Liestal
Liestal ranks 2,962nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Euskirchen, and Kherson Governorate. Memorable people born in Liestal include Carl Spitteler, Adolf Spinnler, and Adrian Knup. Memorable people who died in Liestal include Bohuslav Martinů, and David Goodall. Liestal has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many composers, and biologists. Liestal is located in Switzerland.
Liestal, formerly spelled Liesthal, is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, 17 km (11 mi) south of Basel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1845 and 1983, Liestal was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Carl Spitteler, Adolf Spinnler, and Adrian Knup. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Liestal including Bohuslav Martinů, and David Goodall.
People Born in Liestal
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Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 1
Adolf Spinnler
GYMNAST
1879 - 1951
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 2
Adrian Knup
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 3
Philipp Degen
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 4
David Degen
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.83
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Liestal
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Bohuslav Martinů
COMPOSER
1890 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1
David Goodall
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2018
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Liestal were soccer players (3), writers (1), and gymnasts (1), while most who died were composers (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Liestal, including Adrian Knup, Philipp Degen, and David Degen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Liestal, including Adrian Knup, Philipp Degen, and David Degen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Liestal since 1700.
