Berlin
Berlin ranks 9th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rome, Chicago, and Vienna. Memorable people born in Berlin include Frederick the Great, Marlene Dietrich, and Alexander von Humboldt. Memorable people who died in Berlin include Heinrich Müller, Justine Siegemund, and George Tabori. Berlin has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Berlin is located in Germany.
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2008, Berlin was the birth place of 507 globally memorable people, including Frederick the Great, Marlene Dietrich, and Alexander von Humboldt. Additionaly, 512 globally memorable people have passed away in Berlin including Heinrich Müller, Justine Siegemund, and George Tabori. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Berlin than were born there.
People Born in Berlin
Go to all RankingsFrederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 215
Marlene Dietrich
ACTOR
1901 - 1992
HPI: 83.42
Rank: 227
Alexander von Humboldt
GEOGRAPHER
1769 - 1859
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 410
Erich von Manstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1973
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 246
Adolf Windaus
CHEMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 417
Ernst Chain
CHEMIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 264
Walter Benjamin
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1940
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 286
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 242
Alfred Wegener
GEOLOGIST
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 366
Walter Gropius
ARCHITECT
1883 - 1969
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 285
Frederick William I of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1740
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 431
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 449
People Deceased in Berlin
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Justine Siegemund
WRITER
1636 - 1705
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
George Tabori
WRITER
1914 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Dietmar Lorenz
WRESTLER
1950 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Heiner Müller
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Duchess Anna of Prussia
COMPANION
1576 - 1625
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Manfred Gerlach
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Carl Heinrich Graun
COMPOSER
1704 - 1759
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Aribert Reimann
COMPOSER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 10
Christoph Friedrich Nicolai
WRITER
1733 - 1811
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 9
Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1800
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Dmitri Vrubel
PAINTER
1960 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Berlin
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Justine Siegemund
WRITER
1636 - 1705
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
George Tabori
WRITER
1914 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Dietmar Lorenz
WRESTLER
1950 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Heiner Müller
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Duchess Anna of Prussia
COMPANION
1576 - 1625
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Manfred Gerlach
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Carl Heinrich Graun
COMPOSER
1704 - 1759
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1800
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Dmitri Vrubel
PAINTER
1960 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Gisela May
ACTOR
1924 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Hans Liesche
ATHLETE
1891 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Berlin were politicians (67), athletes (51), actors (47), writers (35), and military personnels (24), while most who died were politicians (92), writers (52), biologists (35), military personnels (32), and actors (29).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Berlin, including Karl-Friedrich Haas, Jörg Lucke, and Andreas Krieger. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Berlin, including Frederick the Great, Frederick William I of Prussia, and Baldur von Schirach.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Berlin since 1700.