Leonberg
Leonberg ranks 4,822nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hurstville, New South Wales, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and Saltcoats. Memorable people born in Leonberg include Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Martin Winterkorn, and Bernd Riexinger. Memorable people who died in Leonberg include Frei Otto, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, and Sibylla of Anhalt. Leonberg has been the birth place of many philosophers, and businesspeople and the death place of many architects, and politicians. Leonberg is located in Germany.
Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about 16 km (10 mi) to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district of Böblingen. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1775 and 1955, Leonberg was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Martin Winterkorn, and Bernd Riexinger. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Leonberg including Frei Otto, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, and Sibylla of Anhalt. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Leonberg than were born there.
People Born in Leonberg
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1854
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 1
Martin Winterkorn
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2
Bernd Riexinger
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Leonberg
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Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 1
Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1480
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2
Sibylla of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1614
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 3
Jürgen Sundermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Leonberg
Go to all RankingsUlrich V, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1413 - 1480
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2
Sibylla of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1614
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 3
Jürgen Sundermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Leonberg were philosophers (1), businesspeople (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were architects (1), politicians (1), noblemen (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, businesspeople have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leonberg, including Martin Winterkorn. Whereas, throughout history, philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leonberg, including Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Leonberg since 1700.
