Munich ranks 24th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, and Boston. Memorable people born in Munich include Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Heinrich Himmler, and Eva Braun. Memorable people who died in Munich include Max Weber, Wilhelm Röntgen, and Werner Heisenberg. Munich has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and military personnels. Munich is located in Germany.
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of July 31, 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1262 and 1998, Munich was the birth place of 219 globally memorable people, including Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Heinrich Himmler, and Eva Braun. Additionaly, 272 globally memorable people have passed away in Munich including Max Weber, Wilhelm Röntgen, and Werner Heisenberg. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Munich than were born there.
1837 - 1898
HPI: 86.42
Rank: 1
1900 - 1945
HPI: 86.04
Rank: 2
1912 - 1945
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 3
1864 - 1949
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 4
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 5
1895 - 1982
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 6
1887 - 1934
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 7
1805 - 1872
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 8
1282 - 1347
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 9
1880 - 1916
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 10
1370 - 1435
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 11
1860 - 1917
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 12
1877 - 1964
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 59
1849 - 1893
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 74
1883 - 1969
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 101
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 106
1850 - 1925
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 114
1373 - 1410
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 116
1939 - 2020
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 118
1587 - 1628
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 119
1889 - 1947
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 122
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 123
1917 - 2010
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 125
1906 - 1937
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 126
1864 - 1920
HPI: 88.73
Rank: 1
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 2
1901 - 1976
HPI: 84.24
Rank: 3
1789 - 1854
HPI: 83.33
Rank: 4
1285 - 1347
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 5
1534 - 1594
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 6
1895 - 1982
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 7
1838 - 1916
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 8
1865 - 1937
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 9
1880 - 1936
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 10
1902 - 1979
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 11
1864 - 1928
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 12
1921 - 1993
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 113
1888 - 1968
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 117
1905 - 1980
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 125
1869 - 1952
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 148
1902 - 1989
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 149
1351 - 1381
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 154
1926 - 2020
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 173
1817 - 1891
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 179
1939 - 2020
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 181
1821 - 1891
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 183
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 184
1627 - 1693
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 189
Most individuals born in present day Munich were politicians (49), soccer players (27), actors (19), noblemen (14), and writers (12), while most who died were politicians (52), military personnels (20), writers (18), actors (18), and noblemen (14).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Munich, including Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, and Philipp Lahm. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Munich, including Heinrich Himmler, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Munich since 1700.