Wittenberg
Wittenberg ranks 1,088th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind City of San Marino, Hamadan, and Ogden, Utah. Memorable people born in Wittenberg include Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Walther Wenck. Memorable people who died in Wittenberg include Philip Melanchthon, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Johann Daniel Titius. Wittenberg has been the birth place of many politicians, and physicists and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Wittenberg is located in Germany.
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Leipzig and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-west of the reunified German federal capital city of Berlin, and has a population of 46,008 (2018). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1250 and 1989, Wittenberg was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Walther Wenck. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Wittenberg including Philip Melanchthon, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Johann Daniel Titius.
People Born in Wittenberg
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1891
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 1
Lucas Cranach the Younger
PAINTER
1515 - 1586
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 2
Walther Wenck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1982
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 3
Ernst Heinrich Weber
PSYCHOLOGIST
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 4
Ernst Chladni
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 5
Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1307 - 1370
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 6
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1388
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 7
Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
NOBLEMAN
1284 - 1356
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 8
Albert II, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1250 - 1298
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 9
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1860
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 10
Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1373 - 1419
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 11
Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1373 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wittenberg
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People Deceased in Wittenberg
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Philip Melanchthon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 1
Lucas Cranach the Younger
PAINTER
1515 - 1586
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 2
Johann Daniel Titius
ASTRONOMER
1729 - 1796
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3
Johannes Bugenhagen
PHILOSOPHER
1485 - 1558
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 4
Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1307 - 1370
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 5
Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
NOBLEMAN
1284 - 1356
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 6
John I, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1285
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 7
Albert III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1373 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wittenberg were politicians (5), physicists (2), biologists (2), painters (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were politicians (3), religious figures (1), painters (1), astronomers (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wittenberg, including Bert Grabsch. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wittenberg, including Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and Albert II, Duke of Saxony.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Wittenberg since 1700.
