Merseburg
Merseburg ranks 1,705th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hitachi, Ibaraki, Sutton Coldfield, and Santiago de Compostela. Memorable people born in Merseburg include Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Klaus Tennstedt, and Elisabeth Schumann. Memorable people who died in Merseburg include Thietmar of Merseburg, and Karl Adolph von Basedow. Merseburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and physicians. Merseburg is located in Germany.
Merseburg is a town in central Germany in southern Saxony-Anhalt, situated on the river Saale, and approximately 14 km south of Halle (Saale) and 30 km west of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg. The University of Merseburg is located within the town. Merseburg has around 35,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1888 and 1981, Merseburg was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Klaus Tennstedt, and Elisabeth Schumann. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Merseburg including Thietmar of Merseburg, and Karl Adolph von Basedow.
People Born in Merseburg
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Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 1
Klaus Tennstedt
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 2
Elisabeth Schumann
SINGER
1888 - 1952
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 3
Jawed Karim
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4
Martina Jäschke
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 5
Kristina Mundt
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 6
Uta Rohländer
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 7
Maik Franz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 8
Marcus Becker
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Merseburg
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MUSICIAN
1926 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 2
Martina Jäschke
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 5
Kristina Mundt
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 6
Uta Rohländer
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 7
Maik Franz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 8
Marcus Becker
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Merseburg
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Thietmar of Merseburg
WRITER
975 - 1018
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 1
Karl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Merseburg were athletes (4), politicians (1), musicians (1), singers (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were writers (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Merseburg, including Martina Jäschke, Kristina Mundt, and Uta Rohländer. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Merseburg, including Martina Jäschke, Kristina Mundt, and Uta Rohländer.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Merseburg since 1700.
