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Weißenfels (deu)

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Weißenfels ranks 6,808th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Danville, Kentucky, Kispest, and Beaumont-sur-Oise. The most famous people from Weißenfels are Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, Jutta Ploch, and Romy Saalfeld. The most famous people who died in Weißenfels are Novalis, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, and Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Weißenfels has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Weißenfels is located in Germany.

Weißenfels is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approximately 30 km (20 mi) south of Halle. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1336 and 1989, Weißenfels was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, Jutta Ploch, and Romy Saalfeld. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Weißenfels including Novalis, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, and Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Weißenfels than were born there.

People Born in Weißenfels

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Weißenfels were athletes (3), politicians (1), and skiers (1),  while most who died were politicians (2), noblemen (2), writers (1), and military personnels (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Weißenfels, including Jutta Ploch, Romy Saalfeld, and Andreas Hajek. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Weißenfels, including Jutta Ploch, Romy Saalfeld, and Andreas Hajek.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Weißenfels since 1700.