Gera
Gera ranks 1,101st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Borås, Eger, and Kaifeng. The most famous people from Gera are Thilo Sarrazin, Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, and Georg Buschner. The most famous people who died in Gera are Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, and Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line. Gera has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Gera is located in Germany.
People
Between 1858 and 1990, Gera was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Thilo Sarrazin, Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, and Georg Buschner. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Gera including Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, and Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line.
People Born in Gera
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Thilo Sarrazin
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 1
Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1928
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 2
Georg Buschner
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3
Marlies Göhr
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 4
Heike Drechsler
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 5
Konrad Weise
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 6
Olaf Ludwig
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 7
Margitta Pufe
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 8
Wolfgang Tiefensee
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 9
Hanka Kupfernagel
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 10
Lutz Seiler
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 11
John Degenkolb
CYCLIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gera
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André Steiner
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 13
Jens Heppner
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Gera
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Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
WRITER
1835 - 1886
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1
Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1928
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gera were soccer players (4), athletes (4), cyclists (4), politicians (3), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gera, including Marlies Göhr, Heike Drechsler, and Margitta Pufe. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gera, including Georg Buschner, Konrad Weise, and Bianca Schmidt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Gera since 1700.
