Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel ranks 879th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Boulder, Colorado, Cheltenham, and Englewood, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Neuchâtel include Jean Piaget, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and Alexander Agassiz. Memorable people who died in Neuchâtel include Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ágota Kristóf, and William Farel. Neuchâtel has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Neuchâtel is located in Switzerland.
Neuchâtel is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 33,000 inhabitants. The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name Neuenburg; both the French and German names mean "New Castle". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1747 and 1996, Neuchâtel was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Jean Piaget, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and Alexander Agassiz. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Neuchâtel including Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ágota Kristóf, and William Farel.
People Born in Neuchâtel
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Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 1
Abraham-Louis Breguet
INVENTOR
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 2
Alexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 4
Max Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1970
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5
Maurice Bavaud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 1941
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 6
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 7
Max Petitpierre
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1994
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 8
Hermann Barrelet
ATHLETE
1879 - 1964
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 9
Yves Rossy
PILOT
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 10
Denis Oswald
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 11
Bruno Todeschini
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Neuchâtel
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 1
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 2
William Farel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1489 - 1565
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 3
Pierre Aubert
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 4
Max Petitpierre
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1994
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Neuchâtel were soccer players (4), athletes (2), psychologists (1), inventors (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Neuchâtel, including Steve von Bergen, and Pedro Mendes. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Neuchâtel, including André Abegglen, Max Abegglen, and Steve von Bergen.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Neuchâtel since 1700.
