Altenburg
Altenburg ranks 1,333rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kurashiki, Kōchi, Kōchi, and Kitchener, Ontario. Memorable people born in Altenburg include Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, and Hermann Schlegel. Memorable people who died in Altenburg include Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Władysław II the Exile, and Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Altenburg has been the birth place of many politicians, and biologists and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Altenburg is located in Germany.
Altenburg is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located 40 kilometres south of Leipzig, 90 kilometres west of Dresden and 100 kilometres east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region between Gera, Zwickau and Chemnitz with more than 1 million inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of 33,000. Today, the city and its rural county is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1594 and 1968, Altenburg was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, and Hermann Schlegel. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Altenburg including Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Władysław II the Exile, and Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Altenburg than were born there.
People Born in Altenburg
Go to all RankingsPrincess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 2
Hermann Schlegel
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1884
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 3
William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1598 - 1662
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4
Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 5
John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1626
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 6
Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1918
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 7
Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1672
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 8
Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1656 - 1686
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 9
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 10
Uwe Rösler
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Altenburg
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Altenburg
Go to all RankingsFrederick I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1370 - 1428
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1
Władysław II the Exile
POLITICIAN
1105 - 1159
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 2
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1834
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4
Johann Ludwig Krebs
COMPOSER
1713 - 1780
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 5
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1740
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 6
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1868
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 7
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1848
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 8
Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1416 - 1486
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 9
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1617 - 1668
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 10
Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1603 - 1669
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 11
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1732
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Altenburg
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Most individuals born in present day Altenburg were politicians (8), biologists (1), noblemen (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were politicians (11), noblemen (6), composers (1), and companions (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Altenburg, including Uwe Rösler. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Altenburg, including Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, and William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Altenburg since 1700.