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Königsberg ranks 224th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kinshasa, Riyadh, and Kassel. Memorable people born in Königsberg include Immanuel Kant, David Hilbert, and E. T. A. Hoffmann. Memorable people who died in Königsberg include Friedrich Bessel, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau. Königsberg has been the birth place of many politicians, and mathematicians and the death place of many politicians, and mathematicians. Königsberg is located in Russia.

Königsberg is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Baltic Crusades. It was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, who led a campaign against the pagan Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1527 and 1942, Königsberg was the birth place of 57 globally memorable people, including Immanuel Kant, David Hilbert, and E. T. A. Hoffmann. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Königsberg including Friedrich Bessel, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau.

People Born in Königsberg

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Königsberg were politicians (14), mathematicians (8), writers (6), noblemen (4), and physicists (3),  while most who died were politicians (5), mathematicians (2), writers (2), physicists (1), and physicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Königsberg, including Reinhard Bonnke, and Algis Budrys. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Königsberg, including Frederick I of Prussia, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Princess Louise of Prussia.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Königsberg since 1700.