Wurzen
Wurzen ranks 4,961st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zavidovići, Draguignan, and Barbastro. Memorable people born in Wurzen include Otto Georg Thierack, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Philipp Wende. Wurzen has been the birth place of many politicians and writers. 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
Between 1883 and 1985, Wurzen was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Otto Georg Thierack, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Philipp Wende.
People Born in Wurzen
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Otto Georg Thierack
1889 - 1946
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 1
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 2
Philipp Wende
1985 - Present
HPI: 20.13
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Wurzen were politicians (1), writers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Wurzen since 1700.
