Leverkusen
Leverkusen ranks 1,934th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manacor, Uji, and Khmelnytskyi. Memorable people born in Leverkusen include Wolf Vostell, Paul Janes, and Detlef Schrempf. Memorable people who died in Leverkusen include Golo Mann, and Edmund Conen. Leverkusen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many historians, and coaches. Leverkusen is located in Germany.
Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 1979, Leverkusen was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Wolf Vostell, Paul Janes, and Detlef Schrempf. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Leverkusen including Golo Mann, and Edmund Conen.
People Born in Leverkusen
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Wolf Vostell
PAINTER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1
Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 2
Detlef Schrempf
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 3
Sabine Moussier
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 4
Dietmar Mögenburg
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 5
Bernd Dreher
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 6
Felix Sturm
BOXER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 7
Danny Ecker
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Leverkusen
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Leverkusen were soccer players (2), athletes (2), painters (1), basketball players (1), and actors (1), while most who died were historians (1), and coaches (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leverkusen, including Dietmar Mögenburg, and Danny Ecker. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leverkusen, including Paul Janes, and Bernd Dreher.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Leverkusen since 1700.
