Bern
Bern ranks 426th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cork (city), Norfolk, Virginia, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Memorable people born in Bern include Emil Theodor Kocher, Hans Albert Einstein, and Ferdinand Hodler. Memorable people who died in Bern include Mikhail Bakunin, Kofi Annan, and Charles Albert Gobat. Bern has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Bern is located in Switzerland.
Bern, or Berne, is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". With a population of about 133,000, Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Bern was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Emil Theodor Kocher, Hans Albert Einstein, and Ferdinand Hodler. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Bern including Mikhail Bakunin, Kofi Annan, and Charles Albert Gobat. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Bern than were born there.
People Born in Bern
Go to all RankingsEmil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 1
Hans Albert Einstein
ENGINEER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 2
Ferdinand Hodler
PAINTER
1853 - 1918
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 3
Albrecht von Haller
PHYSICIAN
1708 - 1777
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 4
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 5
Peter Bieri
WRITER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 6
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 7
Adolf Wölfli
PAINTER
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 8
Robert Maillart
ENGINEER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 9
Rodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
WRITER
1484 - 1530
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 11
Carl Meissner
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bern
Go to all RankingsRodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 10
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
WRITER
1484 - 1530
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 11
Edy Hubacher
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 21
Christine Stückelberger
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 23
Daniel Giger
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 24
Anouk Vergé-Dépré
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 33
Delia Sclabas
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 34
Sean Johnson
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 35
Ditaji Kambundji
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
Mathias Flückiger
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Bern
Go to all RankingsMikhail Bakunin
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 1
Kofi Annan
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2018
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 2
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 4
Faisal I of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1933
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 5
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 6
Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 7
Albrecht von Haller
PHYSICIAN
1708 - 1777
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 8
Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1781 - 1860
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 9
Jakob Steiner
MATHEMATICIAN
1796 - 1863
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 10
Karl Rappan
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1996
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 11
Otto Brunfels
BIOLOGIST
1488 - 1534
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Bern
Go to all RankingsRodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 20
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
WRITER
1484 - 1530
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 21
Eugen Huber
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 37
Ludwig von Moos
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1990
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 40
Henri Chammartin
ATHLETE
1918 - 2011
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 41
Walter Weiler
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 44
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bern were athletes (9), politicians (6), writers (4), physicians (3), and engineers (2), while most who died were politicians (18), soccer players (4), biologists (3), writers (3), and physicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bern, including Edy Hubacher, Christine Stückelberger, and Daniel Giger. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bern, including Edy Hubacher, Christine Stückelberger, and Daniel Giger.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Bern since 1700.