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Munich ranks 26th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, 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 Georg Ohm. 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 the Free State of Bavaria. With a population of 1,589,706 inhabitants as of 29 February 2024, 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 about 6.2 million people and the third biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1262 and 2002, Munich was the birth place of 245 globally memorable people, including Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Heinrich Himmler, and Eva Braun. Additionaly, 316 globally memorable people have passed away in Munich including Max Weber, Wilhelm Röntgen, and Georg Ohm. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Munich than were born there.

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Most individuals born in present day Munich were politicians (54), soccer players (31), actors (22), noblemen (15), and writers (13),  while most who died were politicians (59), military personnels (24), writers (24), actors (24), and painters (18).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Munich, including Franz Beckenbauer, Philipp Lahm, and Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Munich, including Heinrich Himmler, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Anton Drexler.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Munich since 1700.