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Emden (deu)

Germany

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Emden ranks 1,843rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Blackheath, London, Newport, Wales, and Sint-Truiden. Memorable people born in Emden include Wolfgang Petersen, Ludolf Bakhuizen, and Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser. Memorable people who died in Emden include Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, and Johannes Althusius. Emden has been the birth place of many film directors, and explorers and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Emden is located in Germany.

Emden is an independent town and seaport in Lower Saxony in the north-west of Germany and lies on the River Ems, close to the Netherlands border. It is the main town in the region of East Frisia and had a total population of 50,535 in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1979, Emden was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Wolfgang Petersen, Ludolf Bakhuizen, and Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Emden including Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, and Johannes Althusius.

People Born in Emden

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Emden were film directors (2), explorers (2), actors (2), painters (1), and soccer players (1),  while most who died were politicians (3), and philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Emden, including Wolfgang Petersen, and Helma Sanders-Brahms. Whereas, throughout history, film directors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Emden, including Wolfgang Petersen, and Helma Sanders-Brahms.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Emden since 1700.