Least & Most Stressful Cities Ranking, Dresden was one of the least stressful cities in the world. It was ranked 15th out of 150 cities worldwide and above Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Dortmund, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Berlin. Notable people Public service Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Augustus III of Poland (1696–1763), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750–1827), King of Saxony. Anthony of Saxony (1755–1836), King of Saxony Count Heinrich von Bellegarde (1756–1845), Generalfeldmarschall and statesman. Johann Adolf, Freiherr von Thielmann (1765–1824), Prussian cavalry soldier. Wilhelm Adolf Becker (1796–1846), classical scholar. Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797–1854), King of Saxony. John of Saxony (1801–1873), King of Saxony. Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (1809–1885), Prussian general field marshal. Albert of Saxony (1828–1902), King of Saxony. George, King of Saxony (1832–1904), King of Saxony. Heinrich Gotthard Freiherr von Treitschke (1834–1896), historian, political writer and nationalist Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865–1932), King of Saxony Amelie Beese (1886–1925), aviator Max Immelmann (1890–1916), WWI fighter pilot, first pilot awarded the Pour le Mérite, known as the “Blue Max” Herbert Wehner (1906–1990), politician (SPD) Wolfgang Mischnick (1921–2002), politician (FDP) Peter Hoffmann (born 1930), historian Gerhart Baum (born 1932), politician (FDP) Andreas von Bülow (born 1937), politician and writer Christine Bergmann (born 1939), politician (SPD) Christoph M. Kimmich (born 1939), German-American historian and eighth President of Brooklyn College Katja Kipping (born 1978), politician (The Left) The Arts August Buchner (1591–1661), influential Baroque poet August Joseph Pechwell (1757–1811), painter Theodor Körner (1791–1813), poet and soldier. Moritz Hauptmann (1792–1868), music theorist, teacher and composer. Ludwig Richter (1803–1884), painter. Hans von Bülow (1830–1894), conductor, virtuoso pianist and composer. Paul Miersch (1868–1956), composer Elsa Laura Wolzogen (1876–1945), composer Victor Klemperer (1881–1960), Jewish author of I Will Bear Witness Erich Kästner (1899–1974), author of books Carle Hessay (1911–1978), Canadian painter Siegfried Geißler (1929–2014), composer, conductor, hornist and politician Gerhard Richter (born 1932), painter Gernot Roll (1939–2020), cinematographer, film director and script writer Amalie Scholl (1823-1879), German composer Georgina Schubert (1840-1878), composer and singer Thomas Fritsch (1944–2021), film, television and dubbing actor Andrea Ihle (born 1953), operatic soprano Annette Jahns (1958–2020), operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto, and opera director Siarhei Mikhalok (born 1972), Belarusian rock musician and actor Science and business Georg Bartisch (ca.1535 – 1607), eye surgeon and author of first German-language textbook of ophthalmology Carl Friedrich Wenzel (ca.1740 – 1793), chemist