Bavaria
Bavaria ranks 1,682nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ashland, Kentucky, Huesca, and Rivne. Memorable people born in Bavaria include Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Victor II, and Patrick Süskind. Memorable people who died in Bavaria include Charles the Younger, Otto Kretschmer, and Max Amann. Bavaria has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Bavaria is located in Germany.
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of 70,550.19 km2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With over 13 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state behind North Rhine-Westphalia, but due to its large land area its population density is below the German average. Major cities include Munich, Nuremberg, and Augsburg. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 550 and 1949, Bavaria was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Victor II, and Patrick Süskind. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Bavaria including Charles the Younger, Otto Kretschmer, and Max Amann.
People Born in Bavaria
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Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 1
Pope Victor II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1018 - 1057
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 2
Patrick Süskind
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 3
Zwentibold
POLITICIAN
870 - 900
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 4
Gotthard of Hildesheim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1038
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 5
Garibald I of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
550 - 593
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 6
Henry III, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
940 - 989
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
1103 - 1130
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 8
Konrad von Feuchtwangen
POLITICIAN
1230 - 1296
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 9
Neidhart von Reuental
POLITICIAN
1180 - 1247
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Bavaria
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Charles the Younger
POLITICIAN
772 - 811
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 1
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 2
Max Amann
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1957
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3
Julius Schaub
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4
Johann Rattenhuber
EXTREMIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 5
Anna Schäffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1925
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 6
Fritz Wepper
ACTOR
1941 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 7
Johanna Wolf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1985
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 8
Herman Sörgel
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1952
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 9
Cornell Borchers
ACTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Bavaria
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Most individuals born in present day Bavaria were politicians (6), religious figures (2), writers (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (3), military personnels (2), actors (2), extremists (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bavaria, including Patrick Süskind. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bavaria, including Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Zwentibold, and Garibald I of Bavaria.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Bavaria since 1700.
