St. Gallen
St. Gallen ranks 1,224th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Long Branch, New Jersey, Wels, and 10th arrondissement of Paris. Memorable people born in St. Gallen include Ruth Dreifuss, Paul Scherrer, and Arnold Koller. Memorable people who died in St. Gallen include Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, and Ota Šik. St. Gallen has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and athletes. St. Gallen is located in Switzerland.
St.Gallen is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. Its economy consists mainly of the service sector. The city is home to the University of St. Gallen, one of the best business schools in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1862 and 1993, St. Gallen was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Ruth Dreifuss, Paul Scherrer, and Arnold Koller. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Gallen including Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, and Ota Šik.
People Born in St. Gallen
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Ruth Dreifuss
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1
Paul Scherrer
1890 - 1969
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 2
Arnold Koller
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 3
Kurt Furgler
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 4
Robert Emden
1862 - 1940
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 5
Tranquillo Barnetta
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 6
Marwin Hitz
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 7
Aleksandar Prijović
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 8
Beat Breu
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 9
Jolanda Neff
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 10
Nevin Galmarini
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.02
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in St. Gallen
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Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
1778 - 1837
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 1
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
1919 - 2001
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2
Ota Šik
1919 - 2004
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 3
Željko Perušić
1936 - 2017
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 4
Konrad Stäheli
1931 - 1931
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 5
Kurt Furgler
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 6
Karl Röderer
1868 - 1928
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day St. Gallen were politicians (3), soccer players (3), cyclists (2), physicists (1), and astronomers (1), while most who died were politicians (3), athletes (2), businesspeople (1), and soccer players (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St. Gallen, including Ruth Dreifuss, Arnold Koller, and Kurt Furgler. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St. Gallen, including Ruth Dreifuss, Arnold Koller, and Kurt Furgler.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in St. Gallen since 1700.
