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Zürich (che)

Switzerland

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Zürich ranks 102nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chiba Prefecture, Antwerp, and The Hague. The most famous people from Zürich are Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Conrad Gessner. The most famous people who died in Zürich are James Joyce, Thomas Mann, and Niki Lauda. Zürich has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Zürich is located in Switzerland.

People

Between 0 and 1999, Zürich was the birth place of 115 globally memorable people, including Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Conrad Gessner. Additionaly, 121 globally memorable people have passed away in Zürich including James Joyce, Thomas Mann, and Niki Lauda. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Zürich than were born there.

People Born in Zürich

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People Deceased in Zürich

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Zürich were soccer players (25), athletes (10), writers (9), politicians (8), and actors (5),  while most who died were writers (18), politicians (13), mathematicians (9), painters (8), and soccer players (7).

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 Kurt Armbruster. 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 Kurt Armbruster.

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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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