Bern
Bern ranks 426th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cork (city), Norfolk, Virginia, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Memorable people born in Bern include Emil Theodor Kocher, Ferdinand Hodler, and Hans Albert Einstein. Memorable people who died in Bern include Otto Brunfels, Henri Chammartin, and Niklaus Manuel Deutsch. Bern has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Bern is located in Switzerland.
Bern, or Berne, is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". With a population of about 146,000, Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Bern was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Emil Theodor Kocher, Ferdinand Hodler, and Hans Albert Einstein. Additionaly, 46 globally memorable people have passed away in Bern including Otto Brunfels, Henri Chammartin, and Niklaus Manuel Deutsch. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Bern than were born there.
People Born in Bern
Go to all RankingsEmil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 16
Ferdinand Hodler
PAINTER
1853 - 1918
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 28
Hans Albert Einstein
ENGINEER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 32
Albrecht von Haller
PHYSICIAN
1708 - 1777
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 20
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 6
Alexander Schallenberg
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 4
Peter Bieri
WRITER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 26
Carl Meissner
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 27
Adolf Wölfli
PAINTER
1864 - 1930
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 24
Rodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 25
Gottfried von Einem
COMPOSER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 31
Liselotte Pulver
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Bern
Go to all RankingsOtto Brunfels
BIOLOGIST
1488 - 1534
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Henri Chammartin
ATHLETE
1918 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
WRITER
1484 - 1530
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3
Walter Weiler
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 5
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 8
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 7
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Albrecht von Haller
PHYSICIAN
1708 - 1777
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 12
Kurt Marti
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Bern
Go to all RankingsOtto Brunfels
BIOLOGIST
1488 - 1534
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Henri Chammartin
ATHLETE
1918 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Walter Weiler
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Karl Rappan
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Jakob Steiner
MATHEMATICIAN
1796 - 1863
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Paul Wild
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Marc-Émile Ruchet
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Kofi Annan
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bern were athletes (9), politicians (6), writers (4), physicians (3), and painters (2), while most who died were politicians (18), soccer players (4), biologists (3), writers (3), and physicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bern, including Christine Stückelberger, Edy Hubacher, and Daniel Giger. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bern, including Christine Stückelberger, Edy Hubacher, and Daniel Giger.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Bern since 1700.