Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ranks 133rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cincinnati, Sarajevo, and Johannesburg. Memorable people born in Düsseldorf include Heinrich Heine, Jürgen Habermas, and Wim Wenders. Memorable people who died in Düsseldorf include Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg, Vladimír Dzurilla, and Richard Oswald. Düsseldorf has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and painters. Düsseldorf is located in Germany.
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a 2022 population of 629,047. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Düsseldorf was the birth place of 91 globally memorable people, including Heinrich Heine, Jürgen Habermas, and Wim Wenders. Additionaly, 43 globally memorable people have passed away in Düsseldorf including Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg, Vladimír Dzurilla, and Richard Oswald.
People Born in Düsseldorf
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Heine
WRITER
1797 - 1856
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 73
Jürgen Habermas
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - Present
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 49
Wim Wenders
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 32
Anne of Cleves
COMPANION
1515 - 1557
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 76
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1720
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 77
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1819
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 67
Felix Klein
MATHEMATICIAN
1849 - 1925
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 3
Luise Rainer
ACTOR
1910 - 2014
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 55
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 71
Sibylle of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1554
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 91
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1658 - 1716
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 86
Paul Natorp
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1924
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Düsseldorf
Go to all RankingsGerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg
NOBLEMAN
1327 - 1360
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Vladimír Dzurilla
ATHLETE
1942 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Richard Oswald
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Erich Juskowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Robert Luther
ASTRONOMER
1822 - 1900
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Rose Ausländer
WRITER
1901 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Stanislaus Kobierski
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1972
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 9
Marie Juchacz
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Morten Müller
PAINTER
1828 - 1911
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Camphausen
PAINTER
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Düsseldorf
Go to all RankingsGerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg
NOBLEMAN
1327 - 1360
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Vladimír Dzurilla
ATHLETE
1942 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Richard Oswald
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1963
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Erich Juskowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Robert Luther
ASTRONOMER
1822 - 1900
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Joseph Maria Olbrich
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1908
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Rose Ausländer
WRITER
1901 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Marie Juchacz
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Morten Müller
PAINTER
1828 - 1911
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Hans Luther
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Karl Arnold
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1958
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Düsseldorf were soccer players (21), athletes (10), politicians (9), actors (7), and painters (5), while most who died were politicians (13), painters (6), soccer players (4), military personnels (4), and racing drivers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Düsseldorf, including Klaus Allofs, Thomas Allofs, and Michael Preetz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Düsseldorf, including Klaus Allofs, Stanislaus Kobierski, and Karl Hohmann.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Düsseldorf since 1700.