51.0500° N, 13.7398° E
DRESDEN
Most Famous People Born in Dresden, Germany
- Notable people
- 3,353
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- Median birth year
- 1904
- Most distinctive
- Art Historian 5.8×
A Saxon court city whose distinctive shelves are art historians, sculptors, conductors, theologians, and painters — the trades of a baroque royal city whose Gemäldegalerie, Staatskapelle, and Frauenkirche have shared the same Altstadt for three centuries. The 18th century is unusually heavy here, the age of Augustus the Strong, and the modern bench is dominated by Gerhard Richter and a generation of artists who came of age between the Allied firebombing and the fall of the Wall.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Dresden during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Dresden Is Known For
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Politician is Dresden's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (321).
Dresden over-indexes on art historian — 5.8× the global rate.
Dresden under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Dresden's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Art & Design
- Science
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Other
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Maria Amalia of Saxony
1724 - 1760
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
1722 - 1763
Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony
1728 - 1797
Johann Georg Palitzsch
1723 - 1788
August Kazimierz Sułkowski
1729 - 1786
Maria Margaretha of Saxony
1727 - 1734
Johann Friedrich Knöbel
1724 - 1792
Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel
1724 - 1784
Christlieb Siegmund Binder
1723 - 1789
Carl Friedrich Fechhelm
1723 - 1785
Johanna Dorothea Sysang
1729 - 1791
Gotthelf Dietrich von Ende
1726 - 1798
August Heinrich von Friesen
1727 - 1755
Johann Friedrich Meyer (Maler)
1728 - 1789
Friedrich Wilhelm Menzel
1724 - 1796
Johann Adam von Posch
1722 - 1803
Karl Daniel Freyberg
1728 - 1802
Johann Christian Feige der Jüngere
1720 - 1788
Jakob Friedrich Grundmann
1727 - 1800
Johann Friedrich Feige
1726 - 1788
Louis Dulondel
1728 - 1793
Carl Christoph Besser
1724 - 1800