Calw
Calw ranks 3,729th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Orange, New South Wales, Asnières-sur-Seine, and Alexander Palace. Memorable people born in Calw include Hermann Hesse, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, and Joseph Gaertner. Memorable people who died in Calw include Karl Friedrich von Gaertner. Calw has been the birth place of many writers, and military personnels and the death place of many biologists. Calw is located in Germany.
Calw is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital and largest town of the district Calw. It is located in the Northern Black Forest and is approximately 18 km (11 mi) south of Pforzheim and 33 km (21 mi) west of Stuttgart. It has the status of a große Kreisstadt. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1732 and 1983, Calw was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Hermann Hesse, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, and Joseph Gaertner. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Calw including Karl Friedrich von Gaertner.
People Born in Calw
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Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 1
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 2
Joseph Gaertner
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1791
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 3
Marcel Goc
HOCKEY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.19
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Calw
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Calw were writers (1), military personnels (1), biologists (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Calw, including Marcel Goc. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Calw, including Hermann Hesse.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Calw since 1700.
