Dresden ranks 77th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tehran, Santiago, and Cleveland. Memorable people born in Dresden include Augustus II the Strong, Augustus III of Poland, and Ilse Koch. Memorable people who died in Dresden include Caspar David Friedrich, Friedrich Paulus, and Lili Elbe. Dresden has been the birth place of many politicians and noblemen 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
Between 0 and 2000, Dresden was the birth place of 117 globally memorable people, including Augustus II the Strong, Augustus III of Poland, and Ilse Koch. Additionaly, 89 globally memorable people have passed away in Dresden including Caspar David Friedrich, Friedrich Paulus, and Lili Elbe.
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 1
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 2
1906 - 1967
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 3
955 - 983
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 4
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 5
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 6
1750 - 1827
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 7
1862 - 1911
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 8
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 9
1801 - 1873
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 10
1832 - 1904
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 11
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 12
1833 - 1892
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 67
1801 - 1875
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 68
1800 - 1873
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 69
1617 - 1668
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 70
1343 - 1407
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 71
1943 - 2021
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 72
1507 - 1534
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 74
1619 - 1681
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 82
1909 - 1966
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 85
1906 - 1970
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 98
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 99
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 102
1774 - 1840
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 1
1890 - 1957
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 2
1882 - 1931
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 3
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 4
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 5
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 6
1750 - 1827
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 7
1699 - 1757
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 8
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 9
1805 - 1877
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 10
1679 - 1745
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 11
1722 - 1763
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 12
1943 - 2021
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 66
1812 - 1877
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 80
1666 - 1738
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 81
1794 - 1865
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 82
1844 - 1929
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 87
Most individuals born in present day Dresden were politicians (47), noblemen (11), athletes (9), writers (6), and military personnels (4), while most who died were politicians (29), composers (13), painters (6), writers (6), and companions (4).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dresden, including Ingrid Gulbin, Hildrun Laufer-Claus, and Rita Kühne. 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 Ilse Koch.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Dresden since 1700.