West Berlin
West Berlin ranks 270th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Richmond, Virginia, Augsburg, and Magdeburg. The most famous people from West Berlin are Nastassja Kinski, Pierre Littbarski, and Guido Buchwald. The most famous people who died in West Berlin are Max von Laue, Ernst Ruska, and George Grosz. West Berlin has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players and the death place of many painters, and actors. West Berlin is located in Germany.
People
Between 1949 and 1990, West Berlin was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Nastassja Kinski, Pierre Littbarski, and Guido Buchwald. Additionaly, 29 globally memorable people have passed away in West Berlin including Max von Laue, Ernst Ruska, and George Grosz.
People Born in West Berlin
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Nastassja Kinski
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 1
Pierre Littbarski
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2
Guido Buchwald
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3
Thomas Häßler
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 4
Dominic Monaghan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 5
Klaus Wowereit
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 6
Robert Kovač
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 7
Bernd Lucke
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 8
Blixa Bargeld
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 9
August Diehl
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
Christian Berkel
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 11
Christian Ziege
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in West Berlin
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Jörg Buttgereit
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 19
Sebastian Fitzek
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 21
Martina Hill
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 37
Andreas Keller
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 39
Rudolf Martin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 41
Antoine Hey
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 44
Jasmin Gerat
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 49
Laura Basuki
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 54
People Deceased in West Berlin
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Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 1
Ernst Ruska
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 2
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 3
Hannah Höch
PAINTER
1889 - 1978
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 4
Gottfried Benn
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Thea von Harbou
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1954
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 6
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
PAINTER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 7
Hans Scharoun
ARCHITECT
1893 - 1972
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 8
Mary Wigman
DANCER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Max Pechstein
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 10
Axel Springer
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1985
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 11
Ernst Niekisch
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1967
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day West Berlin were actors (19), soccer players (12), politicians (4), singers (4), and musicians (4), while most who died were painters (5), actors (5), politicians (4), film directors (3), and physicists (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Berlin, including Nastassja Kinski, Dominic Monaghan, and August Diehl. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Berlin, including Nastassja Kinski, Dominic Monaghan, and August Diehl.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in West Berlin since 1700.
