Strasbourg
Strasbourg ranks 159th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Graz, Neuilly-sur-Seine, and Bratislava. Memorable people born in Strasbourg include Gustave Doré, Arsène Wenger, and Marcel Marceau. Memorable people who died in Strasbourg include Georg Simmel, Hans Baldung, and Sebastian Brant. Strasbourg has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many soccer players and religious figures. Strasbourg is located in France.
Strasbourg is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France. Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace, it is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department. It is the official seat of the European Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 101 BC and 1999, Strasbourg was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Gustave Doré, Arsène Wenger, and Marcel Marceau. Additionaly, 29 globally memorable people have passed away in Strasbourg including Georg Simmel, Hans Baldung, and Sebastian Brant.
People Born in Strasbourg
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Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 1
Arsène Wenger
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 2
Marcel Marceau
1923 - 2007
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 3
Jean Arp
1886 - 1966
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 4
Ludwig I of Bavaria
1786 - 1868
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 5
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
Charles de Foucauld
1858 - 1916
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 7
Hans Bethe
1906 - 2005
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
1753 - 1800
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 9
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
1788 - 1851
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 10
Thierry Mugler
1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 11
Ariovistus
101 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Strasbourg
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1948 - 2022
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 11
Princess Marie of Battenberg
1852 - 1923
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 37
Elisabeth Abegg
1882 - 1974
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 42
Max Bense
1910 - 1990
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 43
Chrétien Waydelich
1841 - 1917
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 47
Pio Marmaï
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.67
Rank: 58
Laura Flippes
1994 - Present
HPI: 20.37
Rank: 64
People Deceased in Strasbourg
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Georg Simmel
1858 - 1918
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1
Hans Baldung
1484 - 1545
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2
Sebastian Brant
1458 - 1521
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 3
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
1810 - 1868
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 4
Jean-Luc Nancy
1940 - 2021
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 5
Leopold I, Duke of Austria
1290 - 1326
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 6
Johannes Tauler
1300 - 1361
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 7
Jacob Sprenger
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 8
Johannes Sturm
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 9
Franz Xaver Richter
1709 - 1789
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 10
Johann Hermann
1738 - 1800
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 11
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
1816 - 1856
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Strasbourg
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George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1573 - 1638
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 16
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg
1445 - 1510
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 21
Jean Alexandre Barré
1880 - 1967
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 23
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 28
Most individuals born in present day Strasbourg were soccer players (12), politicians (10), writers (7), actors (4), and military personnels (4), while most who died were soccer players (5), religious figures (4), philosophers (3), politicians (3), and biologists (3).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Strasbourg, including Petit, François Remetter, and Gérard Hausser. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Strasbourg, including Petit, François Remetter, and Fritz Keller.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Strasbourg since 1700.
