Saarlouis
Saarlouis ranks 2,301st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Whangārei, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, and Gateshead. Memorable people born in Saarlouis include Michel Ney, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, and Oskar Lafontaine. Saarlouis has been the birth place of many military personnels, and politicians. Saarlouis is located in Germany.
Saarlouis is a town in the state of Saarland, in western Germany, located on the banks of the Saar river. With a population of over 37,000 (2024), it is the fifth-largest city of Saarland and serves as an important regional center. Saarlouis lies near the border with France and Luxembourg. The town functions as the administrative seat of the district of Saarlouis and is part of the cross-border SaarLorLux Euroregion. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1769 and 1997, Saarlouis was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Michel Ney, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, and Oskar Lafontaine.
People Born in Saarlouis
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Michel Ney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1815
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 1
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1964
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 2
Oskar Lafontaine
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 5
Otto Schniewind
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1964
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4
Heinrich Marx
LAWYER
1777 - 1838
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3
Heiko Maas
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 7
Florian Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Saarlouis were military personnels (3), politicians (2), lawyers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Saarlouis, including Oskar Lafontaine, and Heiko Maas. Whereas, throughout history, military personnels have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saarlouis, including Michel Ney, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, and Otto Schniewind.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Saarlouis since 1700.
