Wedel
Wedel ranks 3,504th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Huai'an, Wodzisław Śląski, and Fort Liberty. Memorable people born in Wedel include Ernst Barlach, Mathias Rust, and Hellmuth Walter. Memorable people who died in Wedel include Johann von Rist, and Erich Kähler. Wedel has been the birth place of many writers, and pilots and the death place of many writers, and mathematicians. Wedel is located in Germany.
Wedel is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Elmshorn, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Hamburg. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1870 and 1996, Wedel was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Ernst Barlach, Mathias Rust, and Hellmuth Walter. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Wedel including Johann von Rist, and Erich Kähler.
People Born in Wedel
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Ernst Barlach
WRITER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1
Mathias Rust
PILOT
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 2
Hellmuth Walter
ENGINEER
1900 - 1980
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3
Oceana
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 4
Lennard Kämna
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Wedel
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Johann von Rist
WRITER
1607 - 1667
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1
Erich Kähler
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 2000
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wedel were writers (1), pilots (1), engineers (1), singers (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were writers (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, pilots have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wedel, including Mathias Rust. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wedel, including Ernst Barlach.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Wedel since 1700.
