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DRESDEN

Most Famous People Born in Dresden, Germany

Notable people
3,353
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1904
Most distinctive
Art Historian 5.8×

A Saxon court city whose distinctive shelves are art historians, sculptors, conductors, theologians, and painters — the trades of a baroque royal city whose Gemäldegalerie, Staatskapelle, and Frauenkirche have shared the same Altstadt for three centuries. The 18th century is unusually heavy here, the age of Augustus the Strong, and the modern bench is dominated by Gerhard Richter and a generation of artists who came of age between the Allied firebombing and the fall of the Wall.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Dresden during each.

What Dresden Is Known For

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Politician is Dresden's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (321).

Dresden over-indexes on art historian5.8× the global rate.

Dresden under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician321
  2. Painter242
  3. Actor214
  4. Academic134
  5. Writer117
  6. Author96
  7. Football92
  8. Sculptor87
  1. Art Historian375.8×
  2. Sculptor874.0×
  3. Conductor344.0×
  4. Academic1344.0×
  5. Author963.3×
  6. Physicist423.0×
  7. Theologian352.9×
  8. Painter2422.8×
  1. Football920.3×
  2. Singer410.6×
  3. Lawyer410.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 152 of 3,353 notable people

0143 FOOTBALL

Gerd Weber

Born 1956

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0168 FOOTBALL

Matthias Müller (footballer)

Born 1954

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0174 SINGER

Olaf Bär

Born 1957

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0251 FOOTBALL

Andreas Trautmann

Born 1959

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0262 FILM

Freya Klier

Born 1950

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0263 ACTOR

Joachim Lätsch

Born 1956

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0265 SKATER

Jan Hoffmann

Born 1955

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0293 POLITICIAN

Lorenz Caffier

Born 1954

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0322 FOOTBALL

Rainer Sachse

Born 1950

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0323 WRITER

Erik Simon

Born 1950

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0324 POLITICIAN

Matthias Rößler

Born 1955

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0344 ORGANIST

Matthias Eisenberg

Born 1956

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0350 ACTOR

Hilmar Eichhorn

Born 1954

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0382 RUNNER

Jörg Peter

Born 1955

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0390 ATHLETIC

Jutta Kirst

Born 1954

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0394 POLITICIAN

Elisabeth Schroedter

Born 1959

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0461 FOOTBALL

Klaus Müller (Fußballspieler, 1953)

Born 1953

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0511 ROWER

Gabriele Kühn

Born 1957

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0519 SKATER

Uwe Kagelmann

Born 1950

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0521 ROWER

Gottfried Döhn

Born 1951

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0528 ATHLETIC

Gabriele Löwe

Born 1958

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0530 CANOE

Carsta Genäuß

Born 1959

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0559 ROWER

Jens Doberschütz

Born 1957

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0566 ACTOR

Axel Wandtke

Born 1959

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0576 POLITICIAN

Anita Tack

Born 1951

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0584 PAINTER

Wolfgang H. Scholz

Born 1958

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0597 ATHLETIC

Andreas Busse

Born 1959

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0614 COXSWAIN

Andreas Gregor

Born 1955

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0616 COXSWAIN

Sabine Heß

Born 1958

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0641 GYMNAST

Marion Kische

Born 1958

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0656 ACTOR

Holger Franke (Schauspieler, 1955)

Born 1955

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0676 ROWER

Bianka Schwede

Born 1953

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0721 SWIMMER

Rainer Strohbach

Born 1958

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0724 ACADEMIC

Frank Mücklich

Born 1959

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0730 ARTIST

Matthias Hoch (Fotograf)

Born 1958

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0733 FOOTBALL

Claus Boden

Born 1951

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0743 PAINTER

Lutz Fleischer

1956 - 2019

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0770 SPORT

Bill Huck

Born 1954

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0795 MUSIC

Jannis Zotos

Born 1958

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0840 PLAYER

Christine Mummhardt

Born 1951

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0858 MUSIC

Matthias Brauer

Born 1950

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0912 SOCIOLOGIST

Wolfgang Engler

Born 1952

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0927 MUSIC

Hans-Jürgen Reznicek

Born 1953

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0929 AUTHOR

Andreas Kotte

Born 1955

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0938 SWIMMER

Christine Herbst

Born 1957

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0949 ACTOR

Olaf Böhme

1953 - 2019

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0958 DRIVER

Ulli Melkus

1950 - 1990

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0962 SWIMMER

Sylvia Eichner

Born 1957

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0966 MUSIC

Elke Martens

Born 1956

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0969 GYMNAST

Ralf-Peter Hemmann

Born 1958

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0998 FENCER

Mandy Niklaus

Born 1956

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0999 SKATER

Ines Bautzmann

Born 1958

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1047 TRADE UNION

Claus Weselsky

Born 1959

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1054 ARTIST

Ralf Kerbach

Born 1956

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1055 SCREENWRITER

Andreas Knaup

Born 1954

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1060 LAWYER

Gerhard Lauter

Born 1950

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1063 ACTOR

Hellena Büttner

Born 1951

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1072 AUTHOR

Peter Michel (Schriftsteller)

