Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden ranks 528th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lexington, Kentucky, Monterrey, and Le Mans. Memorable people born in Wiesbaden include Simone Signoret, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, and Volker Schlöndorff. Memorable people who died in Wiesbaden include Martin Niemöller, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Alexej von Jawlensky. Wiesbaden has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many noblemen and painters. Wiesbaden is located in Germany.
Wiesbaden is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden forms a conurbation with a population of around 500,000 with the neighbouring city of Mainz. This conurbation is in turn embedded in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region—Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr—which also includes the nearby cities of Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Offenbach am Main, and Hanau, and has a combined population exceeding 5.8 million. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1831 and 1992, Wiesbaden was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Simone Signoret, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, and Volker Schlöndorff. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Wiesbaden including Martin Niemöller, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Alexej von Jawlensky.
People Born in Wiesbaden
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Simone Signoret
1921 - 1985
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 1
Pavlo Skoropadskyi
1873 - 1945
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2
Volker Schlöndorff
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 3
Günther Lütjens
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 4
John McEnroe
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 5
Dieter Rams
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 6
Karin Dor
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Stuckart
1902 - 1953
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 8
Princess Helena of Nassau
1831 - 1888
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 9
Helmuth Plessner
1892 - 1985
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 10
Nico Rosberg
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 11
Jürgen Grabowski
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Wiesbaden
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Martin Niemöller
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 1
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1836 - 1912
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2
Alexej von Jawlensky
1864 - 1941
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 3
Helmut Schön
1915 - 1996
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 5
Eddie Constantine
1913 - 1993
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 6
Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
1755 - 1829
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 7
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
1829 - 1880
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 8
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
1826 - 1845
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 9
Princess Pauline of Württemberg
1810 - 1856
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 10
Erich Abraham
1895 - 1971
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 11
Jürgen Grabowski
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Wiesbaden were politicians (4), soccer players (3), actors (2), film directors (2), and military personnels (1), while most who died were noblemen (3), painters (2), soccer players (2), politicians (2), and social activists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wiesbaden, including Jürgen Grabowski, Alexander Schwolow, and Benjamin Hübner. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wiesbaden, including Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Wilhelm Stuckart, and Princess Helena of Nassau.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Wiesbaden since 1700.
