Heidelberg
Heidelberg ranks 218th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Accra, Omaha, Nebraska, and Leeds. Memorable people born in Heidelberg include Queen Silvia of Sweden, Friedrich Ebert, and Ernst Jünger. Memorable people who died in Heidelberg include Hans-Georg Gadamer, George S. Patton, and Robert Bunsen. Heidelberg has been the birth place of many politicians and astronomers and the death place of many politicians and philosophers. Heidelberg is located in Germany.
Heidelberg is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 450 and 1994, Heidelberg was the birth place of 50 globally memorable people, including Queen Silvia of Sweden, Friedrich Ebert, and Ernst Jünger. Additionaly, 76 globally memorable people have passed away in Heidelberg including Hans-Georg Gadamer, George S. Patton, and Robert Bunsen. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Heidelberg than were born there.
People Born in Heidelberg
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Queen Silvia of Sweden
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 1
Friedrich Ebert
1871 - 1925
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 2
Ernst Jünger
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 3
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
1652 - 1722
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 4
Ernst Ruska
1906 - 1988
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 5
Ananda Mahidol
1925 - 1946
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 6
Max Wolf
1863 - 1932
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 7
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 8
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
1229 - 1294
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 9
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
1617 - 1680
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 10
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
1698 - 1738
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 11
Hans-Dieter Flick
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Heidelberg
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1941 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 8
Ernst Albrecht
1930 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 24
Georg Dionysius Ehret
1708 - 1770
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 35
Christian Zeitz
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.21
Rank: 46
Paul Zipser
1994 - Present
HPI: 24.86
Rank: 48
People Deceased in Heidelberg
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Hans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1
George S. Patton
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 2
Robert Bunsen
1811 - 1899
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
Carl Bosch
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 4
Walther Bothe
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 5
Harald zur Hausen
1936 - 2023
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 6
J. Hans D. Jensen
1907 - 1973
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 7
Albrecht Kossel
1853 - 1927
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 8
Richard Kuhn
1900 - 1967
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 10
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 11
Gustav Radbruch
1878 - 1949
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Heidelberg
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Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1519 - 1567
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 48
Elisabeth of Nuremberg
1358 - 1411
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 52
Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1827 - 1879
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 53
Horst Frank
1929 - 1999
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 54
Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine
1539 - 1582
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 55
Adolf Mayer
1843 - 1942
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 56
Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden
1625 - 1669
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 62
Karl Knies
1821 - 1898
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 71
Leo Königsberger
1837 - 1921
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 74
Most individuals born in present day Heidelberg were politicians (15), astronomers (4), actors (4), physicists (3), and companions (2), while most who died were politicians (17), philosophers (8), chemists (7), biologists (6), and astronomers (5).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Heidelberg, including Ananda Mahidol, Ernst Albrecht, and Klaus Schütz. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Heidelberg, including Friedrich Ebert, Ananda Mahidol, and Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Heidelberg since 1700.
