St. Gallen
St. Gallen ranks 895th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London Borough of Enfield, Des Moines, Iowa, and Fukushima Prefecture. Memorable people born in St. Gallen include Ruth Dreifuss, Saint Othmar, and Paul Grüninger. Memorable people who died in St. Gallen include Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Notker the Stammerer, and Beate Uhse-Rotermund. St. Gallen has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes 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
People
Between 0 and 1996, St. Gallen was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Ruth Dreifuss, Saint Othmar, and Paul Grüninger. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Gallen including Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Notker the Stammerer, and Beate Uhse-Rotermund.
People Born in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsRuth Dreifuss
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 2
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
Fritz Platten
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 4
Arnold Koller
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 5
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6
Paul Scherrer
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1969
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 7
Robert Emden
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1940
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 8
Tranquillo Barnetta
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 9
Alphonse Matejka
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 10
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 11
Aleksandar Prijović
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsSaint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 2
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
Fritz Platten
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 4
Alphonse Matejka
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 10
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 11
Kevin Fiala
HOCKEY PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 22.21
Rank: 16
Salomé Kora
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 17
Andreas Hofmann
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
Yenny Álvarez
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
People Deceased in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsGustav IV Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1837
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 1
Notker the Stammerer
WRITER
840 - 912
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 2
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2001
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 4
Ota Šik
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 5
Željko Perušić
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 6
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 7
Konrad Stäheli
ATHLETE
1931 - 1931
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 8
Karl Röderer
ATHLETE
1868 - 1928
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in St. Gallen
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Most individuals born in present day St. Gallen were politicians (5), athletes (4), soccer players (3), religious figures (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were politicians (4), athletes (2), writers (1), businesspeople (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
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, Paul Grüninger, and Fritz Platten.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in St. Gallen since 1700.