Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel ranks 830th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Delft, Victoria, British Columbia, and Brookline, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Neuchâtel include Jean Piaget, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and André Abegglen. 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 psychologists 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
Between 1747 and 1996, Neuchâtel was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Jean Piaget, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and André Abegglen. 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
1896 - 1980
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 1
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2
André Abegglen
1909 - 1944
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 3
Maurice Bavaud
1916 - 1941
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4
Max Abegglen
1902 - 1970
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 5
Aurèle Nicolet
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 6
Max Petitpierre
1899 - 1994
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 7
Alexander Agassiz
1835 - 1910
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 8
Hermann Barrelet
1879 - 1964
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 9
Yves Rossy
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 10
Bruno Todeschini
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 11
Steve von Bergen
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Neuchâtel
Go to all RankingsMax Petitpierre
1899 - 1994
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 7
Bruno Todeschini
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 11
Loïc Meillard
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.65
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Neuchâtel
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1
Ágota Kristóf
1935 - 2011
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 2
William Farel
1489 - 1565
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3
Pierre Aubert
1927 - 2016
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 4
Max Petitpierre
1899 - 1994
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Neuchâtel
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Neuchâtel were soccer players (4), psychologists (1), inventors (1), religious figures (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), and religious figures (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Neuchâtel since 1700.
