Konstanz
Konstanz ranks 2,344th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jindřichův Hradec, Ismailia, and Lugoj. Memorable people born in Konstanz include Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Guillaume Henri Dufour, and Eugen Fink. Memorable people who died in Konstanz include Hans Robert Jauss, Maximilian von Edelsheim, and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. Konstanz has been the birth place of many businesspeople, and politicians and the death place of many philosophers, and military personnels. Konstanz is located in Germany.
Konstanz, traditionally known as Constance in English, is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the Baden-Württemberg state of south Germany. The city houses the University of Konstanz and was the residence of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konstanz for more than 1,200 years. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1787 and 1973, Konstanz was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Guillaume Henri Dufour, and Eugen Fink. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Konstanz including Hans Robert Jauss, Maximilian von Edelsheim, and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Konstanz than were born there.
People Born in Konstanz
Go to all RankingsFerdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 4
Guillaume Henri Dufour
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1875
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Eugen Fink
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 2
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 5
Otto Lehmann
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 3
Karl Julius Perleb
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1845
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 7
Gabriele Kuby
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Konstanz
Go to all RankingsHans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Maximilian von Edelsheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1969
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Jan Assmann
HISTORIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Manuel Chrysoloras
PHILOSOPHER
1355 - 1415
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jerome of Prague
PHILOSOPHER
1379 - 1416
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Wolfgang Iser
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Johann Martin Schleyer
LINGUIST
1831 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen
NOBLEMAN
1090 - 1152
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Alfonso Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Konstanz
Go to all RankingsHans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Maximilian von Edelsheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1994
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1969
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Jan Assmann
HISTORIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Manuel Chrysoloras
PHILOSOPHER
1355 - 1415
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jerome of Prague
PHILOSOPHER
1379 - 1416
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Wolfgang Iser
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Johann Martin Schleyer
LINGUIST
1831 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen
NOBLEMAN
1090 - 1152
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Alfonso Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Konstanz were businesspeople (1), politicians (1), philosophers (1), computer scientists (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were philosophers (3), military personnels (1), politicians (1), historians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, computer scientists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Konstanz, including Ian Murdock. Whereas, throughout history, businesspeople have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Konstanz, including Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Konstanz since 1700.