St. Gallen
St. Gallen ranks 895th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London Borough of Enfield, Des Moines, Iowa, and Fukushima Prefecture. Memorable people born in St. Gallen include Ruth Dreifuss, Alphonse Matejka, and Saint Othmar. Memorable people who died in St. Gallen include Paul Grüninger, Notker the Stammerer, and Željko Perušić. St. Gallen has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. St. Gallen is located in Switzerland.
St. Gallen is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. Its economy consists mainly of the service sector. The city is home to the University of St. Gallen, one of the best business schools in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, St. Gallen was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Ruth Dreifuss, Alphonse Matejka, and Saint Othmar. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Gallen including Paul Grüninger, Notker the Stammerer, and Željko Perušić.
People Born in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsRuth Dreifuss
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 8
Alphonse Matejka
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 1
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 3
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 2
Fritz Platten
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 4
Arnold Koller
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
Robert Emden
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1940
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 5
Paul Scherrer
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 19
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 18
Tranquillo Barnetta
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 15
Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 9
Beat Breu
CYCLIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 10
People Deceased in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsPaul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1
Notker the Stammerer
WRITER
840 - 912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Željko Perušić
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1837
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Karl Röderer
ATHLETE
1868 - 1928
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Konrad Stäheli
ATHLETE
1931 - 1931
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 8
Ota Šik
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in St. Gallen
Go to all RankingsNotker the Stammerer
WRITER
840 - 912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Željko Perušić
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1837
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Karl Röderer
ATHLETE
1868 - 1928
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Konrad Stäheli
ATHLETE
1931 - 1931
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Ota Šik
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day St. Gallen were politicians (5), athletes (4), soccer players (3), writers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were politicians (4), athletes (2), writers (1), soccer players (1), and businesspeople (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St. Gallen, including Tranquillo Barnetta, Marwin Hitz, and Aleksandar Prijović. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St. Gallen, including Ruth Dreifuss, Paul Grüninger, and Fritz Platten.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in St. Gallen since 1700.