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Aachen ranks 581st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Port of Spain, Sakai, and Miskolc. Memorable people born in Aachen include Charlemagne, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Memorable people who died in Aachen include Bernard of Italy, Benedict of Aniane, and Ernst-Günther Schenck. Aachen has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Aachen is located in Germany.

Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 740 and 1999, Aachen was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Charlemagne, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Aachen including Bernard of Italy, Benedict of Aniane, and Ernst-Günther Schenck.

People Born in Aachen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Aachen were politicians (6), soccer players (5), athletes (4), writers (2), and musicians (2),  while most who died were politicians (2), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), physicians (1), and engineers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aachen, including Kai Havertz, Karl Del'Haye, and Dirk Lehmann. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aachen, including Charlemagne, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, and Edith Frank.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Aachen since 1700.