Marburg ranks 1,111th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yamaguchi (city), Agra, and Namur. Memorable people born in Marburg include Hans-Georg Gadamer, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, and Ernst-Günther Schenck. Memorable people who died in Marburg include Elizabeth of Hungary, Emil von Behring, and Rudolf Bultmann. Marburg has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many philosophers and physicists. Marburg is located in Germany.
Marburg is a university town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district. The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has a population of approximately 76,000. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1244 and 1988, Marburg was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Hans-Georg Gadamer, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, and Ernst-Günther Schenck. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Marburg including Elizabeth of Hungary, Emil von Behring, and Rudolf Bultmann. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Marburg than were born there.
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1
1504 - 1567
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 2
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3
1847 - 1921
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 4
1527 - 1555
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 5
1727 - 1759
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 6
1244 - 1308
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 7
1528 - 1586
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 8
1821 - 1898
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 10
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 11
1988 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Rank: 12
1527 - 1555
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 5
1244 - 1308
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 7
1528 - 1586
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 8
1821 - 1898
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 10
1207 - 1231
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 1
1854 - 1917
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 2
1884 - 1976
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 3
1869 - 1937
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
1854 - 1924
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 5
1922 - 1984
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 6
1828 - 1875
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 7
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
1896 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 9
1244 - 1308
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
1840 - 1910
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 11
1744 - 1805
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 12
1244 - 1308
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
1537 - 1604
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 14
Most individuals born in present day Marburg were politicians (4), religious figures (2), philosophers (1), physicians (1), and sculptors (1), while most who died were philosophers (5), physicists (2), biologists (2), religious figures (1), and physicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, religious figures have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Marburg, including Ludwig Schick and Margot Käßmann. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Marburg, including Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Agnes of Hesse, and Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Marburg since 1700.