Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden ranks 531st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Syracuse, Sicily, Trenton, New Jersey, and Lewisham. Memorable people born in Wiesbaden include Simone Signoret, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, and Volker Schlöndorff. Memorable people who died in Wiesbaden include Andrzej Badeński, Werner Peters, and Helmut Schön. Wiesbaden has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many actors, and noblemen. Wiesbaden is located in Germany.
Wiesbaden is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden forms a conurbation with a population of around 500,000 with the neighbouring city of Mainz. This conurbation is in turn embedded in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region—Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr—which also includes the nearby cities of Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Offenbach am Main, and Hanau, and has a combined population exceeding 5.8 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1831 and 1997, Wiesbaden was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Simone Signoret, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, and Volker Schlöndorff. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Wiesbaden including Andrzej Badeński, Werner Peters, and Helmut Schön.
People Born in Wiesbaden
Go to all RankingsSimone Signoret
ACTOR
1921 - 1985
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 7
Pavlo Skoropadskyi
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1945
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 9
Volker Schlöndorff
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 5
Birutė Galdikas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 28
Günther Lütjens
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1941
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
John McEnroe
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 11
Jürgen Grabowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 20
Dieter Rams
DESIGNER
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 3
Karin Dor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 12
Princess Helena of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1888
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 13
Karl Brugmann
LINGUIST
1849 - 1919
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Wiesbaden
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Badeński
ATHLETE
1943 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Werner Peters
ACTOR
1918 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Helmut Schön
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Franz Abt
COMPOSER
1819 - 1885
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Princess Pauline of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1810 - 1856
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
PAINTER
1836 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1829
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Eddie Constantine
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Otto Froitzheim
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Wiesbaden
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Badeński
ATHLETE
1943 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Werner Peters
ACTOR
1918 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Helmut Schön
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1996
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Franz Abt
COMPOSER
1819 - 1885
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Princess Pauline of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1810 - 1856
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
PAINTER
1836 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1829
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Eddie Constantine
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Otto Froitzheim
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wiesbaden were politicians (4), soccer players (4), actors (2), film directors (2), and military personnels (2), while most who died were actors (3), noblemen (3), politicians (3), soccer players (2), and painters (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wiesbaden, including Jürgen Grabowski, Alexander Schwolow, and Benjamin Hübner. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wiesbaden, including Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Wilhelm Stuckart, and Princess Helena of Nassau.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Wiesbaden since 1700.