Kuldīga
Kuldīga ranks 2,364th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lubumbashi, Pennsylvania, and Saluzzo. Memorable people born in Kuldīga include Jacob Kettler, Max Weinreich, and Jānis Rudzutaks. Memorable people who died in Kuldīga include Duchess Sophie of Prussia. Kuldīga has been the birth place of many politicians, and historians and the death place of many noblemen. Kuldīga is located in Latvia.
Kuldīga is a town in the Courland region of Latvia, in the western part of the country. It is the center of Kuldīga Municipality with a population of approximately 13,500. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1610 and 1996, Kuldīga was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Jacob Kettler, Max Weinreich, and Jānis Rudzutaks. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kuldīga including Duchess Sophie of Prussia.
People Born in Kuldīga
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Jacob Kettler
POLITICIAN
1610 - 1682
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 1
Max Weinreich
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1969
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2
Jānis Rudzutaks
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1938
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3
Karl Davydov
SINGER
1838 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 4
Dana Reizniece-Ozola
CHESS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.81
Rank: 5
Krists Neilands
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 6
Jānis Šmēdiņš
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.98
Rank: 7
David Thomasberger
SWIMMER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kuldīga were politicians (2), historians (1), singers (1), chess players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kuldīga, including Dana Reizniece-Ozola. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kuldīga, including Jacob Kettler, and Jānis Rudzutaks.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kuldīga since 1700.
