Koblenz
Koblenz ranks 724th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amritsar, Ribeirão Preto, and Shenyang. Memorable people born in Koblenz include Klemens von Metternich, Max von Laue, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Memorable people who died in Koblenz include Karl Baedeker, August Karl von Goeben, and Egon Klepsch. Koblenz has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many military personnels, and businesspeople. Koblenz is located in Germany.
Koblenz is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 16 and 1982, Koblenz was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Klemens von Metternich, Max von Laue, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Koblenz including Karl Baedeker, August Karl von Goeben, and Egon Klepsch.
People Born in Koblenz
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Klemens von Metternich
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1859
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 1
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 2
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 3
Julia Drusilla
POLITICIAN
16 - 38
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 4
Thomas Anders
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 5
Clemens Brentano
WRITER
1778 - 1842
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 6
Johannes Peter Müller
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1858
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 7
Bodo Illgner
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 8
Friedrich von Gärtner
ARCHITECT
1791 - 1847
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 9
Karl Friedrich Mohr
CHEMIST
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 10
Joseph Görres
WRITER
1776 - 1848
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 11
Rudi Gutendorf
COACH
1926 - 2019
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Koblenz
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Henriette Sontag
SINGER
1806 - 1854
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 13
Michel Auclair
ACTOR
1922 - 1988
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 14
Sabine Bischoff
ATHLETE
1958 - 2013
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Koblenz
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Karl Baedeker
BUSINESSPERSON
1801 - 1859
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1
August Karl von Goeben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1880
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 2
Egon Klepsch
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 3
John Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1966
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 4
Josef Gauchel
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 5
Heinrich Hax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1969
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Koblenz
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SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 5
Heinrich Hax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1969
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Koblenz were politicians (3), writers (3), singers (2), actors (2), and physicists (1), while most who died were military personnels (2), businesspeople (1), politicians (1), racing drivers (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Koblenz, including Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Koblenz, including Klemens von Metternich, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and Julia Drusilla.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Koblenz since 1700.
