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 Virgil Solis, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Albrecht Dürer. Nuremberg has been the birth place of many painters, and writers and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Nuremberg is located in Germany.
Nuremberg is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1205 and 2002, Nuremberg was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Albrecht Dürer, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Martin Behaim. Additionaly, 43 globally memorable people have passed away in Nuremberg including Virgil Solis, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Albrecht Dürer.
People Born in Nuremberg
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Albrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 32
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1419
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 30
Martin Behaim
EXPLORER
1459 - 1507
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 38
Isdal Woman
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1940 - 1970
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 57
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 35
Michael Wolgemut
PAINTER
1434 - 1519
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 63
Hans Leo Hassler
COMPOSER
1564 - 1612
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 62
Elisabeth of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
1205 - 1235
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 49
Sebald Beham
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 40
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 31
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 51
Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1398
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 53
People Deceased in Nuremberg
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Virgil Solis
PAINTER
1514 - 1562
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1
Joachim von Ribbentrop
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Albrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 5
Hans Sachs
WRITER
1494 - 1576
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 10
Peter Henlein
INVENTOR
1479 - 1542
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
Max Morlock
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 15
Adam Kraft
SCULPTOR
1450 - 1509
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 14
Maria Clara Eimmart
ASTRONOMER
1676 - 1707
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 9
Anton Koberger
DESIGNER
1440 - 1513
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 3
Veit Stoss
SCULPTOR
1450 - 1533
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Johannes Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1468 - 1522
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Nuremberg
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POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Veit Stoss
SCULPTOR
1450 - 1533
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Guido del Mestri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Carl Ludwig Koch
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1857
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Creed Taylor
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Chinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Hans von Kulmbach
PAINTER
1476 - 1522
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Johannes Blaskowitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: NaN
Rank: 18
Robert Ley
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 20
Hartmann Schedel
WRITER
1440 - 1514
HPI: NaN
Rank: 21
Johann Christoph Denner
INVENTOR
1655 - 1707
HPI: NaN
Rank: 22
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nuremberg were painters (10), writers (4), soccer players (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 Sercan Sararer. 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.
