Aachen
Aachen ranks 581st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Port of Spain, Sakai, and Miskolc. Memorable people born in Aachen include Charlemagne, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. Memorable people who died in Aachen include Charlemagne, Theodore von Kármán, and Bernard of Italy. Aachen has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Aachen is located in Germany.
Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 740 and 1999, Aachen was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Charlemagne, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Aachen including Charlemagne, Theodore von Kármán, and Bernard of Italy.
People Born in Aachen
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Charlemagne
POLITICIAN
748 - 814
HPI: 92.57
Rank: 1
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
ARCHITECT
1886 - 1969
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 2
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
795 - 858
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 3
Edith Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 4
Henri Victor Regnault
CHEMIST
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 5
Angilbert
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
740 - 814
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Worringer
WRITER
1881 - 1965
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 7
David Garrett
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 8
Walter Hasenclever
WRITER
1890 - 1940
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 9
Ludwig von Pastor
HISTORIAN
1854 - 1928
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 10
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 11
Hans von Funck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1979
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Aachen
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HISTORIAN
1854 - 1928
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 10
Hans von Funck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1979
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 12
Max Hartung
FENCER
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
Lavenia Cavuru
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
Miryam Roper
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
Sun Xiaoqian
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Aachen
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POLITICIAN
748 - 814
HPI: 92.57
Rank: 1
Theodore von Kármán
ENGINEER
1881 - 1963
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2
Bernard of Italy
POLITICIAN
797 - 818
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 3
Benedict of Aniane
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
750 - 821
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4
Ernst-Günther Schenck
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 5
Norbert Burgmüller
COMPOSER
1810 - 1836
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 6
Reinhold Münzenberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1986
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 7
Diana Karenne
ACTOR
1897 - 1940
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 8
Fritz Herkenrath
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Aachen
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Most individuals born in present day Aachen were politicians (6), soccer players (5), athletes (4), writers (2), and musicians (2), while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), engineers (1), religious figures (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aachen, including Kai Havertz, Karl Del'Haye, and Dirk Lehmann. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aachen, including Charlemagne, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Edith Frank.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Aachen since 1700.
