Westphalia
Westphalia ranks 7,509th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Montes Claros, and Araxá. Memorable people born in Westphalia include Widukind, and Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Westphalia has been the birth place of many social activists, and politicians. Westphalia is located in Germany.
Westphalia is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of 20,210 square kilometres (7,800 sq mi) and 7.9 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 755 and 1653, Westphalia was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Widukind, and Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
People Born in Westphalia
Go to all RankingsWidukind
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
755 - 810
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 2
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1728
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Westphalia were social activists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Westphalia, including Widukind.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Westphalia since 1700.