Augsburg ranks 302nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Porto, Mantua, and Curitiba. Memorable people born in Augsburg include Bertolt Brecht, Leopold Mozart, and Hans Holbein the Younger. Memorable people who died in Augsburg include Johann Bayer, Jakob Fugger, and Conrad, Duke of Lorraine. Augsburg has been the birth place of many politicians and actors and the death place of many politicians and painters. Augsburg is located in Germany.
Augsburg is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia with a well preserved Altstadt. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is the third-largest city in Bavaria, with a population of 304,000 and 885,000 in its metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 300 and 1990, Augsburg was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Bertolt Brecht, Leopold Mozart, and Hans Holbein the Younger. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Augsburg including Johann Bayer, Jakob Fugger, and Conrad, Duke of Lorraine.
1898 - 1956
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
1719 - 1787
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 2
1497 - 1545
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 3
1459 - 1525
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
1909 - 1996
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 6
1873 - 1964
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 7
1473 - 1531
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 8
1939 - 2012
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 9
1465 - 1524
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 10
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 11
1858 - 1940
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 12
1858 - 1940
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 12
1769 - 1833
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 21
1927 - 1956
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 28
1956 - 2012
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 33
1572 - 1625
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1
1459 - 1525
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 2
922 - 955
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 3
1473 - 1531
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4
1939 - 2012
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 5
1516 - 1580
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 6
300 - 304
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 7
1858 - 1940
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 8
890 - 973
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 9
1625 - 1679
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 10
1505 - 1562
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 11
1728 - 1792
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 12
1858 - 1940
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 8
1728 - 1792
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 12
1898 - 1973
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 17
Most individuals born in present day Augsburg were politicians (5), actors (4), painters (4), soccer players (4), and athletes (4), while most who died were politicians (3), painters (2), soccer players (2), religious figures (2), and astronomers (1).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Augsburg, including Erhard Wunderlich, Alexander Grimm, and Hannes Aigner. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Augsburg, including Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, and Agnes Bernauer.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Augsburg since 1700.