Pforzheim ranks 1,085th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chelmsford, Mitrovica, Kosovo, and Gloucester. Memorable people born in Pforzheim include Fritz Todt, Johann Reuchlin, and Heinrich Otto Wieland. Memorable people who died in Pforzheim include Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Edgar Reinhardt. Pforzheim has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and handball players. Pforzheim is located in Germany.
Pforzheim is a city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1425 and 1995, Pforzheim was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Fritz Todt, Johann Reuchlin, and Heinrich Otto Wieland. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Pforzheim including Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Edgar Reinhardt.
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1
1455 - 1522
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2
1877 - 1957
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 3
1849 - 1944
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 4
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 5
1529 - 1577
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 6
1425 - 1475
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7
1482 - 1553
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 8
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 9
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.97
Rank: 10
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.98
Rank: 11
1992 - Present
HPI: 23.34
Rank: 12
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 5
1529 - 1577
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 6
1425 - 1475
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 7
1482 - 1553
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 8
1522 - 1557
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 1
1425 - 1475
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 2
1914 - 1985
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Pforzheim were politicians (3), soccer players (3), engineers (1), philosophers (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were politicians (2) and handball players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pforzheim, including Vincenzo Grifo, Robert Bauer, and Matthias Zimmermann. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pforzheim, including Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Pforzheim since 1700.