Pforzheim
Pforzheim ranks 884th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nerima, Slovenj Gradec, and Cappadocia. Memorable people born in Pforzheim include Bertha Benz, Heinrich Otto Wieland, and Fritz Todt. Memorable people who died in Pforzheim include Edgar Reinhardt, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Laura Perls. Pforzheim has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and handball players. Pforzheim is located in Germany.
Pforzheim is a city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1425 and 1998, Pforzheim was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Bertha Benz, Heinrich Otto Wieland, and Fritz Todt. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Pforzheim including Edgar Reinhardt, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Laura Perls.
People Born in Pforzheim
Go to all RankingsBertha Benz
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1944
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 16
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 11
Fritz Todt
ENGINEER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 14
Johann Reuchlin
PHILOSOPHER
1455 - 1522
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 15
Guillermo Kahlo
PHOTOGRAPHER
1871 - 1941
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 8
Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1482 - 1553
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 10
Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1425 - 1475
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 12
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1577
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 7
James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg
POLITICIAN
1562 - 1590
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 13
Laura Perls
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1990
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 9
Vincenzo Grifo
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 1
Robert Bauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Pforzheim
Go to all RankingsEdgar Reinhardt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1425 - 1475
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3
Laura Perls
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1990
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 2
Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1557
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Pforzheim
Go to all RankingsEdgar Reinhardt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1985
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1557
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pforzheim were soccer players (5), politicians (4), businesspeople (1), chemists (1), and engineers (1), while most who died were politicians (2), handball players (1), and psychologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Pforzheim, including Vincenzo Grifo, Robert Bauer, and Robin Hack. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pforzheim, including Vincenzo Grifo, Robert Bauer, and Robin Hack.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Pforzheim since 1700.