Celle
Celle ranks 1,278th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colombes, Culver City, California, and Benin City. The most famous people from Celle are George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Roland Freisler, and Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The most famous people who died in Celle are Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Celle has been the birth place of many noblemen, and politicians and the death place of many noblemen, and politicians. Celle is located in Germany.
People
Between 0 and 2000, Celle was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Roland Freisler, and Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Celle including Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
People Born in Celle
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George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1641
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 1
Roland Freisler
JUDGE
1893 - 1945
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 2
Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1636
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 3
Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg
NOBLEMAN
1495 - 1549
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 4
Christian Oliver
ACTOR
1972 - 2024
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 5
Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1611
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 7
Ernst Herzfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 8
Albrecht Thaer
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1828
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 9
Dustin Brown
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 10
Feleknas Uca
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 11
João Almeida
ATHLETE
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Celle
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Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1751 - 1775
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 1
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1497 - 1546
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 2
Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1358 - 1434
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 3
Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1478
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 4
Otto V, Duke of Brunswick
NOBLEMAN
1439 - 1471
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
Johann Arndt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1555 - 1621
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 6
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1388
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 7
Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1636
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 8
Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1622 - 1665
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 9
Arno Schmidt
WRITER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 10
Fritz Darges
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2009
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 11
Ernest II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1611
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Celle were noblemen (4), politicians (2), judges (1), actors (1), and archaeologists (1), while most who died were noblemen (7), politicians (3), religious figures (1), writers (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Celle, including Christian Oliver. Whereas, throughout history, noblemen have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Celle, including George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Celle since 1700.
