Essen ranks 257th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Denmark, Chiba (city), and Cape Town. Memorable people born in Essen include Chlodio, Ernst Busch, and Otto Rehhagel. Memorable people who died in Essen include Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Gustav Heinemann, and Helmut Rahn. Essen has been the birth place of many soccer players and businesspeople and the death place of many politicians and soccer players. Essen is located in Germany.
Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of 579,432 makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the ninth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, second largest by GDP in the EU, and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital". Two rivers flow through the city: the Emscher in the north, and in the south the Ruhr River, which is dammed in Essen to form the Lake Baldeney (Baldeneysee) and Lake Kettwig reservoirs. The central and northern boroughs of Essen historically belong to the Low German (Westphalian) language area, and the south of the city to the Low Franconian Bergish area. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 393 and 1996, Essen was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including Chlodio, Ernst Busch, and Otto Rehhagel. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Essen including Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Gustav Heinemann, and Helmut Rahn.
393 - 448
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1
1885 - 1945
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 2
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 3
1898 - 1945
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 4
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 5
1907 - 1967
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 6
1812 - 1887
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 8
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
1920 - 2014
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 11
1801 - 1859
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 12
1812 - 1887
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 14
1910 - 1998
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 20
1924 - 2016
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 26
1940 - 2019
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 31
1887 - 1977
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 1
1899 - 1976
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 2
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 3
1907 - 1967
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 4
1812 - 1887
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 5
1920 - 2014
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 6
1892 - 1958
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 7
1854 - 1902
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 8
1898 - 1983
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 9
1922 - 2010
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 10
1880 - 1945
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 11
1889 - 1935
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Essen were soccer players (14), businesspeople (5), politicians (3), musicians (3), and writers (3), while most who died were politicians (3), soccer players (3), businesspeople (3), inventors (1), and military personnels (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Essen, including Helmut Rahn, Jens Lehmann, and Leroy Sané. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Essen, including Helmut Rahn, Jens Lehmann, and Leroy Sané.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Essen since 1700.