Hildesheim
Hildesheim ranks 857th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Maebashi, Piraeus, and Allahabad. Memorable people born in Hildesheim include Ludolph van Ceulen, Hans Adolf Krebs, and Rudolf Schenker. Memorable people who died in Hildesheim include Oskar Schindler, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Gotthard of Hildesheim. Hildesheim has been the birth place of many politicians and mathematicians and the death place of many religious figures and businesspeople. Hildesheim is located in Germany.
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Leine River. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1010 and 1972, Hildesheim was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Ludolph van Ceulen, Hans Adolf Krebs, and Rudolf Schenker. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Hildesheim including Oskar Schindler, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Gotthard of Hildesheim.
People Born in Hildesheim
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Ludolph van Ceulen
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
Rudolf Schenker
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 3
Wolfram Sievers
1905 - 1948
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 4
Benno
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 5
Adolf Hurwitz
1859 - 1919
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
Alexander von Linsingen
1850 - 1935
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 7
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
1767 - 1851
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 8
Adolf Bertram
1859 - 1945
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 9
Erich Pommer
1889 - 1966
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 10
Thomas Quasthoff
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 11
Hubertus Heil
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 12
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Oskar Schindler
1908 - 1974
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 1
George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
1582 - 1641
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 2
Gotthard of Hildesheim
960 - 1038
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
Peter Tordenskjold
1690 - 1720
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 4
Bernward of Hildesheim
960 - 1022
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Hildesheim
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Hildesheim were politicians (3), mathematicians (2), musicians (2), religious figures (2), and chemists (1), while most who died were religious figures (2), businesspeople (1), noblemen (1), and military personnels (1).
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hildesheim, including Rudolf Schenker and Thomas Quasthoff. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hildesheim, including Wolfram Sievers, Hubertus Heil, and Holger Apfel.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Hildesheim since 1700.
