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St. Gallen (che)

Switzerland

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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 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

People

Between 689 and 1996, St. Gallen was the birth place of 16 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

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People Deceased in St. Gallen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day St. Gallen were politicians (5), soccer players (3), religious figures (1), physicists (1), and astronomers (1),  while most who died were politicians (4), athletes (2), writers (1), 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, 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.