Braunschweig
Braunschweig ranks 412th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oklahoma City, Leuven, and Palma de Mallorca. Memorable people born in Braunschweig include Carl Friedrich Gauss, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Memorable people who died in Braunschweig include Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Henry the Lion, and Richard Dedekind. Braunschweig has been the birth place of many politicians and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Braunschweig is located in Germany.
Braunschweig or Brunswick is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2016, it had a population of 250,704. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1175 and 1993, Braunschweig was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Carl Friedrich Gauss, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Braunschweig including Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Henry the Lion, and Richard Dedekind.
People Born in Braunschweig
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
1777 - 1855
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 1
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1691 - 1750
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 2
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1175 - 1218
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 3
Richard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 4
Louis Spohr
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 5
Otto Grotewohl
1894 - 1964
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 6
Caroline of Brunswick
1768 - 1821
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 7
Levin August von Bennigsen
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 8
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 9
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1713 - 1780
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 10
William, Duke of Brunswick
1806 - 1884
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 11
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1771 - 1815
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Braunschweig
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 1
Henry the Lion
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 2
Richard Dedekind
1831 - 1916
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 3
William V, Prince of Orange
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 4
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1696 - 1762
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
1156 - 1189
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1671 - 1735
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 7
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1713 - 1780
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 8
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
1716 - 1801
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 9
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1721 - 1792
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 10
Heinrich Bär
1913 - 1957
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 11
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
1173 - 1227
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Braunschweig
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Braunschweig were politicians (8), mathematicians (2), companions (2), military personnels (2), and noblemen (2), while most who died were politicians (7), writers (3), noblemen (3), military personnels (3), and philosophers (2).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Braunschweig, including Robin Knoche and Alexander Madlung. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Braunschweig, including Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto Grotewohl, and Caroline of Brunswick.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Braunschweig since 1700.
