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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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  • Science
  • Royalty
  • Art & Design
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Showing 29 of 429 notable people

0001 COMPOSER

Kurt Weill

1900 - 1950

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0038 DUCHY

Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt

1901 - 1947

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0070 WRITER

Gerhard Nebel

1903 - 1974

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0115 COMPOSER

Heinz Schubert

1908 - 1945

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0116 COMPOSER

Johann Admoni

1906 - 1979

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0118 SCREENWRITER

Maria von der Osten-Sacken

1901 - 1985

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0156 PAINTER

Karl Gatermann the Younger

1909 - 1992

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0167 ACTOR

Kurt Meister

1901 - 1961

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0188 ACADEMIC

Fritz Haring

1907 - 1990

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0189 SCULPTOR

Franz Mikorey (Bildhauer)

1907 - 1986

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0193 ARTIST

Hanne-Nüte Kämmerer

1903 - 1981

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0206 LAWYER

Curt Miehe

1903 - 1965

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0217 SCULPTOR

Siegmund Schütz

1906 - 1998

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0226 ART HISTORIAN

Walter Ohle

1904 - 1971

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0240 DRAMA

Else Bongers

1907 - 1994

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0246 ACADEMIC

Albert Lezius

1903 - 1953

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0253 WRITER

Karl Hüllweck

1905 - 1994

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0263 LAWYER

Johann Heinrich von Brunn

1908 - 1983

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0267 EDITOR

Heinz Rusch

1908 - 1965

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0270 TEACHER

Heinz Rosenthal

1906 - 1973

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0290 FÜHRER

Erich Körting

Born 1902

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0327 POLITICIAN

Ewald Kaiser

1905 - 1992

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0333 THEOLOGIAN

Martin Müller (Theologe)

1903 - 1989

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0364 PIANIST

Ulrich Kessler (Musiker)

1905 - 1984

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0376 POLITICIAN

Walter Sommer (Politiker, 1903)

1903 - 1942

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0396 PAINTER

Franz Becker (Maler)

1907 - 1990

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0409 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Erwin Busse

1902 - 1984

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0411 ANTIFASCHIST

Erich Köckert

1900 - 1943

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0413 KOMMUNIST

Richard Heller (Widerstandskämpfer)

1908 - 1944

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