Sonneberg
Sonneberg ranks 2,178th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Abbasid Samarra, Rugby, Warwickshire, and Rochford. Memorable people born in Sonneberg include Cuno Hoffmeister, Tankred Dorst, and Reinhard Häfner. Memorable people who died in Sonneberg include Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Cuno Hoffmeister, and Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs. Sonneberg has been the birth place of many athletes, and astronomers and the death place of many astronomers, and noblemen. Sonneberg is located in Germany.
Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, is the seat of the Sonneberg district. It is in the Franconian south of Thuringia, neighboring its Upper Franconian twin town Neustadt bei Coburg. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1892 and 1989, Sonneberg was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Cuno Hoffmeister, Tankred Dorst, and Reinhard Häfner. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Sonneberg including Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Cuno Hoffmeister, and Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs.
People Born in Sonneberg
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Cuno Hoffmeister
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 1
Tankred Dorst
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 2
Reinhard Häfner
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2016
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 3
Sebastian Lang
CYCLIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 4
Silke Kraushaar-Pielach
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 30.74
Rank: 5
Felix Loch
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.57
Rank: 6
David Möller
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.76
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Sonneberg
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Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1754 - 1782
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 1
Cuno Hoffmeister
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 2
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1954
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sonneberg were athletes (2), astronomers (1), writers (1), soccer players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were astronomers (2), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sonneberg, including Felix Loch, and David Möller. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sonneberg, including Felix Loch, and David Möller.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sonneberg since 1700.
