Cultural Production in
Present Day
Germany
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.
People
Between 17 BC and 2008, present day Germany was the birth place of 8,105 globally memorable people, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, and Pope Benedict XVI. Additionaly, 4,546 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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Edda Göring
CELEBRITY
1938 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,542
Johann Wadephul
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 4,608
Edward Berger
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,640
René Steinke
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4,705
Nasser El Sonbaty
ATHLETE
1965 - 2013
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 5,105
Lara Wendel
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 5,267
Christopher G. Cavoli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 5,393
Greg Iles
WRITER
1960 - 2025
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 5,427
Wolfgang de Beer
1964 - 2024
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 5,471
Claudia Brücken
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 5,520
Tom Angelripper
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 5,565
Charlotte Link
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,589
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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CELEBRITY
1938 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 1,316
Ulrike Maier
SKIER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 4,472
Andrea Jürgens
SINGER
1967 - 2017
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 4,511
Thomas Dörflein
CELEBRITY
1963 - 2008
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 4,519
Bettina Schmidt
ATHLETE
1960 - 2019
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 4,520
Pete Namlook
MUSICIAN
1960 - 2012
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 4,523
Roland Baar
ENGINEER
1965 - 2018
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 4,527
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - 2015
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 4,528
Horst Skoff
TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - 2008
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4,533
Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini
MAFIOSO
1978 - 2009
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 4,535
Bahne Rabe
ATHLETE
1963 - 2001
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 4,536
Helga Arendt
ATHLETE
1964 - 2013
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4,537
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Germany were politicians (1391), soccer players (1013), athletes (972), writers (389), and actors (387), while most who died were politicians (1189), writers (333), military personnels (322), noblemen (303), 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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Germany since 1700.
