Hanover ranks 116th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind The Hague, Minsk, and Ljubljana. Memorable people born in Hanover include William Herschel, George I of Great Britain, and Friedrich Schlegel. Memorable people who died in Hanover include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Gerd von Rundstedt, and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia. Hanover has been the birth place of many politicians and actors and the death place of many military personnels and politicians. Hanover is located in Germany.
Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) population makes it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019) and is the largest in the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1660 and 1998, Hanover was the birth place of 82 globally memorable people, including William Herschel, George I of Great Britain, and Friedrich Schlegel. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Hanover including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Gerd von Rundstedt, and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.
1738 - 1822
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 1
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 2
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 3
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 5
1892 - 1968
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 7
1750 - 1848
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 8
1884 - 1951
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 9
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 10
1687 - 1757
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 11
1673 - 1742
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 12
1687 - 1757
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 11
1885 - 1944
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 39
1671 - 1710
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 43
1773 - 1839
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 44
1919 - 2021
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 46
1817 - 1894
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 49
1849 - 1904
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 54
1807 - 1882
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 57
1759 - 1814
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 59
1848 - 1926
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 62
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 69
1882 - 1959
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 70
1646 - 1716
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 1
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 2
1892 - 1980
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 3
1771 - 1851
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 4
1668 - 1705
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 5
1883 - 1949
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 6
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 7
1775 - 1853
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 8
1868 - 1946
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 9
1778 - 1841
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 10
1752 - 1782
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 11
1902 - 1953
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Hanover were politicians (17), actors (11), soccer players (7), noblemen (6), and writers (5), while most who died were military personnels (5), politicians (5), mathematicians (2), companions (2), and noblemen (2).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hanover, including Per Mertesacker, Fabian Ernst, and Vladimir Vasilj. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hanover, including George I of Great Britain, Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Alfred Hugenberg.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Hanover since 1700.