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Greifswald ranks 1,237th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Westminster, Karaganda, and Iowa City, Iowa. The most famous people from Greifswald are Caspar David Friedrich, Hans Fallada, and Toni Kroos. The most famous people who died in Greifswald are Christian Ehrenfried Weigel. Greifswald has been the birth place of many writers, and soccer players and the death place of many chemists. Greifswald is located in Germany.

Between 1774 and 1991, Greifswald was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Caspar David Friedrich, Hans Fallada, and Toni Kroos. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Greifswald including Christian Ehrenfried Weigel.

Caspar David Friedrich
PAINTER
1774 - 1840
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 1
Hans Fallada
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 2
Toni Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 3
Hans Hartwig von Beseler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 4
Gerhard Gentzen
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 5
Johann Karl Rodbertus
ECONOMIST
1805 - 1875
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 6
Heinrich Zimmer
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 7
Wolfgang Koeppen
WRITER
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 8
Caren Metschuck
SWIMMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 9
Robin Szolkowy
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 10
Felix Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 11
Judith Schalansky
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 12

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greifswald, including Toni Kroos, and Felix Kroos. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greifswald, including Hans Fallada, Wolfgang Koeppen, and Judith Schalansky.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Greifswald since 1700.