Wurzen
Wurzen ranks 5,785th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prangins, Barbastro, and Nevele. Memorable people born in Wurzen include Otto Georg Thierack, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Philipp Wende. Wurzen has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians. Wurzen is located in Germany.
Wurzen is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig on the main line via Riesa to Dresden. It has a cathedral dating from the twelfth century, a castle, at one time a residence of the bishops of Meissen and later utilized as law courts, several schools, an agricultural college and as a police station including a prison. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1883 and 1990, Wurzen was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Otto Georg Thierack, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Philipp Wende.
People Born in Wurzen
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Otto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1
Joachim Ringelnatz
WRITER
1883 - 1934
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 2
Philipp Wende
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 3
Stefan Zachäus
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 14.13
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Wurzen
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Most individuals born in present day Wurzen were athletes (2), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wurzen, including Philipp Wende, and Stefan Zachäus. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wurzen, including Philipp Wende, and Stefan Zachäus.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Wurzen since 1700.
