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Geneva (che)

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Geneva ranks 97th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yokohama, Seattle, and Baghdad. Memorable people born in Geneva include Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Henry Dunant, and Ferdinand de Saussure. Memorable people who died in Geneva include John Calvin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and Jean Piaget. Geneva has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Geneva is located in Switzerland.

Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous of the French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1413 and 2002, Geneva was the birth place of 97 globally memorable people, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Henry Dunant, and Ferdinand de Saussure. Additionaly, 107 globally memorable people have passed away in Geneva including John Calvin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and Jean Piaget. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Geneva than were born there.

People Born in Geneva

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People Deceased in Geneva

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Geneva were soccer players (10), politicians (8), biologists (7), writers (7), and mathematicians (5),  while most who died were politicians (24), writers (11), composers (5), physicists (5), and biologists (5).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Geneva, including Roger Vonlanthen, Johann Vogel, and Philippe Senderos. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Geneva, including Roger Courtois, Roger Vonlanthen, and Roger Bocquet.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Geneva since 1700.

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