Bayreuth
Bayreuth ranks 901st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Szombathely, Luhansk, and Blois. Memorable people born in Bayreuth include Max Stirner, Robert Ritter von Greim, and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Memorable people who died in Bayreuth include Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Siegfried Wagner, and Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Bayreuth has been the birth place of many politicians, and composers and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Bayreuth is located in Germany.
Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtel Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194. In the 21st century, it is the capital of Upper Franconia and has a population of 72,148 (2015). It hosts the annual Bayreuth Festival, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1612 and 1986, Bayreuth was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Max Stirner, Robert Ritter von Greim, and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Bayreuth including Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Siegfried Wagner, and Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
People Born in Bayreuth
Go to all RankingsMax Stirner
PHILOSOPHER
1806 - 1856
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 12
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 14
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1727
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 5
Wolfgang Wagner
COMPOSER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 7
Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPANION
1612 - 1687
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 4
Moritz Wagner
BIOLOGIST
1813 - 1887
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 15
Wieland Wagner
WRITER
1917 - 1966
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 8
Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1780
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 11
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1712
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 2
Christian Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
NOBLEMAN
1661 - 1708
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3
Rudolf Wagner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1805 - 1864
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 10
Heinrich von Gagern
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1880
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Bayreuth
Go to all RankingsWilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPOSER
1709 - 1758
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Rank: 1
Siegfried Wagner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1930
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1763
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1649
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Hans Richter
COMPOSER
1843 - 1916
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Rank: 5
Franz Liszt
MUSICIAN
1811 - 1886
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
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Rank: 7
Wolfgang Wagner
COMPOSER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 8
Emil Warburg
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1931
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1780
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 10
Cosima Wagner
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1930
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jean Paul
WRITER
1763 - 1825
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Bayreuth
Go to all RankingsWilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPOSER
1709 - 1758
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Siegfried Wagner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1930
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1763
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1649
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Hans Richter
COMPOSER
1843 - 1916
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Franz Liszt
MUSICIAN
1811 - 1886
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Emil Warburg
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1931
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Cosima Wagner
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1930
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jean Paul
WRITER
1763 - 1825
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Duke Pius August in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1837
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1735
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bayreuth were politicians (4), composers (2), noblemen (2), tennis players (2), and philosophers (1), while most who died were politicians (7), composers (4), musicians (2), philosophers (1), and physicists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, tennis players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bayreuth, including Florian Mayer, and Philipp Petzschner. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bayreuth, including Robert Ritter von Greim, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Bayreuth since 1700.