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Munich ranks 26th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Boston, Rio de Janeiro, and Montevideo. Memorable people born in Munich include Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Heinrich Himmler, and Franz Beckenbauer. Memorable people who died in Munich include Max Weber, Wilhelm Röntgen, and Werner Heisenberg. Munich has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Munich is located in Germany.

Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own, and it ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1262 and 2005, Munich was the birth place of 292 globally memorable people, including Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Heinrich Himmler, and Franz Beckenbauer. Additionaly, 350 globally memorable people have passed away in Munich including Max Weber, Wilhelm Röntgen, and Werner Heisenberg. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Munich than were born there.

People Born in Munich

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People Deceased in Munich

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Munich were politicians (59), soccer players (38), actors (28), athletes (20), and noblemen (15),  while most who died were politicians (60), actors (32), writers (29), military personnels (24), and painters (21).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Munich, including Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, and Philipp Lahm. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Munich, including Heinrich Himmler, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Overlapping Lives

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