Freiberg
Freiberg ranks 1,518th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hispania, Porvoo, and Sibiu. Memorable people born in Freiberg include Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Clemens Winkler. Memorable people who died in Freiberg include Ferdinand Reich, Christoph Demantius, and Julius Weisbach. Freiberg has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many chemists, and composers. Freiberg is located in Germany.
Freiberg is a university and former mining town in Saxony, Germany. It is a Große Kreisstadt and the administrative centre of Mittelsachsen district. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1250 and 1998, Freiberg was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Clemens Winkler. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Freiberg including Ferdinand Reich, Christoph Demantius, and Julius Weisbach.
People Born in Freiberg
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Maurice, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1521 - 1553
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 1
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2
Clemens Winkler
CHEMIST
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 3
Theodoric of Freiberg
PHILOSOPHER
1250 - 1310
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4
Emilie of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1591
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 5
Sibylle of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1515 - 1592
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 6
ATB
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 7
Friedrich Robert Helmert
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1917
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 8
Jörg Stübner
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2019
HPI: 30.74
Rank: 9
Markus Schubert
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.32
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Freiberg
Go to all RankingsTheodoric of Freiberg
PHILOSOPHER
1250 - 1310
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4
Emilie of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1591
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 5
Sibylle of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1515 - 1592
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 6
Jörg Stübner
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2019
HPI: 30.74
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Freiberg
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Ferdinand Reich
CHEMIST
1799 - 1882
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1
Christoph Demantius
COMPOSER
1567 - 1643
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2
Julius Weisbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1806 - 1871
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
CHEMIST
1824 - 1898
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Freiberg
Go to all RankingsChristoph Demantius
COMPOSER
1567 - 1643
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2
Julius Weisbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1806 - 1871
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Freiberg were politicians (3), soccer players (2), chemists (1), philosophers (1), and noblemen (1), while most who died were chemists (2), composers (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Freiberg, including Jörg Stübner, and Markus Schubert. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Freiberg, including Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Emilie of Saxony.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Freiberg since 1700.
