Merseburg
Merseburg ranks 5,023rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nymburk, Indiana, and Capitán Bermúdez. Memorable people born in Merseburg include Jawed Karim, Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, 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 businesspeople 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
Between 1888 and 1979, Merseburg was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Jawed Karim, Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, 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
Go to all Rankings
Jawed Karim
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1
Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff
1896 - 1944
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2
Elisabeth Schumann
1888 - 1952
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Merseburg
Go to all Rankings
Most individuals born in present day Merseburg were businesspeople (1), politicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were writers (1) and physicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Merseburg since 1700.
