Bielefeld
Bielefeld ranks 1,145th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Scotland, Varanasi, and Saskatoon. Memorable people born in Bielefeld include F. W. Murnau, Horst Wessel, and Bernhard Schlink. Memorable people who died in Bielefeld include August Oetker, Šaban Šaulić, and Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch. Bielefeld has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many athletes, and physicians. Bielefeld is located in Germany.
Bielefeld is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region of Detmold and the 18th largest city in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Bielefeld was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including F. W. Murnau, Horst Wessel, and Bernhard Schlink. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Bielefeld including August Oetker, Šaban Šaulić, and Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch.
People Born in Bielefeld
Go to all RankingsF. W. Murnau
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1
Horst Wessel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2
Bernhard Schlink
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 3
Reiner Stahel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4
Kurt Blome
PHYSICIAN
1894 - 1969
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 5
Irmgard Möller
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 6
Aleida Assmann
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 7
Hermann Paul Müller
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1975
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 8
Olaf Hampel
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 9
Lena Goeßling
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 10
Kacper Przybyłko
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.42
Rank: 11
Mieke Kröger
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bielefeld
Go to all RankingsOlaf Hampel
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 9
Kacper Przybyłko
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.42
Rank: 11
Dinah Pfizenmaier
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 22.10
Rank: 13
Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
Andrew Hunter
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Mateusz Przybylko
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Bielefeld
Go to all RankingsAugust Oetker
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1918
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1
Šaban Šaulić
SINGER
1951 - 2019
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 2
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1971
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 3
Julius Wilbrand
CHEMIST
1839 - 1906
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 4
Erich Borchmeyer
ATHLETE
1905 - 2000
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 5
Rudolf Lippert
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Bielefeld
Go to all RankingsKarl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1971
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 3
Julius Wilbrand
CHEMIST
1839 - 1906
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 4
Rudolf Lippert
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bielefeld were athletes (4), soccer players (2), film directors (1), social activists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were athletes (2), physicians (1), singers (1), military personnels (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bielefeld, including Olaf Hampel, Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak, and Mateusz Przybylko. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bielefeld, including Olaf Hampel, Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak, and Andrew Hunter.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Bielefeld since 1700.