Winterthur
Winterthur ranks 1,035th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Breda, Bacău, and Stoke-on-Trent. Memorable people born in Winterthur include Joan Gamper, Niklaus Wirth, and Richard R. Ernst. Memorable people who died in Winterthur include Richard R. Ernst, and Felix Weingartner. Winterthur has been the birth place of many soccer players, and businesspeople and the death place of many chemists, and conductors. Winterthur is located in Switzerland.
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Zurich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Zurich Metropolitan Area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1736 and 1992, Winterthur was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Joan Gamper, Niklaus Wirth, and Richard R. Ernst. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Winterthur including Richard R. Ernst, and Felix Weingartner.
People Born in Winterthur
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Joan Gamper
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1930
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 1
Niklaus Wirth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
Richard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 3
Heinrich Wölfflin
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1945
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 4
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 5
Jonas Furrer
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1861
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 6
Emil Brunner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
Anton Graff
PAINTER
1736 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 8
Hans Gerschwiler
SKATER
1920 - 2017
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 9
Walter Weiler
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 10
Steven Zuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 11
Philipp Schoch
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Winterthur
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SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1945
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 10
Moritz Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Winterthur
Go to all RankingsRichard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 1
Felix Weingartner
CONDUCTOR
1863 - 1942
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Winterthur were soccer players (4), businesspeople (1), computer scientists (1), chemists (1), and historians (1), while most who died were chemists (1), and conductors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Winterthur, including Steven Zuber, Luca Zuffi, and Moritz Bauer. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Winterthur, including Walter Weiler, Steven Zuber, and Luca Zuffi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Winterthur since 1700.
