Rügen
Rügen ranks 10,206th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cape Coast, Ikeda, Hokkaido, and Blainville-Crevon. Memorable people born in Rügen include Ernst Moritz Arndt, and Hans Delbrück. Rügen has been the birth place of many philosophers, and politicians. Rügen is located in Germany.
Rügen is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1769 and 1848, Rügen was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ernst Moritz Arndt, and Hans Delbrück.
People Born in Rügen
Go to all RankingsErnst Moritz Arndt
PHILOSOPHER
1769 - 1860
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 1
Hans Delbrück
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1929
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rügen were philosophers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rügen, including Ernst Moritz Arndt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Rügen since 1700.