Westphalia
Westphalia ranks 7,509th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Montes Claros, and Araxá. The most famous people from Westphalia are Widukind, and Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Westphalia has been the birth place of many social activists, and politicians. Westphalia is located in Germany.
Westphalia is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of 20,210 square kilometres (7,800 sq mi) and 7.9 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 755 and 1653, Westphalia was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Widukind, and Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
People Born in Westphalia
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Widukind
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
755 - 810
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1728
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Westphalia were social activists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Westphalia, including Widukind.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Westphalia since 1700.
