Saxony's history is rich with individuals who made history: scientists, entrepreneurs, inventors, artists, and politicians. This book presents around eighty of these outstanding personalities who repeatedly brought Saxony to new fame. The reformer Luther, composers Schütz, Bach, and Händel, poets and philosophers Lessing and Fichte, great artists Cranach, Friedrich, and Richter, publishers Brockhaus and Reclam, as well as writers Kästner and Karl May. All from Saxony. They were born here, experienced formative years in this region, or set up their tents in Saxony, leaving a lasting legacy through their work.