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Leipzig (deu)

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Leipzig ranks 107th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rotterdam, Beijing, and Antwerp. Memorable people born in Leipzig include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Richard Wagner, and Clara Schumann. Memorable people who died in Leipzig include Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and Gustav Fechner. Leipzig has been the birth place of many athletes and politicians and the death place of many composers and politicians. Leipzig is located in Germany.

Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the eighth most populous city in Germany. The name of the city and those of many of its districts are of Slavic origin. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1000 and 1993, Leipzig was the birth place of 89 globally memorable people, including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Richard Wagner, and Clara Schumann. Additionaly, 71 globally memorable people have passed away in Leipzig including Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and Gustav Fechner.

People Born in Leipzig

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Leipzig were athletes (12), politicians (11), composers (9), musicians (6), and biologists (6),  while most who died were composers (12), politicians (11), mathematicians (5), biologists (4), and writers (4).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Leipzig, including Bärbel Wöckel, Kristin Otto, and Martina Hellmann. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Leipzig, including Luz Long, Bärbel Wöckel, and Kristin Otto.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Leipzig since 1700.

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