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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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  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Royalty
  • Art & Design
  • Music
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0016 COMPOSER

Friedrich Grützmacher

1832 - 1903

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0017 ARISTOCRAT

Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt

1831 - 1904

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0025 PRINCESS

Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

1833 - 1916

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0032 PRINCESS

Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau

1837 - 1906

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0060 PRINCESS

Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau

1837 - 1902

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0075 WRITER

Karl von Kosertiz

1830 - 1890

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0102 ART HISTORIAN

Julius Schubring

1839 - 1914

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0103 COMPOSER

Leopold Grützmacher

1835 - 1900

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0136 SCULPTOR

Hermann Schubert (sculpteur)

1831 - 1917

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0277 LAWYER

Kurt von Koseritz

1838 - 1916

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0338 RABBINER

Falk Cohn

1833 - 1901

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0361 PÄDAGOGE

Leopold Gerlach

1834 - 1917

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0397 MISSING

Carl Gustav Kämmerer

1833 - 1888

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0429 PHILOLOGIST

Rudolf Thomas Siegfried

1830 - 1863

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