Augsburg
Augsburg ranks 268th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Calgary, Padua, and Richmond, Virginia. Memorable people born in Augsburg include Bertolt Brecht, Leopold Mozart, and Hans Holbein the Younger. Memorable people who died in Augsburg include John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Hans Rottenhammer, and Jakob Fugger. Augsburg has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Augsburg is located in Germany.
Augsburg is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia with a well preserved Altstadt. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is the third-largest city in Bavaria, with a population of 304,000 and 885,000 in its metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, Augsburg was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including Bertolt Brecht, Leopold Mozart, and Hans Holbein the Younger. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Augsburg including John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Hans Rottenhammer, and Jakob Fugger.
People Born in Augsburg
Go to all RankingsBertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 17
Leopold Mozart
MUSICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 14
Hans Holbein the Younger
ARTIST
1497 - 1545
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 29
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
CHEMIST
1873 - 1964
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 33
Jakob Fugger
BUSINESSPERSON
1459 - 1525
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 24
Hans Holbein the Elder
PAINTER
1465 - 1524
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 36
Magda Schneider
ACTOR
1909 - 1996
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 22
Bernd Schuster
COACH
1959 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 2
Helmut Haller
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 18
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 49
Saint Afra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 304
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 11
Hans Burgkmair
PAINTER
1473 - 1531
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Augsburg
Go to all RankingsJohn Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
NOBLEMAN
1625 - 1679
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hans Rottenhammer
PAINTER
1564 - 1625
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Jakob Fugger
BUSINESSPERSON
1459 - 1525
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 13
Helmut Haller
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 12
Saint Afra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 304
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 7
Hans Burgkmair
PAINTER
1473 - 1531
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 10
Konrad Peutinger
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1547
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 5
Jacob Hübner
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1826
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 18
Jörg Breu the Elder
PAINTER
1475 - 1537
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
Julius Schiller
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4
Elias Holl
ARCHITECT
1573 - 1646
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 3
Daniel Hopfer
ARTIST
1470 - 1536
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Augsburg
Go to all RankingsJohn Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
NOBLEMAN
1625 - 1679
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hans Rottenhammer
PAINTER
1564 - 1625
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Daniel Hopfer
ARTIST
1470 - 1536
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Harry Edward
ATHLETE
1898 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ulrich Biesinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ulrich of Augsburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
890 - 973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Hieronymus Wolf
HISTORIAN
1516 - 1580
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Sylvester Stadler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Alfons Rebane
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1976
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Christoph Amberger
PAINTER
1505 - 1562
HPI: NaN
Rank: 19
Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
888 - 910
HPI: NaN
Rank: 20
Johann Bayer
ASTRONOMER
1572 - 1625
HPI: NaN
Rank: 21
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Augsburg were politicians (6), athletes (6), actors (5), painters (4), and soccer players (4), while most who died were painters (4), politicians (3), noblemen (2), soccer players (2), and religious figures (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Augsburg, including Erhard Wunderlich, Elisabeth Micheler-Jones, and Alexander Grimm. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Augsburg, including Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, and Konrad Peutinger.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Augsburg since 1700.