Strasbourg
Strasbourg ranks 160th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Honolulu, Dakar, and Saitama (city). Memorable people born in Strasbourg include Gustave Doré, Arsène Wenger, and Ludwig I of Bavaria. Memorable people who died in Strasbourg include Raymond Kaelbel, Beatus Rhenanus, and Hans Baldung. Strasbourg has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Strasbourg is located in France.
Strasbourg is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department and the official seat of the European Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 101 BC and 1999, Strasbourg was the birth place of 75 globally memorable people, including Gustave Doré, Arsène Wenger, and Ludwig I of Bavaria. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in Strasbourg including Raymond Kaelbel, Beatus Rhenanus, and Hans Baldung.
People Born in Strasbourg
Go to all RankingsGustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 55
Arsène Wenger
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 14
Ludwig I of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1868
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 32
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 53
Hans Bethe
PHYSICIST
1906 - 2005
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 61
Marcel Marceau
ACTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 62
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 35
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1800
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 27
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 23
Sebastian Brant
PHILOSOPHER
1458 - 1521
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 42
Arbogast
POLITICIAN
340 - 394
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 30
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 24
People Deceased in Strasbourg
Go to all RankingsRaymond Kaelbel
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Beatus Rhenanus
PHILOSOPHER
1485 - 1547
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Hans Baldung
PAINTER
1484 - 1545
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Johann Carolus
BUSINESSPERSON
1575 - 1634
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1601
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1635
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Princess Leopoldine of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1903
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
CHEMIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Franz Xaver Richter
COMPOSER
1709 - 1789
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
François Remetter
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 11
Fritz Keller
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 10
Wolfgang Capito
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1541
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Strasbourg
Go to all RankingsRaymond Kaelbel
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2007
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Beatus Rhenanus
PHILOSOPHER
1485 - 1547
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Hans Baldung
PAINTER
1484 - 1545
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Johann Carolus
BUSINESSPERSON
1575 - 1634
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1601
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1635
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Princess Leopoldine of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1903
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
CHEMIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Franz Xaver Richter
COMPOSER
1709 - 1789
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Wolfgang Capito
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1541
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Oscar Heisserer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Leopold I, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1326
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Strasbourg were soccer players (13), politicians (10), writers (7), military personnels (5), and athletes (5), while most who died were soccer players (5), politicians (5), philosophers (4), religious figures (4), and biologists (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Strasbourg, including François Remetter, Petit, and Gérard Hausser. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Strasbourg, including François Remetter, Petit, and Gérard Hausser.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Strasbourg since 1700.