Göppingen
Göppingen ranks 2,250th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind 13th arrondissement of Paris, Jiangsu, and Ridgewood, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Göppingen include Jürgen Klinsmann, Michael Maestlin, and Hans Robert Jauss. Memorable people who died in Göppingen include Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg, and Victor Capesius. Göppingen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Göppingen is located in Germany.
Göppingen is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the birthplace of football player Jürgen Klinsmann. It also hosts the headquarters of TeamViewer AG. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1550 and 1983, Göppingen was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Jürgen Klinsmann, Michael Maestlin, and Hans Robert Jauss. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Göppingen including Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg, and Victor Capesius.
People Born in Göppingen
Go to all RankingsJürgen Klinsmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 1
Michael Maestlin
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1631
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2
Hans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 3
Karl Friedrich von Gaertner
BIOLOGIST
1772 - 1850
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4
Shane Smeltz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 5
Aykut Erçetin
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.05
Rank: 6
Michael Kraus
HANDBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.99
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Göppingen
Go to all RankingsHans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 3
Michael Kraus
HANDBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.99
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Göppingen
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1756
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1
Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1364 - 1417
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2
Victor Capesius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1985
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 3
Dorothee Sölle
WRITER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Göppingen
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Göppingen were soccer players (3), mathematicians (1), philosophers (1), biologists (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were politicians (2), military personnels (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Göppingen, including Jürgen Klinsmann, Shane Smeltz, and Aykut Erçetin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Göppingen, including Jürgen Klinsmann, Shane Smeltz, and Aykut Erçetin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Göppingen since 1700.