Dresden
Dresden ranks 75th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lyon, Osaka Prefecture, and Gothenburg. Memorable people born in Dresden include Augustus II the Strong, Augustus III of Poland, and Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. Memorable people who died in Dresden include Friedrich Paulus, Caspar David Friedrich, and Augustus III of Poland. Dresden has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Dresden is located in Germany.
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area, and the third most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Radeberg and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has approximately 1.34 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Dresden was the birth place of 138 globally memorable people, including Augustus II the Strong, Augustus III of Poland, and Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. Additionaly, 97 globally memorable people have passed away in Dresden including Friedrich Paulus, Caspar David Friedrich, and Augustus III of Poland.
People Born in Dresden
Go to all RankingsAugustus II the Strong
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1733
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 1
Augustus III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 2
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
955 - 983
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 3
Georgy Lvov
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 4
Ilse Koch
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 5
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1827
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 6
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 7
Gerhard Richter
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 8
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 9
John of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 10
John George I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1656
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 11
Hans von Bülow
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dresden
Go to all RankingsCarl Tanzler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 66
Heinrich von Bellegarde
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1756 - 1845
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 69
Felix von Luckner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1966
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 76
A. R. Penck
PAINTER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 84
Heinrich Khunrath
PHILOSOPHER
1560 - 1605
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 87
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
PAINTER
1899 - 1940
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 95
Albert Bernhard Frank
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1900
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 99
Martin Noth
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1968
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 100
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
CHEMIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 103
Carl Hindenburg
MATHEMATICIAN
1741 - 1808
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 105
Katerina Tikhonova
BUSINESSPERSON
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 112
Jan Hoffmann
SKATER
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 115
People Deceased in Dresden
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Paulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1957
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 1
Caspar David Friedrich
PAINTER
1774 - 1840
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 2
Augustus III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 3
Friedrich Schlegel
WRITER
1772 - 1829
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 4
Lili Elbe
PAINTER
1882 - 1931
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 5
Heinrich Schütz
COMPOSER
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 6
Maria Josepha of Austria
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1757
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 8
Jan Dismas Zelenka
COMPOSER
1679 - 1745
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 9
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1763
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 10
John George I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1656
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 11
Maria Anna of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1877
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Dresden
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Khunrath
PHILOSOPHER
1560 - 1605
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 71
Balthasar Permoser
SCULPTOR
1651 - 1732
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 72
Julius Hübner
PAINTER
1806 - 1882
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 79
Johann Gottfried Köhler
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 82
Heinrich Hofmann
PAINTER
1824 - 1911
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 84
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 86
Teodor Shteingel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 89
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
CHEMIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 90
Marie Stritt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1855 - 1928
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 91
Kazimierz Brodziński
WRITER
1791 - 1835
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 94
Jörg Stübner
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2019
HPI: 30.74
Rank: 97
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dresden were politicians (47), athletes (16), noblemen (11), writers (6), and military personnels (6), while most who died were politicians (28), composers (13), painters (8), writers (7), and companions (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dresden, including Ingrid Gulbin, Rita Kühne, and Hildrun Laufer-Claus. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dresden, including Augustus II the Strong, Augustus III of Poland, and Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Dresden since 1700.