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COBURG

Most Famous People Born in Coburg, Germany

Notable people
321
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1901
Most distinctive
Princess 37.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Coburg during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Coburg Is Known For

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Politician is Coburg's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (31).

Coburg over-indexes on princess — 37.5× the global rate.

Coburg under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician31
  2. Painter16
  3. Actor14
  4. Academic11
  5. Composer10
  6. Writer10
  7. Author9
  8. Aristocrat8
  1. Princess537.5×
  2. Aristocrat814.9×
  3. Theologian76.0×
  4. Physician83.6×
  5. Academic113.4×
  6. Sculptor73.3×
  7. Author93.3×
  8. Architect82.8×
  1. Football80.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Coburg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0002 SOVEREIGN

Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1818 - 1893

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0021 POLITICIAN

Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince Dietrichstein von Nicolsburg

1813 - 1871

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0068 WRITER

Friedrich Hofmann (Schriftsteller)

1813 - 1888

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0090 GERMANIST

Georg Karl Frommann

1814 - 1887

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0126 PAINTER

Louise von Meyern-Hohenberg

1815 - 1865

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0148 SCULPTOR

Ernst Popp

1819 - 1883

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0175 PAINTER

Heinrich Justus Schneider

1811 - 1884

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0247 ARCHITECT

Jacob Lindner

1810 - 1889

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0311 KAVALLERIE

Adolf Senfft von Pilsach

1816 - 1897

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0318 CIVIL SERVICE

Erdmann Pertsch

1813 - 1886

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