Würzburg
Würzburg ranks 363rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Livorno, Dessau, and Leicester. 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 Florian Geyer. 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
People
Between 0 and 1999, Würzburg was the birth place of 44 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 Florian Geyer.
People Born in Würzburg
Go to all RankingsWerner Heisenberg
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 15
Alfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 17
Matthias Grünewald
PAINTER
1480 - 1528
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 11
Franz Halder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1972
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 18
Oskar Dirlewanger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 31
Thomas Bach
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 44
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1912
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 16
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 13
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
POLITICIAN
940 - 994
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 25
Friedrich Dollmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 19
Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 28
Gottfried Feder
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 29
Newly Added People Born in Würzburg
Go to all RankingsChristopher G. Cavoli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 10
Thomas Endres
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 8
Sabine Bau
FENCER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 9
Ursula Holl
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 6
Carsten Lichtlein
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Würzburg
Go to all RankingsWalther von der Vogelweide
WRITER
1170 - 1230
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 2
Johannes Trithemius
MATHEMATICIAN
1462 - 1516
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 9
Florian Geyer
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1525
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 11
Leopold I, Margrave of Austria
POLITICIAN
940 - 994
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 8
Tilman Riemenschneider
SCULPTOR
1460 - 1531
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 12
Balthasar Neumann
ARCHITECT
1687 - 1753
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 4
Albert von Kölliker
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1905
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 1
Fritz Bayerlein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1970
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 13
Henry I, Margrave of Austria
965 - 1018
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 3
Saint Kilian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
640 - 689
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 7
Theodor Boveri
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1915
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Leibl
PAINTER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Würzburg were military personnels (7), politicians (6), soccer players (5), athletes (4), and writers (3), while most who died were biologists (3), politicians (2), writers (1), mathematicians (1), and sculptors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Würzburg, including Frank Baumann, Steffen Hofmann, and Ursula Holl. 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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Würzburg since 1700.




























