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Bern (che)

Switzerland

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Bern ranks 453rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bonn, Lambeth, and Groningen. 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 politicians and physicians and the death place of many politicians and biologists. 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 1708 and 1994, Bern was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Emil Theodor Kocher, Hans Albert Einstein, and Ferdinand Hodler. Additionaly, 40 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

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bern were politicians (6), physicians (3), writers (3), engineers (2), and painters (2),  while most who died were politicians (17), biologists (3), soccer players (3), physicians (2), and mathematicians (2).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bern, including Alexander Schallenberg, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and Mirjam Ott. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bern, including Alexander Schallenberg, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, and Karl Schenk.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Bern since 1700.

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