Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau ranks 434th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gyumri, Brighton, and Chang'an. The most famous people from Freiburg im Breisgau are Otto Heinrich Warburg, Wolfgang Schäuble, and Karl Rahner. The most famous people who died in Freiburg im Breisgau are Edmund Husserl, Friedrich Hayek, and Nikos Kazantzakis. Freiburg im Breisgau has been the birth place of many actors, and physicians and the death place of many biologists, and politicians. Freiburg im Breisgau is located in Germany.
People
Between 1040 and 1996, Freiburg im Breisgau was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Otto Heinrich Warburg, Wolfgang Schäuble, and Karl Rahner. Additionaly, 39 globally memorable people have passed away in Freiburg im Breisgau including Edmund Husserl, Friedrich Hayek, and Nikos Kazantzakis. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Freiburg im Breisgau than were born there.
People Born in Freiburg im Breisgau
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Otto Heinrich Warburg
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1970
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 1
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 2
Karl Rahner
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 3
Joseph Wirth
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 4
Til Schweiger
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 5
Waldemar Hoven
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 6
Hans F. K. Günther
WRITER
1891 - 1968
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 7
Friedrich Pollock
PHILOSOPHER
1894 - 1970
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 8
Herman I of Baden
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1040 - 1074
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 9
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1877 - 1947
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 10
Adolf Furtwängler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1907
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 11
Hans Münch
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Freiburg im Breisgau
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Inka Friedrich
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 23
Stephan Burger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 24
Christian Meyer
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 27
Jasha Sütterlin
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 36
People Deceased in Freiburg im Breisgau
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Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
Friedrich Hayek
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 2
Nikos Kazantzakis
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 3
Hermann Staudinger
CHEMIST
1881 - 1965
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 4
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 5
Hans Spemann
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1941
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 6
August Weismann
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1914
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 7
Georges J. F. Köhler
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 1995
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 8
Constantin Fehrenbach
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 9
Joseph Wirth
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
Ernst Zermelo
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1953
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 11
Eugen Fink
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Freiburg im Breisgauwere actors (7), physicians (4), philosophers (3), soccer players (3), and cyclists (3), while most who died were biologists (7), politicians (6), writers (4), philosophers (3), and chemists (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Freiburg im Breisgau, including Til Schweiger, Franz Rogowski, and Johanna Wokalek. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Freiburg im Breisgau, including Til Schweiger, Charles Régnier, and Franz Rogowski.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Freiburg im Breisgau since 1700.
