Frankfurt
Frankfurt ranks 76th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osaka Prefecture, Gothenburg, and Dresden. The most famous people from Frankfurt are Anne Frank, Erich Fromm, and Charles the Bald. The most famous people who died in Frankfurt are Clara Schumann, Louis the German, and Sophia of Prussia. Frankfurt has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Frankfurt is located in Germany.
People
Between 823 and 1999, Frankfurt was the birth place of 143 globally memorable people, including Anne Frank, Erich Fromm, and Charles the Bald. Additionaly, 71 globally memorable people have passed away in Frankfurt including Clara Schumann, Louis the German, and Sophia of Prussia.
People Born in Frankfurt
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Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 1
Erich Fromm
PSYCHOLOGIST
1900 - 1980
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 2
Charles the Bald
POLITICIAN
823 - 877
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 3
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 4
Theodor W. Adorno
SOCIOLOGIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 5
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 6
Hans Zimmer
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 7
Friedrich Carl von Savigny
HISTORIAN
1779 - 1861
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 8
Gerd Binnig
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 9
Otto Loewi
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1961
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 10
Otto Frank
BUSINESSPERSON
1889 - 1980
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 11
Horst Ludwig Störmer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Frankfurt
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Charlotte Link
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 95
Tilo Wolff
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 101
Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 102
Thorsten Kaye
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 106
Pete Namlook
MUSICIAN
1960 - 2012
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 114
Sabrina Setlur
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 118
Nadja Benaissa
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 125
Destinee Hooker
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 138
People Deceased in Frankfurt
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Clara Schumann
MUSICIAN
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 1
Louis the German
POLITICIAN
806 - 876
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 2
Sophia of Prussia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 3
Max Scheler
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1928
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 4
Paul Hindemith
COMPOSER
1895 - 1963
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 5
Louis the Child
POLITICIAN
893 - 911
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 6
Hanna Reitsch
PILOT
1912 - 1979
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 7
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1881
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 8
Louis the Younger
POLITICIAN
835 - 882
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 9
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
PAINTER
1805 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 10
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 11
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Frankfurt were soccer players (23), politicians (12), writers (9), biologists (8), and actors (8), while most who died were politicians (15), writers (13), composers (7), painters (4), and philosophers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Frankfurt, including Andreas Möller, Emre Can, and Birgit Prinz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Frankfurt, including Andreas Möller, Emre Can, and Willibald Kreß.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Frankfurt since 1700.
