Chemnitz
Chemnitz ranks 459th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Frederiksberg, Angers, and Omsk. Memorable people born in Chemnitz include Johannes Frießner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Christian Gottlob Neefe. Memorable people who died in Chemnitz include Georgius Agricola, and Karin Balzer. Chemnitz has been the birth place of many athletes, and swimmers and the death place of many physicians, and athletes. Chemnitz is located in Germany.
Chemnitz is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1729 and 1997, Chemnitz was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Johannes Frießner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Christian Gottlob Neefe. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Chemnitz including Georgius Agricola, and Karin Balzer.
People Born in Chemnitz
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Johannes Frießner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1971
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
PAINTER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 2
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 3
Marianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 4
Alexander Gauland
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 5
Stefan Heym
WRITER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 6
Christian Gottlob Heyne
HISTORIAN
1729 - 1812
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 7
Dorothea Köring
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1945
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 8
Wolfgang Nordwig
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 9
Gabriele Seyfert
SKATER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 10
Peter Härtling
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 11
Irmtraud Morgner
WRITER
1933 - 1990
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chemnitz
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Eberhard Rösch
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 21
Ingo Steuer
SKATER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 24
Petra Schneider
SWIMMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Chemnitz
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Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 1
Karin Balzer
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chemnitz were athletes (5), swimmers (5), soccer players (5), writers (3), and skaters (3), while most who died were physicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chemnitz, including Wolfgang Nordwig, Brigitte Wujak, and Eberhard Rösch. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chemnitz, including Wolfgang Nordwig, Brigitte Wujak, and Eberhard Rösch.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Chemnitz since 1700.
