Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ranks 136th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Minneapolis, Kolkata, and Kansas City, Missouri. Memorable people born in Düsseldorf include Heinrich Heine, Anne of Cleves, and Wim Wenders. Memorable people who died in Düsseldorf include Joseph Beuys, Walther Funk, and Erhard Milch. Düsseldorf has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and military personnels. Düsseldorf is located in Germany.
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne, and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a population of 653,253. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1512 and 2001, Düsseldorf was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Heinrich Heine, Anne of Cleves, and Wim Wenders. Additionaly, 39 globally memorable people have passed away in Düsseldorf including Joseph Beuys, Walther Funk, and Erhard Milch.
People Born in Düsseldorf
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Heinrich Heine
1797 - 1856
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 1
Anne of Cleves
1515 - 1557
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 2
Wim Wenders
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 3
Felix Klein
1849 - 1925
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 4
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
1655 - 1720
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 5
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
1743 - 1819
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 6
Paul Natorp
1854 - 1924
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 7
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1658 - 1716
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 8
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
1876 - 1955
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 9
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 10
Kurt Franz
1914 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 11
Luise Rainer
1910 - 2014
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Düsseldorf
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Peter von Hess
1792 - 1871
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 30
Max Lorenz
1901 - 1975
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 39
Jakob Bender
1910 - 1981
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 45
Sabine Everts
1961 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 54
Malick Thiaw
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.13
Rank: 63
Güven Yalçın
1999 - Present
HPI: 26.76
Rank: 65
Danny aus den Birken
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.25
Rank: 67
Richard Adjei
1983 - 2020
HPI: 25.71
Rank: 68
People Deceased in Düsseldorf
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Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1
Walther Funk
1890 - 1960
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 2
Erhard Milch
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 3
Hans Luther
1879 - 1962
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 4
Franz Stangl
1908 - 1971
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 5
Joseph Maria Olbrich
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 6
Arno Breker
1900 - 1991
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 7
Hans Lammers
1879 - 1962
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 8
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1658 - 1716
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 9
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 10
Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg
1578 - 1653
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 11
Florian Schneider
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Düsseldorf
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Most individuals born in present day Düsseldorf were soccer players (20), politicians (9), actors (6), singers (5), and painters (4), while most who died were politicians (11), military personnels (4), painters (4), soccer players (4), and racing drivers (3).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Düsseldorf, including Klaus Allofs, Thomas Allofs, and Amin Younes. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Düsseldorf, including Klaus Allofs, Stanislaus Kobierski, and Karl Hohmann.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Düsseldorf since 1700.
