Wismar
Wismar ranks 1,540th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palace of Fontainebleau, Cartagena, Spain, and Sankt Pölten. Memorable people born in Wismar include Gottlob Frege, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. Memorable people who died in Wismar include Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Wismar has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Wismar is located in Germany.
Wismar, officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg after Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. The city was the third-largest port city in former East Germany after Rostock and Stralsund. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1360 and 1987, Wismar was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Gottlob Frege, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Wismar including Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg.
People Born in Wismar
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Gottlob Frege
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 1
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1631
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 2
Wilhelm von Gloeden
PHOTOGRAPHER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3
Klaus Störtebeker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1360 - 1401
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4
Marita Koch
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 5
Joachim Streich
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 6
Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1547
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 7
Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1860
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 8
Jacqueline Börner
SKATER
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.87
Rank: 9
Robert Tesche
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.37
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Wismar
Go to all RankingsJacqueline Börner
SKATER
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.87
Rank: 9
Robert Tesche
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 26.37
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Wismar
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Newly Added People Deceased in Wismar
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Most individuals born in present day Wismar were politicians (3), soccer players (2), mathematicians (1), photographers (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wismar, including Joachim Streich, and Robert Tesche. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wismar, including Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Wismar since 1700.
