Tübingen
Tübingen ranks 953rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Landshut, Banská Bystrica, and Doncaster. Memorable people born in Tübingen include Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Johann Georg Gmelin, and Ludwig Uhland. Memorable people who died in Tübingen include Hans von Pechmann, Hans Küng, and Primož Trubar. Tübingen has been the birth place of many biologists, and physicians and the death place of many philosophers, and politicians. Tübingen is located in Germany.
Tübingen is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 30 km (19 mi) south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. As of 2014 about one in three of the 90,000 people living in Tübingen is a student. As of the 2018/2019 winter semester, 27,665 students attend the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen. The city has the lowest median age in Germany, in part due to its status as a university city. As of December 31, 2015, the average age of a citizen of Tübingen is 39.1 years. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1665 and 1996, Tübingen was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Johann Georg Gmelin, and Ludwig Uhland. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in Tübingen including Hans von Pechmann, Hans Küng, and Primož Trubar. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Tübingen than were born there.
People Born in Tübingen
Go to all RankingsJohann Friedrich Gmelin
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1804
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Gmelin
GEOGRAPHER
1709 - 1755
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 5
Ludwig Uhland
WRITER
1787 - 1862
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 6
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin
PHYSICIAN
1744 - 1774
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 10
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
BIOLOGIST
1665 - 1721
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2
Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3
Friedrich von Huene
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1969
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 7
Despina Vandi
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 14
Johann Ludwig Krapf
EXPLORER
1810 - 1881
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 9
Rudolf Haag
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 8
Sung Yu-ri
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 16
Thilo Kehrer
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Tübingen
Go to all RankingsHans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hans Küng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Primož Trubar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1508 - 1586
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Hellmuth Kneser
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Karl Groos
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
BIOLOGIST
1665 - 1721
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 7
Walter Jens
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
John George III, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1691
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
John George II, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1613 - 1680
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 11
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Tübingen
Go to all RankingsHans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hans Küng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Primož Trubar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1508 - 1586
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Hellmuth Kneser
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1973
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Karl Groos
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Walter Jens
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
John George III, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1691
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
John George II, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1613 - 1680
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Ernst Kretschmer
PSYCHOLOGIST
1888 - 1964
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Joseph Gaertner
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1791
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tübingen were biologists (2), physicians (2), soccer players (2), geographers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were philosophers (5), politicians (5), chemists (4), biologists (4), and religious figures (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tübingen, including Thilo Kehrer, and Marvin Compper. Whereas, throughout history, biologists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tübingen, including Johann Friedrich Gmelin, and Rudolf Jakob Camerarius.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Tübingen since 1700.