Aachen
Aachen ranks 584th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kuwait City, Arras, and Sagamihara. 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 Benedict of Aniane. 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 252,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 740 and 1999, Aachen was the birth place of 21 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 Benedict of Aniane.
People Born in Aachen
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Charlemagne
748 - 814
HPI: 89.46
Rank: 1
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1886 - 1969
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 2
Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
795 - 858
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 3
Edith Frank
1900 - 1945
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 4
Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 5
Wilhelm Worringer
1881 - 1965
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 6
Angilbert
740 - 814
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 7
Walter Hasenclever
1890 - 1940
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 8
David Garrett
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 9
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
1926 - 2009
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 10
Kai Havertz
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 11
Reinhold Münzenberg
1909 - 1986
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Aachen
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Go to all RankingsCharlemagne
748 - 814
HPI: 89.46
Rank: 1
Theodore von Kármán
1881 - 1963
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 2
Benedict of Aniane
750 - 821
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 3
Ernst-Günther Schenck
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 4
Bernard of Italy
797 - 818
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
Norbert Burgmüller
1810 - 1836
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 6
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
1655 - 1721
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 7
Reinhold Münzenberg
1909 - 1986
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 8
Fritz Herkenrath
1928 - 2016
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Aachen
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Aachen were politicians (6), soccer players (4), writers (2), musicians (2), and architects (1), while most who died were politicians (3), soccer players (2), engineers (1), religious figures (1), and physicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aachen, including Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Ulla Schmidt, and Thomas Kemmerich. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Aachen since 1700.
