Nuremberg
Nuremberg ranks 191st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kharkiv, Brno, and Empire of Japan. Memorable people born in Nuremberg include Albrecht Dürer, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Martin Behaim. Memorable people who died in Nuremberg include Albrecht Dürer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Wilhelm Keitel. Nuremberg has been the birth place of many painters, and writers and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Nuremberg is located in Germany.
Nuremberg is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1205 and 2002, Nuremberg was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Albrecht Dürer, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Martin Behaim. Additionaly, 43 globally memorable people have passed away in Nuremberg including Albrecht Dürer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Wilhelm Keitel.
People Born in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsAlbrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 1
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1419
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 2
Martin Behaim
EXPLORER
1459 - 1507
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 3
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 4
Hans Leo Hassler
COMPOSER
1564 - 1612
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 5
Michael Wolgemut
PAINTER
1434 - 1519
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 6
Elisabeth of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
1205 - 1235
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 7
Max Morlock
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 8
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 9
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 10
Isdal Woman
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1940 - 1970
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 11
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsJohannes Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1468 - 1522
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 20
Wolfgang Preiss
ACTOR
1910 - 2002
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 21
Gustav Fehn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1945
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 23
Henricus Martellus Germanus
EXPLORER
1401 - 1496
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 24
Anton Koberger
DESIGNER
1440 - 1513
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 26
Virgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 28
Basilius Besler
BIOLOGIST
1561 - 1629
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 29
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 33
Gerhard von Rad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1971
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 37
Ernst Stromer
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1952
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 40
Hans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 43
Kurt Neumann
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1958
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 46
People Deceased in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsAlbrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 1
Ludwig Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1804 - 1872
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Keitel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 3
Joachim von Ribbentrop
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 4
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 5
Johann Pachelbel
COMPOSER
1653 - 1706
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 6
Max Horkheimer
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Robert Ley
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 9
Johannes Blaskowitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 10
Hermann Oberth
ENGINEER
1894 - 1989
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 11
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 24
Johannes Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1468 - 1522
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 30
Anton Koberger
DESIGNER
1440 - 1513
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 32
Willibald Pirckheimer
WRITER
1470 - 1530
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 34
Virgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 35
Basilius Besler
BIOLOGIST
1561 - 1629
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 36
Dieter Borsche
ACTOR
1909 - 1982
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 39
Willi Fuggerer
CYCLIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 42
Creed Taylor
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 43
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nuremberg were painters (10), writers (4), soccer players (4), biologists (4), and politicians (3), while most who died were painters (6), politicians (6), military personnels (5), writers (4), and biologists (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nuremberg, including Max Morlock, David Raum, and Sercan Sararer. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nuremberg, including Albrecht Dürer, Michael Wolgemut, and Barthel Beham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Nuremberg since 1700.