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Chur (che)

Switzerland

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Chur ranks 1,358th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Epsom, Manchester Parish, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Memorable people born in Chur include Angelica Kauffman, H. R. Giger, and Kurt Huber. Memorable people who died in Chur include Alberto Giacometti, Ernst Marischka, and Leon Schlumpf. Chur has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many sculptors, and film directors. Chur is located in Switzerland.

Chur is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of the Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton. The city, on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town in Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1741 and 1999, Chur was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Angelica Kauffman, H. R. Giger, and Kurt Huber. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Chur including Alberto Giacometti, Ernst Marischka, and Leon Schlumpf.

People Born in Chur

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People Deceased in Chur

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Chur were politicians (3), painters (2), skiers (2), athletes (2), and biologists (1),  while most who died were sculptors (1), film directors (1), politicians (1), hockey players (1), and painters (1).

Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chur, including Yvonne Rüegg, and Giorgio Rocca. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chur, including Kurt Huber, Simeon Bavier, and Mario Frick.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Chur since 1700.