Hildesheim
Hildesheim ranks 919th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Anaheim, California, Mogadishu, and Fortaleza. Memorable people born in Hildesheim include Ludolph van Ceulen, Hans Adolf Krebs, and Rudolf Schenker. Memorable people who died in Hildesheim include Oskar Schindler, Gotthard of Hildesheim, and George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg. 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
People
Between 1010 and 1997, Hildesheim was the birth place of 16 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, Gotthard of Hildesheim, and George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg.
People Born in Hildesheim
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Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 2
Rudolf Schenker
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 3
Wolfram Sievers
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1948
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 4
Adolf Hurwitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 5
Benno
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 6
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
BIOLOGIST
1767 - 1851
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 7
Alexander von Linsingen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1935
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 8
Adolf Bertram
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1859 - 1945
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 9
Erich Pommer
PRODUCER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 10
Thomas Quasthoff
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 11
Holger Apfel
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hildesheim
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People Deceased in Hildesheim
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Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 1
Gotthard of Hildesheim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1038
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 2
George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1641
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 3
Bernward of Hildesheim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1022
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 4
Peter Tordenskjold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1690 - 1720
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most 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).
Occupational Trends
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, Holger Apfel, and Hubertus Heil.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Hildesheim since 1700.
