Sonneberg ranks 1,836th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Geelong, Saalfeld, and Ivry-sur-Seine. Memorable people born in Sonneberg include Tankred Dorst, Cuno Hoffmeister, 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 writers 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
Between 1892 and 1989, Sonneberg was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Tankred Dorst, Cuno Hoffmeister, 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.
1925 - 2017
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 1
1892 - 1968
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 2
1952 - 2016
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 3
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.36
Rank: 4
1970 - Present
HPI: 30.49
Rank: 5
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.72
Rank: 6
1982 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 7
1754 - 1782
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1
1892 - 1968
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 2
1912 - 1954
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Sonneberg were athletes (2), writers (1), astronomers (1), soccer players (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were astronomers (2) and noblemen (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sonneberg since 1700.