Pirmasens
Pirmasens ranks 2,998th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montbard, Wilhelmshaven, and Garland, Texas. Memorable people born in Pirmasens include Hugo Ball, Hermann Breith, and Wolfgang Unzicker. Memorable people who died in Pirmasens include Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Pirmasens has been the birth place of many writers, and military personnels and the death place of many politicians. Pirmasens is located in Germany.
Pirmasens is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Landkreis Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed to Südwestpfalz. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1871 and 1992, Pirmasens was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Hugo Ball, Hermann Breith, and Wolfgang Unzicker. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Pirmasens including Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
People Born in Pirmasens
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Hugo Ball
WRITER
1886 - 1927
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 1
Hermann Breith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1964
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
Wolfgang Unzicker
CHESS PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 3
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 4
Erik Durm
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pirmasens were writers (1), military personnels (1), chess players (1), actors (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pirmasens, including Wolfgang Unzicker. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pirmasens, including Hugo Ball.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Pirmasens since 1700.
