Merseburg
Merseburg ranks 1,705th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hitachi, Ibaraki, Sutton Coldfield, and Santiago de Compostela. The most famous people from Merseburg are Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Jawed Karim, and Klaus Tennstedt. The most famous people who died in Merseburg are Thietmar of Merseburg, and Karl Adolph von Basedow. Merseburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and physicians. Merseburg is located in Germany.
People
Between 1888 and 1988, Merseburg was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, Jawed Karim, and Klaus Tennstedt. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Merseburg including Thietmar of Merseburg, and Karl Adolph von Basedow.
People Born in Merseburg
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Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1944
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 1
Jawed Karim
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2
Klaus Tennstedt
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3
Elisabeth Schumann
SINGER
1888 - 1952
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4
Martina Jäschke
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 5
Uwe Heppner
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 6
Kristina Mundt
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 7
Heidi Reichinnek
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 8
Uta Rohländer
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 9
Marcus Becker
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 10
Maik Franz
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.80
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Merseburg
Go to all RankingsUwe Heppner
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 6
Heidi Reichinnek
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Merseburg
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Thietmar of Merseburg
WRITER
975 - 1018
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 1
Karl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Merseburgwere athletes (5), politicians (2), businesspeople (1), musicians (1), and singers (1), while most who died were writers (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Merseburg, including Martina Jäschke, Uwe Heppner, and Kristina Mundt. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Merseburg, including Martina Jäschke, Uwe Heppner, and Kristina Mundt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Merseburg since 1700.
