Nuremberg
Nuremberg ranks 191st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kharkiv, Brno, and Empire of Japan. Memorable people born in Nuremberg include Albrecht Dürer, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Martin Behaim. Memorable people who died in Nuremberg include Albrecht Dürer, Wilhelm Keitel, and Ludwig Feuerbach. Nuremberg has been the birth place of many painters, and soccer players and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Nuremberg is located in Germany.
Nuremberg is the largest city in Franconia and the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria. Its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1205 and 2005, Nuremberg was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including Albrecht Dürer, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Martin Behaim. Additionaly, 43 globally memorable people have passed away in Nuremberg including Albrecht Dürer, Wilhelm Keitel, and Ludwig Feuerbach.
People Born in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsAlbrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 46
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1419
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 42
Martin Behaim
EXPLORER
1459 - 1507
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 52
Isdal Woman
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1940 - 1970
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 5
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 49
Michael Wolgemut
PAINTER
1434 - 1519
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 11
Hans Leo Hassler
COMPOSER
1564 - 1612
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 10
Elisabeth of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
1205 - 1235
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 63
Sebald Beham
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 54
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 45
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 65
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 1
Newly Added People Born in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsArijon Ibrahimović
SOCCER PLAYER
2005 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 43
Frans Krätzig
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 44
People Deceased in Nuremberg
Go to all RankingsAlbrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Keitel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1946
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 35
Ludwig Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1804 - 1872
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 36
Joachim von Ribbentrop
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 10
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 24
Johann Pachelbel
COMPOSER
1653 - 1706
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 7
Max Horkheimer
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 37
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 34
Robert Ley
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1945
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 28
Johannes Blaskowitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 26
Hermann Oberth
ENGINEER
1894 - 1989
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 4
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nuremberg were painters (10), soccer players (6), writers (4), biologists (4), and politicians (3), while most who died were painters (6), politicians (6), military personnels (5), writers (4), and biologists (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nuremberg, including Max Morlock, David Raum, and Arijon Ibrahimović. Whereas, throughout history, painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nuremberg, including Albrecht Dürer, Michael Wolgemut, and Sebald Beham.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Nuremberg since 1700.