Münster
Münster ranks 577th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Regensburg, Alkmaar, and Hamilton, Ontario. Memorable people born in Münster include Heinrich Brüning, Kurt Gerstein, and Carl Schuhmann. Memorable people who died in Münster include Raisa Gorbacheva, Johann Georg Hamann, and Clemens August Graf von Galen. Münster has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and mathematicians. Münster is located in Germany.
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state district capital. Münster was the location of the Anabaptist rebellion during the Protestant Reformation and the site of the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War in 1648. Today, it is known as the bicycle capital of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1995, Münster was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Heinrich Brüning, Kurt Gerstein, and Carl Schuhmann. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Münster including Raisa Gorbacheva, Johann Georg Hamann, and Clemens August Graf von Galen.
People Born in Münster
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Brüning
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 2
Carl Schuhmann
GYMNAST
1869 - 1946
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 3
Alexander von Kluck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1934
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 4
Franka Potente
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 5
Tanita Tikaram
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 6
Reiner Klimke
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1999
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1877
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 8
Jan Boeckhorst
PAINTER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 9
Ute Lemper
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 10
Peter Duesberg
BIOLOGIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 11
Günther Jauch
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Münster
Go to all RankingsJan Boeckhorst
PAINTER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 9
Peter Duesberg
BIOLOGIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 11
Nele Neuhaus
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 18
Tatjana Pinto
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 23.76
Rank: 24
Constantin Staib
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
Wang Fei
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
Helen Langehanenberg
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Münster
Go to all RankingsRaisa Gorbacheva
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1999
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1
Johann Georg Hamann
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 3
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 4
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1804
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 5
Moondog
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 6
Johann Kremer
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1965
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 7
Reiner Klimke
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1999
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 8
Kurt Aland
HISTORIAN
1915 - 1994
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 9
Bernd Kannenberg
ATHLETE
1942 - 2021
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 10
Josef Pieper
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Killing
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1923
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Münster
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Most individuals born in present day Münster were athletes (6), writers (3), politicians (2), singers (2), and cyclists (2), while most who died were politicians (3), mathematicians (3), philosophers (2), religious figures (1), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Münster, including Günther Jauch, Nele Neuhaus, and Ingrid Klimke. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Münster, including Erich Borchmeyer, Harald Norpoth, and Tatjana Pinto.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Münster since 1700.