Wels
Wels ranks 1,446th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Forest Gate, Lucknow, and Nagpur. Memorable people born in Wels include Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Sybil Danning, and Marcel Sabitzer. Memorable people who died in Wels include Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Charles V, Duke of Lorraine. Wels has been the birth place of many soccer players, and physicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Wels is located in Austria.
Wels is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the eighth largest city in Austria. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1857 and 1994, Wels was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Sybil Danning, and Marcel Sabitzer. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Wels including Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Charles V, Duke of Lorraine.
People Born in Wels
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Julius Wagner-Jauregg
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1940
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 1
Sybil Danning
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 2
Marcel Sabitzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 3
Christoph Ransmayr
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 4
Daniel Köllerer
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.16
Rank: 5
Kevin Wimmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.07
Rank: 6
Felix Großschartner
CYCLIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.63
Rank: 7
Peter Žulj
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.55
Rank: 8
Robert Žulj
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 27.57
Rank: 9
Ivona Dadic
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.49
Rank: 10
Helge Payer
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 26.37
Rank: 11
Sabrina Filzmoser
WRESTLER
1980 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wels
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Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 1
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1643 - 1690
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wels were soccer players (5), physicians (1), actors (1), writers (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wels, including Marcel Sabitzer, Kevin Wimmer, and Peter Žulj. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wels, including Marcel Sabitzer, Kevin Wimmer, and Peter Žulj.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Wels since 1700.
