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DESSAU

Most Famous People Born in Dessau, Germany

Notable people
429
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1897
Most distinctive
Princess 61.7×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Dessau Is Known For

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Politician is Dessau's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (42).

Dessau over-indexes on princess — 61.7× the global rate.

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

  1. Politician42
  2. Painter24
  3. Prince21
  4. Actor17
  5. Writer16
  6. Author15
  7. Composer13
  8. Aristocrat12
  1. Princess1161.7×
  2. Prince2157.4×
  3. Aristocrat1216.7×
  4. Pianist54.4×
  5. Author154.1×
  6. Theologian53.2×
  7. Mathematician52.3×
  8. Academic102.3×
  1. Football110.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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  • Art & Design
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0003 LINGUIST

Max Müller

1823 - 1900

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0028 DUKE

Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau

1824 - 1897

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0050 COMPOSER

Wilhelm Rust

1822 - 1892

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0058 MUSIC

Bernhard Cossmann

1822 - 1910

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0073 MATHEMATICIAN

Franz Woepcke

1826 - 1864

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0092 SCHOLAR

Karl Elze

1821 - 1889

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0124 COMPOSER

Eduard Bernsdorf

1825 - 1901

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0150 PRIEST

Ludwig Theodor Elze

1823 - 1900

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0155 ENTREPRENEUR

Andreas Ernst Gottfried Polysius

1827 - 1886

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0160 COMPOSER

Julius Tausch

1827 - 1895

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0205 LITHOGRAPHER

Leopold Ahrendts

1825 - 1870

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0231 PAINTER

Carl Triebel

1823 - 1885

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0313 AUTHOR

Wilhelm Hosäus

1827 - 1900

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0314 ARCHIVIST

Ferdinand Siebigk

1823 - 1886

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0317 WRITER

August von Loën

1828 - 1887

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0337 ARCHIVIST

Franz Kindscher

1824 - 1905

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0351 POLITICIAN

Gustav Ziegler (Politiker)

1827 - 1890

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0357 MUSIC

Theodor Schneider (Musiker)

1827 - 1909

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