Siegen ranks 879th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Scranton, Pennsylvania, Gori, Georgia, and Waco, Texas. Memorable people born in Siegen include Peter Paul Rubens, Johannes Althusius, and Joachim Frank. Memorable people who died in Siegen include Carl Schmitt and Karl-Adolf Hollidt. Siegen has been the birth place of many soccer players and philosophers and the death place of many philosophers and military personnels. Siegen is located in Germany.
Siegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1563 and 1996, Siegen was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Peter Paul Rubens, Johannes Althusius, and Joachim Frank. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Siegen including Carl Schmitt and Karl-Adolf Hollidt.
1577 - 1640
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 1
1563 - 1638
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3
1790 - 1866
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
1588 - 1638
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 5
1943 - 1983
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 6
1895 - 1945
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 8
1890 - 1951
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 9
1891 - 1952
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 10
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 11
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.73
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Siegen were soccer players (3), philosophers (2), politicians (2), musicians (2), and painters (1), while most who died were philosophers (1) and military personnels (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Siegen, including Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kringe, and Moritz Volz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Siegen, including Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kringe, and Moritz Volz.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Siegen since 1700.