Würzburg
Würzburg ranks 374th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portsmouth, Leicester, and Fez, Morocco. Memorable people born in Würzburg include Werner Heisenberg, Alfred Jodl, and Matthias Grünewald. Memorable people who died in Würzburg include Walther von der Vogelweide, Johannes Trithemius, and Leopold I, Margrave of Austria. Würzburg has been the birth place of many military personnels and politicians and the death place of many biologists and politicians. Würzburg is located in Germany.
Würzburg is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main river. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 940 and 1992, Würzburg was the birth place of 31 globally memorable people, including Werner Heisenberg, Alfred Jodl, and Matthias Grünewald. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Würzburg including Walther von der Vogelweide, Johannes Trithemius, and Leopold I, Margrave of Austria.
People Born in Würzburg
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Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 1
Alfred Jodl
1890 - 1946
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 2
Matthias Grünewald
1480 - 1528
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 3
Franz Halder
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 4
Oskar Dirlewanger
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 5
Thomas Bach
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 6
Friedrich Dollmann
1882 - 1944
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 7
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
1821 - 1912
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 8
Gottfried Feder
1883 - 1941
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 9
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
940 - 994
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 10
Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
1925 - 2010
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 11
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
1823 - 1914
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Würzburg
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People Deceased in Würzburg
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Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 - 1230
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 1
Johannes Trithemius
1462 - 1516
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 2
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
940 - 994
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 3
Florian Geyer
1490 - 1525
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 4
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 5
Tilman Riemenschneider
1460 - 1531
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 6
Fritz Bayerlein
1899 - 1970
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 7
Albert von Kölliker
1817 - 1905
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
Henry I, Margrave of Austria
965 - 1018
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 9
Saint Kilian
640 - 689
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 10
Friedrich Bayer
1825 - 1880
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 11
Theodor Boveri
1862 - 1915
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Würzburg
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Würzburg were military personnels (6), politicians (6), basketball players (3), soccer players (3), and writers (2), while most who died were biologists (3), politicians (2), writers (1), mathematicians (1), and architects (1).
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Würzburg, including Dirk Nowitzki, Anthony Randolph, and Maxi Kleber. Whereas, throughout history, military personnels have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Würzburg, including Alfred Jodl, Franz Halder, and Oskar Dirlewanger.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Würzburg since 1700.
