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Zürich ranks 103rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jerusalem, Birmingham, and Split, Croatia. Memorable people born in Zürich include Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Bruno Ganz. Memorable people who died in Zürich include Thomas Mann, James Joyce, and Niki Lauda. Zürich has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many writers and politicians. Zürich is located in Switzerland.

Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2023 the municipality had 443,037 inhabitants, the urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1486 and 1997, Zürich was the birth place of 91 globally memorable people, including Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Bruno Ganz. Additionaly, 106 globally memorable people have passed away in Zürich including Thomas Mann, James Joyce, and Niki Lauda. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Zürich than were born there.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Zürich were soccer players (19), writers (9), politicians (8), actors (4), and biologists (4),  while most who died were writers (16), politicians (12), mathematicians (8), painters (6), and soccer players (6).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zürich, including Marcel Koller, Heinz Hermann, and Diego Benaglio. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zürich, including Marcel Koller, Heinz Hermann, and Diego Benaglio.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Zürich since 1700.

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