Münster
Münster ranks 602nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Derby, Bissau, and Quito. Memorable people born in Münster include Heinrich Brüning, Kurt Gerstein, and Alexander von Kluck. 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 politicians and singers 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
Between 1811 and 1983, Münster was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Heinrich Brüning, Kurt Gerstein, and Alexander von Kluck. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Münster including Raisa Gorbacheva, Johann Georg Hamann, and Clemens August Graf von Galen.
People Born in Münster
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Heinrich Brüning
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1
Kurt Gerstein
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 2
Alexander von Kluck
1846 - 1934
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3
Carl Schuhmann
1869 - 1946
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 4
Franka Potente
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 5
Reiner Klimke
1936 - 1999
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 6
Tanita Tikaram
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
1811 - 1877
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 8
Günther Jauch
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 9
Erich Borchmeyer
1905 - 2000
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 10
Ute Lemper
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 11
Joseph Weydemeyer
1818 - 1866
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Münster
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Raisa Gorbacheva
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1
Johann Georg Hamann
1730 - 1788
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2
Clemens August Graf von Galen
1878 - 1946
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4
Moondog
1916 - 1999
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 5
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
1718 - 1804
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 6
Reiner Klimke
1936 - 1999
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 7
Josef Pieper
1904 - 1997
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 8
Kurt Aland
1915 - 1994
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 9
Bernd Kannenberg
1942 - 2021
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 10
Wilhelm Killing
1847 - 1923
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 11
Heinz Prüfer
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Münster
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Münster were politicians (2), singers (2), writers (2), athletes (2), and cyclists (2), while most who died were politicians (3), mathematicians (3), philosophers (2), religious figures (1), and physicists (1).
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Münster, including Tanita Tikaram and Ute Lemper. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Münster, including Heinrich Brüning and Reiner Klimke.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Münster since 1700.
