Germany, including Charlemagne, Joseph Goebbels, and Otto von Bismarck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Germany since 1700.
