Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen ranks 1,306th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oskemen, Subotica, and Kōtō. The most famous people from Ludwigshafen are Helmut Kohl, Ernst Bloch, and William Dieterle. The most famous people who died in Ludwigshafen are Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, Hannelore Kohl, and Theo Helfrich. Ludwigshafen has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and racing drivers. Ludwigshafen is located in Germany.
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Ludwigshafen was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Helmut Kohl, Ernst Bloch, and William Dieterle. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Ludwigshafen including Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, Hannelore Kohl, and Theo Helfrich.
People Born in Ludwigshafen
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Helmut Kohl
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 1
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 2
William Dieterle
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 3
Manfred Kaltz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 4
Edgar Jung
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1934
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 5
André Schürrle
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 6
Otto Fickeisen
ATHLETE
1879 - 1963
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 7
Kurt Biedenkopf
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 8
Oswald Karch
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 9
Boris Brejcha
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 10
Albert Arnheiter
ATHLETE
1890 - 1945
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 11
Nadiem Amiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ludwigshafen
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Markus Scherer
WRESTLER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 13
Christian Dissinger
HANDBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.00
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Ludwigshafen
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Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1729
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1
Hannelore Kohl
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2
Theo Helfrich
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ludwigshafen were athletes (4), politicians (3), soccer players (3), philosophers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (2), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ludwigshafen, including Manfred Kaltz, André Schürrle, and Nadiem Amiri. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ludwigshafen, including Otto Fickeisen, Albert Arnheiter, and Horst Lehr.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Ludwigshafen since 1700.
