Eisenach
Eisenach ranks 1,505th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukui Prefecture, Sliven, and Almelo. Memorable people born in Eisenach include Johann Sebastian Bach, Ernst Abbe, and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl. Memorable people who died in Eisenach include Johann Ambrosius Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, and Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen. Eisenach has been the birth place of many composers and politicians and the death place of many politicians and noblemen. Eisenach is located in Germany.
Eisenach is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located 50 kilometres west of Erfurt, 70 km southeast of Kassel and 150 km northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situated near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1257 and 1992, Eisenach was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Ernst Abbe, and Sabine Bergmann-Pohl. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Eisenach including Johann Ambrosius Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, and Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Eisenach than were born there.
People Born in Eisenach
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Johann Sebastian Bach
1685 - 1750
HPI: 92.29
Rank: 1
Ernst Abbe
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3
Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen
1257 - 1323
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 4
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
1796 - 1877
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5
Charlotte von Stein
1742 - 1827
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 6
Johann Jacob Bach
1682 - 1722
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 7
Johann Nicolaus Bach
1669 - 1753
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 8
Johannes Voigtmann
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.67
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Eisenach
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Johann Ambrosius Bach
1645 - 1695
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 1
Johann Christoph Bach
1642 - 1703
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 2
Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen
1257 - 1323
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 3
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1688 - 1748
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 4
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1666 - 1729
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 5
John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1665 - 1698
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6
John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1566 - 1638
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 7
Nicolaus von Amsdorf
1483 - 1565
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1691 - 1741
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 9
Fritz Reuter
1810 - 1874
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 10
Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels
1673 - 1726
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Eisenach
Go to all RankingsJohn Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1566 - 1638
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1691 - 1741
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 9
Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels
1673 - 1726
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day Eisenach were composers (3), politicians (2), physicists (1), military personnels (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were politicians (4), noblemen (3), composers (2), religious figures (1), and writers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Eisenach since 1700.
