Siegen
Siegen ranks 1,063rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Surrey, Camagüey, and Southwark. Memorable people born in Siegen include Peter Paul Rubens, Joachim Frank, and Adolph Diesterweg. Memorable people who died in Siegen include Carl Schmitt, and Karl-Adolf Hollidt. 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 15 globally memorable people, including Peter Paul Rubens, Joachim Frank, and Adolph Diesterweg. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Siegen including Carl Schmitt, and Karl-Adolf Hollidt.
People Born in Siegen
Go to all RankingsPeter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 87.16
Rank: 1
Joachim Frank
CHEMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 2
Adolph Diesterweg
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1866
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 3
Rolf Stommelen
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 1983
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 4
Paul Giesler
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1945
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 5
Fritz Busch
MUSICIAN
1890 - 1951
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 6
Adolf Busch
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 7
Özlem Türeci
PHYSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 8
Heinrich Kreutz
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 9
Florian Kohfeldt
COACH
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 10
Florian Kringe
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 11
Luca Waldschmidt
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Siegen
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Kreutz
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 9
Andromache
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 14
Torben Blech
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 24.52
Rank: 15
People Deceased in Siegen
Go to all RankingsCarl Schmitt
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 1
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1985
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Siegen were soccer players (3), politicians (2), musicians (2), painters (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), and military personnels (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, Luca Waldschmidt, and Moritz Volz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Siegen, including Florian Kringe, Luca Waldschmidt, and Moritz Volz.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Siegen since 1700.