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 Georg Simmel, Hans Baldung, and Sebastian Brant. 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 77 globally memorable people, including Gustave Doré, Arsène Wenger, and Ludwig I of Bavaria. Additionaly, 39 globally memorable people have passed away in Strasbourg including Georg Simmel, Hans Baldung, and Sebastian Brant.
People Born in Strasbourg
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Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 63
Arsène Wenger
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 20
Ludwig I of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1868
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 40
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 61
Hans Bethe
PHYSICIST
1906 - 2005
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 69
Marcel Marceau
ACTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 70
Charles de Foucauld
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1858 - 1916
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 43
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1800
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 35
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 31
Sebastian Brant
PHILOSOPHER
1458 - 1521
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 50
Arbogast
POLITICIAN
340 - 394
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 38
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 32
Newly Added People Born in Strasbourg
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People Deceased in Strasbourg
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Georg Simmel
SOCIOLOGIST
1858 - 1918
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 30
Hans Baldung
PAINTER
1484 - 1545
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 3
Sebastian Brant
PHILOSOPHER
1458 - 1521
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 24
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1868
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 17
Leopold I, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1326
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 15
Johannes Tauler
WRITER
1300 - 1361
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 37
Jean-Luc Nancy
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 20
Frédéric Cuvier
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1838
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 19
Johann Hermann
BIOLOGIST
1738 - 1800
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 16
George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
NOBLEMAN
1573 - 1638
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 38
Johannes Sturm
PHILOSOPHER
1507 - 1589
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 29
Franz Xaver Richter
COMPOSER
1709 - 1789
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Strasbourg were soccer players (13), politicians (9), writers (7), actors (5), and military personnels (5), while most who died were soccer players (6), politicians (5), philosophers (4), biologists (4), and religious figures (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.
