Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt ranks 1,495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Medina del Campo, Putney, and Khabarovsk. Memorable people born in Schweinfurt include Gunter Sachs, Friedrich Rückert, and Judith of Schweinfurt. Memorable people who died in Schweinfurt include Otto III, Duke of Swabia. Schweinfurt has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many noblemen. Schweinfurt is located in Germany.
Schweinfurt is a city in the district of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding district (Landkreis) of Schweinfurt and a major industrial, cultural and educational hub. The urban agglomeration has 100,200 (2018) and the city's catchment area, including the Main-Rhön region and parts of South Thuringia, 759,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1003 and 1993, Schweinfurt was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Gunter Sachs, Friedrich Rückert, and Judith of Schweinfurt. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Schweinfurt including Otto III, Duke of Swabia.
People Born in Schweinfurt
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Gunter Sachs
PHOTOGRAPHER
1932 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 1
Friedrich Rückert
WRITER
1788 - 1866
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2
Judith of Schweinfurt
POLITICIAN
1003 - 1058
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3
Gertrude of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1113
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 4
Albert Betz
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 5
Theodor Fischer
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1938
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 6
Günter Bernard
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 7
Andreas Kupfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 8
Johannes Geis
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.47
Rank: 9
Stephan Schröck
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.18
Rank: 10
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Schweinfurt were soccer players (4), politicians (2), photographers (1), writers (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Schweinfurt, including Günter Bernard, Johannes Geis, and Stephan Schröck. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Schweinfurt, including Günter Bernard, Andreas Kupfer, and Johannes Geis.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Schweinfurt since 1700.
