Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten ranks 1,539th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Orange, California, Palace of Fontainebleau, and Cartagena, Spain. Memorable people born in Sankt Pölten include Saint Florian, Wilhelm Miklas, and Ludwig Ritter von Köchel. Memorable people who died in Sankt Pölten include Karl Mack von Leiberich, Hans Hermann Groër, and Jakob Prandtauer. Sankt Pölten has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many military personnels, and religious figures. Sankt Pölten is located in Austria.
Sankt Pölten, mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria, with 55,538 inhabitants as of 1 January 2020. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel. Due to its cultural status, it has recently enjoyed an increase of visitors passing through Sankt Pölten on their way to Vienna. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 250 and 1989, Sankt Pölten was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Saint Florian, Wilhelm Miklas, and Ludwig Ritter von Köchel. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Sankt Pölten including Karl Mack von Leiberich, Hans Hermann Groër, and Jakob Prandtauer.
People Born in Sankt Pölten
Go to all RankingsSaint Florian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 304
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Miklas
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1956
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 2
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
COMPOSER
1800 - 1877
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 3
Franz Binder
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4
Julius Raab
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1964
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 5
Bernhard Wicki
ACTOR
1919 - 2000
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 6
Franz König
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 7
Jörg Demus
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 8
Alfred Gusenbauer
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 9
Benjamin Karl
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 10
Alexander Schmirl
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Sankt Pölten
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Go to all RankingsKarl Mack von Leiberich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1828
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1
Hans Hermann Groër
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2003
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 2
Jakob Prandtauer
ARCHITECT
1660 - 1726
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 3
Daniel Gran
PAINTER
1694 - 1757
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 4
Liese Prokop
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sankt Pölten were politicians (3), religious figures (2), composers (1), soccer players (1), and actors (1), while most who died were military personnels (1), religious figures (1), architects (1), painters (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sankt Pölten, including Jörg Demus. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sankt Pölten, including Wilhelm Miklas, Julius Raab, and Alfred Gusenbauer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Sankt Pölten since 1700.