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Kassel ranks 223rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Liège, Kinshasa, and Riyadh. Memorable people born in Kassel include Frederick I of Sweden, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Philipp Scheidemann. Memorable people who died in Kassel include Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Louis Spohr, and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Kassel has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Kassel is located in Germany.

Kassel is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, in central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name, and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel, it has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the documenta exhibitions of contemporary art. Kassel has a public university with 25,000 students (2018) and a multicultural population. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 978 and 1995, Kassel was the birth place of 58 globally memorable people, including Frederick I of Sweden, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Philipp Scheidemann. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Kassel including Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Louis Spohr, and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.

People Born in Kassel

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kassel were politicians (21), noblemen (6), soccer players (6), companions (3), and military personnels (3),  while most who died were politicians (8), noblemen (2), companions (2), composers (1), and mathematicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kassel, including Martina Müller, Yunus Mallı, and Marc Stendera. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kassel, including Frederick I of Sweden, Philipp Scheidemann, and Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kassel since 1700.