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Wittenberg ranks 916th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palazzo Pitti, Uccle, and Bury, Greater Manchester. 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, is the fourth-largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Leipzig and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-west of Berlin, and has a population of 46,008 (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1250 and 1975, Wittenberg was the birth place of 14 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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People Deceased in Wittenberg

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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 Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Albert II, Duke of Saxony, and Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Wittenberg since 1700.

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