Hanover
Hanover ranks 121st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Miami, Rosario, and Milwaukee. Memorable people born in Hanover include William Herschel, George I of Great Britain, and Friedrich Schlegel. Memorable people who died in Hanover include Fritz Fromm, Heinrich Marschner, and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover. Hanover has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many military personnels, and politicians. Hanover is located in Germany.
Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest in northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019) and is the largest in the Hanover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region, the 17th biggest metropolitan area by GDP in the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1660 and 1998, Hanover was the birth place of 93 globally memorable people, including William Herschel, George I of Great Britain, and Friedrich Schlegel. Additionaly, 28 globally memorable people have passed away in Hanover including Fritz Fromm, Heinrich Marschner, and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover.
People Born in Hanover
Go to all RankingsWilliam Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1738 - 1822
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 14
George I of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1727
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 60
Friedrich Schlegel
WRITER
1772 - 1829
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 17
Caroline Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1750 - 1848
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 68
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
PHYSICIAN
1884 - 1951
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 30
Klaus Meine
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 71
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
COMPANION
1776 - 1810
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 52
Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1923
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 55
August Wilhelm Schlegel
WRITER
1767 - 1845
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 32
Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1742
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 23
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 34
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1687 - 1757
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Hanover
Go to all RankingsFritz Fromm
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 1
Heinrich Marschner
COMPOSER
1795 - 1861
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1851
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
NOBLEMAN
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 4
Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1782
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1785
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
COMPANION
1668 - 1705
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Alfred von Waldersee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1904
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Walter Bruch
INVENTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate
COMPANION
1652 - 1730
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Angela Hitler
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Hanover
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Marschner
COMPOSER
1795 - 1861
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1851
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1782
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1785
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
COMPANION
1668 - 1705
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Alfred von Waldersee
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1904
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Walter Bruch
INVENTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate
COMPANION
1652 - 1730
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Angela Hitler
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Gerd von Rundstedt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Alexander von Linsingen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1935
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hanover were politicians (18), actors (12), soccer players (7), noblemen (6), and writers (5), while most who died were military personnels (6), politicians (5), noblemen (2), companions (2), and inventors (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hanover, including Per Mertesacker, Niclas Füllkrug, and Fabian Ernst. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hanover, including George I of Great Britain, Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Alfred Hugenberg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Hanover since 1700.