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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
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0021 ACTOR

Horst Bollmann

1925 - 2014

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0031 ACTOR

Herbert Tobias

1924 - 1982

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0047 OPERA

Gerhard Stolze

1926 - 1979

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0048 ENGINEER

Hannskarl Bandel

1925 - 1993

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0123 FOOTBALL

Werner Welzel

1923 - 2001

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0140 COMMANDER

Benjamin Telem

1928 - 2008

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0141 ACTOR

Joost Siedhoff

Born 1926

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0148 ACTOR

Christa Gottschalk

1927 - 2018

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0166 WRITER

Rosemarie Künzler-Behncke

Born 1926

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0172 MILITAR

Heinz Sachsenberg

1922 - 1951

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0184 ART HISTORIAN

Andreas Grote

1929 - 2015

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0196 WRITER

Günther Stein (Autor)

1922 - 1982

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0220 LINGUIST

Karl Horst Schmidt

1929 - 2012

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0247 PIANIST

Günter Boas

1920 - 1993

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0251 JUDGE

Hannskarl Salger

1929 - 2010

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0271 WRITER

Gerty Schiede

1921 - 2007

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0285 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Evamaria Schmidt

1926 - 2014

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0299 PHYSICIST

Siegfried Methfessel

1922 - 2012

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0325 ACADEMIC

Kurt Suchy

1926 - 2013

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0346 MATHEMATICIAN

Bernhard Hornfeck

1929 - 2006

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0353 CHEMIST

Klaus Brodersen

1926 - 1997

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0356 FOOTBALL

Paul Breitmann

1923 - 2013

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0380 POLITICIAN

Helmut Klapproth

1928 - 2011

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0421 POLITICIAN

Ruth Erika Brand

1928 - 2014

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0427 PHYSICIST

Hanns-Georg Kilian

1925 - 2017

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