Braunschweig
Braunschweig ranks 378th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Versailles, Yvelines, Fez, Morocco, and Bonn. The most famous people from Braunschweig are Carl Friedrich Gauss, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Richard Dedekind. The most famous people who died in Braunschweig are Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Richard Dedekind, and Henry the Lion. Braunschweig has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Braunschweig is located in Germany.
People
Between 1060 and 1997, Braunschweig was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Carl Friedrich Gauss, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Richard Dedekind. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in Braunschweig including Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Richard Dedekind, and Henry the Lion.
People Born in Braunschweig
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 1
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1218
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 2
Richard Dedekind
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1916
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 3
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
COMPANION
1691 - 1750
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 4
Louis Spohr
COMPOSER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 5
Otto Grotewohl
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 6
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 7
Caroline of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1821
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 8
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger
BIOLOGIST
1775 - 1813
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 9
Levin August von Bennigsen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 10
Prince George William of Hanover
COMPANION
1915 - 2006
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1687
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Braunschweig
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André Ehrenberg
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 34
Stephanie Storp
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 35
Heike Lätzsch
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 37
Tobias Rau
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 38
People Deceased in Braunschweig
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
WRITER
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 1
Richard Dedekind
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1916
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 2
Henry the Lion
POLITICIAN
1129 - 1195
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 3
William V, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1806
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 4
Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1625
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 5
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1156 - 1189
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 6
Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1236 - 1279
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 7
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1721 - 1792
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 8
Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1671 - 1735
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 9
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1762
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 10
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
COMPOSER
1716 - 1801
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1713 - 1780
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Braunschweig were politicians (10), soccer players (5), athletes (4), military personnels (3), and mathematicians (2), while most who died were politicians (8), writers (3), noblemen (3), military personnels (3), and philosophers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Braunschweig, including Willi Giesemann, Robin Knoche, and Alexander Madlung. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Braunschweig, including Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto Grotewohl, and Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Braunschweig since 1700.
