Davos
Davos ranks 3,158th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hanover Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, and Bad Honnef. The most famous people from Davos are Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Paul Accola, and Andres Ambühl. The most famous people who died in Davos are Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Theo van Doesburg, and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia. Davos has been the birth place of many skiers, and painters and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Davos is located in Switzerland.
Davos is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of the Grisons, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 10,832 (2020). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Ranges. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1889 and 1993, Davos was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Paul Accola, and Andres Ambühl. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Davos including Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Theo van Doesburg, and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Davos than were born there.
People Born in Davos
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp
PAINTER
1889 - 1943
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1
Paul Accola
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 2
Andres Ambühl
HOCKEY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 3
Ambrosi Hoffmann
SKIER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 4
Daniela Meuli
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5
Jasmine Flury
SKIER
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 6
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
PAINTER
1880 - 1938
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 1
Theo van Doesburg
ARTIST
1883 - 1931
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 2
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1942
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Gustloff
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1936
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 4
Friedrich Miescher
PHYSICIAN
1844 - 1895
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 5
Irwin Shaw
WRITER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
Princess Mathilde of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1906
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 7
Leonard Meredith
CYCLIST
1882 - 1930
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 8
Klabund
WRITER
1890 - 1928
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Davos were skiers (3), painters (1), hockey players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (2), painters (1), artists (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Davos, including Paul Accola, Ambrosi Hoffmann, and Jasmine Flury. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Davos, including Paul Accola, Ambrosi Hoffmann, and Jasmine Flury.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Davos since 1700.
