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Dresden ranks 75th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lyon, Osaka Prefecture, and Gothenburg. Memorable people born in Dresden include Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Augustus II the Strong, and Augustus III of Poland. Memorable people who died in Dresden include Caspar David Friedrich, Friedrich Paulus, and Friedrich Schlegel. Dresden has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Dresden is located in Germany.

Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area, and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has over 1.3 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2000, Dresden was the birth place of 145 globally memorable people, including Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Augustus II the Strong, and Augustus III of Poland. Additionaly, 98 globally memorable people have passed away in Dresden including Caspar David Friedrich, Friedrich Paulus, and Friedrich Schlegel.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dresden were politicians (46), athletes (20), noblemen (11), writers (6), and military personnels (6),  while most who died were politicians (28), composers (13), painters (8), writers (7), and companions (4).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dresden, including Ingrid Gulbin, Rita Kühne, and Hildrun Laufer-Claus. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dresden, including Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Augustus II the Strong, and Augustus III of Poland.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Dresden since 1700.