Siegen
Siegen ranks 1,063rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Surrey, Camagüey, and Southwark. The most famous people from Siegen are Peter Paul Rubens, Joachim Frank, and Rolf Stommelen. The most famous people who died in Siegen are Carl Schmitt, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, and Emmanuel Hostache. Siegen has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians 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
People
Between 1577 and 1996, Siegen was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Peter Paul Rubens, Joachim Frank, and Rolf Stommelen. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Siegen including Carl Schmitt, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, and Emmanuel Hostache.
People Born in Siegen
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Peter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 88.29
Rank: 1
Joachim Frank
CHEMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 2
Rolf Stommelen
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 1983
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 3
Adolph Diesterweg
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1866
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 4
Paul Giesler
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1945
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 5
Fritz Busch
MUSICIAN
1890 - 1951
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 6
Heinrich Kreutz
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 7
Adolf Busch
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 8
Özlem Türeci
PHYSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 9
Navid Kermani
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 10
Florian Kringe
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 11
Moritz Volz
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Siegen
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WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 10
Sabrina Mockenhaupt
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Siegen
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Carl Schmitt
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 1
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1985
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 2
Emmanuel Hostache
ATHLETE
1975 - 2007
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Siegen
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Most individuals born in present day Siegen were soccer players (3), politicians (2), musicians (2), athletes (2), and painters (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), military personnels (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Siegen, including Florian Kringe, Moritz Volz, and Luca Waldschmidt. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Siegen, including Florian Kringe, Moritz Volz, and Luca Waldschmidt.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Siegen since 1700.
