List of personalities from the city of Flöha
The list of personalities in the town of Flöha contains people who have played an important role in the history of the town of Flöha , located in the central Saxony district . These are personalities who were born here or in the incorporated districts, who worked here or who were granted honorary citizenship.
For the personalities from the localities incorporated into Flöha, see also the corresponding local articles.
Honorary citizen
- 1927: Johannes Töpken, doctor and member of parliament
- 2005: Lothar Schreiter (* 1930), local chronicle
sons and daughters of the town
- Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of Aktion Sühnezeichen
- Hans Körnig (1905–1989), painter and graphic artist
- Gerhard Weigel (1908–?), SS-Sturmbannführer, protective custody camp leader in Sachsenburg concentration camp
- Regina Hastedt (1921–2007), writer
- Klaus Jahresig (1935–2011), pediatrician, was born in Plaue-Bernsdorf
- Gerd Wolf (1940–2019), opera singer
- Dieter Wiedemann (* 1941), racing cyclist
- Joachim Schäfer (1952–1997), chansonnier, composer and guitarist
- Rolf Seidel (* 1953), politician (CDU)
- Marcus Popp (* 1981), national volleyball player
- Stefan Schmidt (* 1989), soccer goalkeeper
Personalities related to Flöha and the districts
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher, was born in Dorfchemnitz and moved to Flöha with his family in 1634. He can be counted among the most famous former residents of Flöha. The Flöha Gymnasium was named after him.
- Adolf Gottlieb Fiedler (1771–1850), entrepreneur in Falkenau
- Peter Otto Clauß (1787–1872), entrepreneur in Plaue
- Ernst Iselin Clauß (1793–1864), entrepreneur in Plaue
- Ernst Otto Clauß (1843–1889), factory owner in Plaue, textile entrepreneur and politician (NLP)
- Robert Wilisch (1846–1931), entrepreneur and councilor in Plaue-Bernsdorf
- Herbert Jobst (1915–1990), writer
- Katharina Kammer-Veken (1920–2017), writer
- Lisa Jobst (1920–2005), poet
- Gunda Röstel (* 1962), politician and manager (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), 1989 co-founder of the New Forum,
- Marcus Popp (* 1981), volleyball player
- Marcus Kehr (* 1983), motocross champion