Fribourg
Fribourg ranks 1,900th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dillenburg, Huntington Beach, California, and Jackson, Michigan. Memorable people born in Fribourg include Jean Tinguely, Jo Siffert, and Alain Berset. Memorable people who died in Fribourg include Peter Canisius, Wilhelm Schmidt, and Józef Maria Bocheński. Fribourg has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many physicians, and anthropologists. Fribourg is located in Switzerland.
Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland. Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine. In 2018, it had a population of 38,365. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1925 and 2000, Fribourg was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Jean Tinguely, Jo Siffert, and Alain Berset. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Fribourg including Peter Canisius, Wilhelm Schmidt, and Józef Maria Bocheński.
People Born in Fribourg
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Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 1
Jo Siffert
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 2
Alain Berset
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 3
Joseph Deiss
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 4
René Fasel
HOCKEY PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 5
Terence Kongolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Rank: 6
Michel Aebischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 7
Mathilde Gremaud
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 24.92
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Fribourg
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Peter Canisius
PHYSICIAN
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Schmidt
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1868 - 1954
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 2
Józef Maria Bocheński
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1995
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 3
Charles Journet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1975
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4
Leopold Andrian
WRITER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Fribourg were politicians (2), soccer players (2), sculptors (1), racing drivers (1), and hockey players (1), while most who died were physicians (1), anthropologists (1), philosophers (1), religious figures (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fribourg, including Alain Berset, and Joseph Deiss. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fribourg, including Alain Berset, and Joseph Deiss.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Fribourg since 1700.
