Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ranks 186th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Salvador, Bahia, Mannheim, and Adelaide. Memorable people born in Karlsruhe include Hans Frank, Friedrich Ratzel, and Karl Drais. Memorable people who died in Karlsruhe include Karl Drais, Gotthard Heinrici, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden. Karlsruhe has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Karlsruhe is located in Germany.
Karlsruhe is the third-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, after its capital Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. It is also a former capital of Baden, a historic region named after Hohenbaden Castle in the city of Baden-Baden. Located on the right bank of the Rhine near the French border, between the Mannheim-Ludwigshafen conurbation to the north and Strasbourg to the south, Karlsruhe is Germany's legal center, being home to the Federal Constitutional Court, the Federal Court of Justice and the Public Prosecutor General. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Karlsruhe was the birth place of 67 globally memorable people, including Hans Frank, Friedrich Ratzel, and Karl Drais. Additionaly, 37 globally memorable people have passed away in Karlsruhe including Karl Drais, Gotthard Heinrici, and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden.
People Born in Karlsruhe
Go to all RankingsHans Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1946
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
Friedrich Ratzel
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 2
Karl Drais
INVENTOR
1785 - 1851
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 3
Richard Willstätter
CHEMIST
1872 - 1942
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 4
Victoria of Baden
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 5
Oliver Kahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 6
Caroline of Baden
COMPANION
1776 - 1841
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 7
Walther von Reichenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1942
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 8
Elizabeth Alexeievna
COMPANION
1779 - 1826
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 9
Frederica of Baden
COMPANION
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
COMPANION
1788 - 1836
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1818
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Karlsruhe
Go to all RankingsAlexander Kanoldt
PAINTER
1881 - 1939
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 37
August Böckh
PHILOSOPHER
1785 - 1867
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 40
Louise Caroline of Hochberg
NOBLEMAN
1768 - 1820
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 42
Ferdinand Keller
PAINTER
1842 - 1922
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 43
Princess Leopoldine of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1903
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 44
Prince William of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1859
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 46
Vincenzo Italiano
COACH
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 54
Renate Lingor
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 31.69
Rank: 59
Berkay Özcan
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.56
Rank: 62
Luisa Niemesch
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 65
Sabine Kusterer
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 66
Annika Bruhn
SWIMMER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 67
People Deceased in Karlsruhe
Go to all RankingsKarl Drais
INVENTOR
1785 - 1851
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1
Gotthard Heinrici
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 2
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1818
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 4
Princess Sophie of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1865
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 5
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1830
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 6
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 7
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1679 - 1738
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 8
Franz Danzi
CONDUCTOR
1763 - 1826
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 9
Theodor Nöldeke
WRITER
1836 - 1930
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 10
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 11
Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1858
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Karlsruhe
Go to all RankingsLouise Caroline of Hochberg
NOBLEMAN
1768 - 1820
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 27
Prince William of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1859
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 31
Carl Kaufmann
ATHLETE
1936 - 2008
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 36
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Karlsruhe were soccer players (12), politicians (9), noblemen (7), companions (5), and writers (4), while most who died were politicians (8), noblemen (5), painters (5), writers (3), and athletes (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Karlsruhe, including Oliver Kahn, Oliver Bierhoff, and Mehmet Scholl. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karlsruhe, including Oliver Kahn, Oliver Bierhoff, and Mehmet Scholl.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Karlsruhe since 1700.