Erlangen
Erlangen ranks 1,405th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aschaffenburg, Osnabrück, and Babylon. Memorable people born in Erlangen include Georg Ohm, Emmy Noether, and Lothar Matthäus. Memorable people who died in Erlangen include Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, and Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach. Erlangen has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and soccer players and the death place of many biologists, and mathematicians. Erlangen is located in Germany.
Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt, and with 116,062 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the eight major cities in Bavaria. The number of inhabitants exceeded the threshold of 100,000 in 1974, making Erlangen a major city according to the statistical definition officially used in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1779 and 1993, Erlangen was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Georg Ohm, Emmy Noether, and Lothar Matthäus. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Erlangen including Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, and Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Erlangen than were born there.
People Born in Erlangen
Go to all RankingsGeorg Ohm
PHYSICIST
1789 - 1854
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 1
Emmy Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1935
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 2
Lothar Matthäus
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 3
Adolph Wagner
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 4
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1868
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 5
Martin Ohm
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1872
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 6
Johann Schweigger
CHEMIST
1779 - 1857
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 7
Fritz Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1941
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 8
Stefan Schwarzmann
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 9
Rudolf Geiger
GEOLOGIST
1894 - 1981
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 10
Achim Beierlorzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 11
Fabian Schwingenschlögl
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Erlangen
Go to all RankingsRudolf Geiger
GEOLOGIST
1894 - 1981
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 10
Fabian Schwingenschlögl
SWIMMER
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Alexander Megos
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Erlangen
Go to all RankingsPrincess Maria Josepha of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 1
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
BIOLOGIST
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 2
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 3
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller
BIOLOGIST
1725 - 1776
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1712
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 5
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1810
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 6
Max Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 1921
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 7
Paul Gordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1837 - 1912
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1817
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1849
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 10
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1867
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 11
Ernst Stromer
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1952
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Erlangen
Go to all RankingsChristian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1712
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 5
Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1817
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1849
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 10
Ernst Stromer
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1952
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 12
Lars Vogt
MUSICIAN
1970 - 2022
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Erlangen were mathematicians (3), soccer players (2), physicists (1), economists (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were biologists (4), mathematicians (4), noblemen (2), politicians (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Erlangen, including Lothar Matthäus, and Achim Beierlorzer. Whereas, throughout history, mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Erlangen, including Emmy Noether, Martin Ohm, and Fritz Noether.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Erlangen since 1700.