Wädenswil
Wädenswil ranks 5,967th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hagerstown, Maryland, Redding, California, and Lier, Norway. The most famous people from Wädenswil are Paul Wild, Walter Hauser, and Alain Nef. Wädenswil has been the birth place of many astronomers, and politicians. Wädenswil is located in Switzerland.
Wädenswil is a municipality located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population, as of 2013, was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1837 and 1982, Wädenswil was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Paul Wild, Walter Hauser, and Alain Nef.
People Born in Wädenswil
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Paul Wild
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2014
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1
Walter Hauser
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1902
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
Alain Nef
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wädenswil were astronomers (1), politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronomers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wädenswil, including Paul Wild. Whereas, throughout history, astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wädenswil, including Paul Wild.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Wädenswil since 1700.
