Magdeburg
Magdeburg ranks 269th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Padua, Richmond, Virginia, and Augsburg. Memorable people born in Magdeburg include Georg Philipp Telemann, Otto von Guericke, and Henning von Tresckow. Memorable people who died in Magdeburg include Lazare Carnot, Norbert of Xanten, and Herschel Grynszpan. Magdeburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Magdeburg is located in Germany.
Magdeburg is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Magdeburg was the birth place of 51 globally memorable people, including Georg Philipp Telemann, Otto von Guericke, and Henning von Tresckow. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Magdeburg including Lazare Carnot, Norbert of Xanten, and Herschel Grynszpan.
People Born in Magdeburg
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Georg Philipp Telemann
COMPOSER
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 1
Otto von Guericke
PHYSICIST
1602 - 1686
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
Henning von Tresckow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 3
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 4
Georg Kaiser
WRITER
1878 - 1945
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 5
Franz Seldte
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Weitling
WRITER
1808 - 1871
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 7
Henry of Latvia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1187 - 1259
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 8
Lothar von Trotha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1920
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 9
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
930 - 957
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 10
Heinz Hitler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1942
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Marr
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Magdeburg
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Adolf Diekmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 16
Kurt Behrens
ATHLETE
1884 - 1928
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 25
Heinrich Zschokke
WRITER
1771 - 1848
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 26
Arno Bieberstein
ATHLETE
1886 - 1918
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 27
Kathleen Nord
SWIMMER
1965 - 2022
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 34
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 35
Frank Giering
ACTOR
1971 - 2010
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 39
Martin Emmrich
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.29
Rank: 45
Marcel Hacker
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.18
Rank: 46
Paul Seguin
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Rank: 47
Lukas Märtens
SWIMMER
2001 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Pauline Grabosch
CYCLIST
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Magdeburg
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Lazare Carnot
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1823
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 1
Norbert of Xanten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1080 - 1134
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2
Herschel Grynszpan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3
Martin Agricola
COMPOSER
1486 - 1556
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 4
Eadgyth
COMPANION
910 - 946
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 5
Johann Bernhard Basedow
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 6
Michael Maier
PHYSICIAN
1568 - 1622
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 7
Angela Voigt
ATHLETE
1951 - 2013
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 8
Friedrich Sixt von Armin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1936
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 9
Hilde Schrader
SWIMMER
1910 - 1966
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 10
Arno Bieberstein
ATHLETE
1886 - 1918
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Magdeburg
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Most individuals born in present day Magdeburg were athletes (11), writers (6), military personnels (5), politicians (4), and actors (4), while most who died were politicians (2), athletes (2), religious figures (1), composers (1), and companions (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Magdeburg, including Margitta Gummel, Karin Balzer, and Dagmar Käsling. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Magdeburg, including Margitta Gummel, Karin Balzer, and Kurt Behrens.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Magdeburg since 1700.