Born 1953

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1093 COMPOSER

Sylke Zimpel

Born 1959

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1107 PHOTOGRAPHER

Harf Zimmermann

Born 1955

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1109 VERTRETER

Stephan Bickhardt

Born 1959

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1110 ACTOR

Michael Lucke

1955 - 2017

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1116 PIANIST

Franns Wilfried Promnitz von Promnitzau

Born 1952

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1117 FOOTBALL

Frank Schuster

Born 1955

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1129 ACTOR

Steffen Gräbner

Born 1957

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1131 ACADEMIC

Erik Pasche

1955 - 2010

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1155 ACTOR

Margrit Straßburger

Born 1958

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1169 ACTOR

Norbert Stöß

Born 1958

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1187 PAINTER

Helge Leiberg

Born 1954

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1190 AUTHOR

Ulrike Nitzschke

Born 1958

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1196 WRITER

Peter Eckhart Reichel

Born 1957

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1234 ACTOR

Hans-Jürgen Müller-Hohensee

Born 1950

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1259 SINGER

Sigune von Osten

Born 1950

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1269 CANOE

Bettina Müller (canoeist)

Born 1952

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1271 AUTHOR

Christoph Kuhn

Born 1951

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1274 ACADEMIC

Jochen Großmann

Born 1958

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1296 ACTOR

Maggy Domschke

1958 - 2014

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1306 ACADEMIC

Jan Lunze

Born 1952

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1313 THEOLOGIAN

Giselher Quast

Born 1951

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1320 CONDUCTOR

Romely Pfund

Born 1955

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1361 AUTHOR

Wolfgang Hegewald

Born 1952

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1381 SWIMMER

Bettina Löbel

Born 1952

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1415 ENTREPRENEUR

Kostas Murkudis

Born 1959

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1421 ACTOR

Rainer König (Schauspieler)

Born 1953

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1423 PAINTER

Steffen Terk

Born 1950

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1439 ACTOR

Lars Jung

Born 1952

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1494 POLITICIAN

Frank Haubitz

Born 1958

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1501 ACADEMIC

Dagmar Borrmann

Born 1955

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1617 COSTUME DESIGNER

Jens Kilian

Born 1957

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1622 AUTHOR

Barbara Lukesch

Born 1954

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1628 PROFESSOR

Raina Zimmering

Born 1951

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1640 AUTHOR

Michael Wüstefeld

Born 1951

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1641 WRITER

Thomas Gerlach (Autor)

Born 1952

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1687 ACADEMIC

Wolfdietrich Kalusche

Born 1953

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1695 DENTIST

Günter Voigt (Zahnmediziner)

Born 1955

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1711 LAWYER

Christoph Pötzsch

Born 1955

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1741 PIANIST

Wolfgang Fiedler (Jazzmusiker)

Born 1953

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1760 MISSING

Rainer Sonntag

1955 - 1991

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1763 CHEMIST

Rainer Beckert

Born 1952

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1786 ACADEMIC

Klaus Hallof

Born 1957

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1813 OPERA

Annette Jahns

1958 - 2020

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1851 WRITER

Mario Göpfert

Born 1957

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1883 ACTOR

Holger Fuchs

Born 1957

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1884 ACTOR

André Beyer

Born 1957

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1926 THEOLOGIAN

Wilfried Engemann

Born 1959

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1928 AUTHOR

Manuela Runge

Born 1959

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1963 ACADEMIC

Angela Richter (Slawistin)

Born 1952

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2017 JOURNALIST

Carla Kalkbrenner

Born 1953

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2027 ACTOR

Herbert Sand

Born 1951

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2077 ARTIST

Birger Jesch

Born 1953

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2084 PAINTER

Andreas Bliemel

1950 - 2015

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2123 COMPOSER

Christian Lehmann (Komponist)

Born 1954

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2131 ART HISTORIAN

Andreas Thielemann

1955 - 2015

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2146 FOOTBALL

Karsten Petersohn

Born 1957

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2155 ACTOR

Ralf Novak

Born 1952

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2207 DESIGNER

Eberhard Marx (Designer)

Born 1951

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2239 PAINTER

Petra Kasten

Born 1955

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2267 ACADEMIC

Ulrike Stopka

Born 1954

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2335 POLITICIAN

Margitta Mächtig

Born 1956

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2363 PHYSICIST

Heidi Reinholz

Born 1959

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2413 ACADEMIC

J. Thomas Hörnig

Born 1956

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2425 POLITICIAN

Christa Reichard

Born 1955

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2428 ART DEALER

Longest F. Stein

Born 1953

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2509 ACTOR

Andreas Müller (Synchronsprecher)

Born 1952

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2555 POLITICIAN

Andrea Roth (Politikerin)

Born 1953

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2722 ACADEMIC

Friedbert Wissmann

Born 1953

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2816 ACADEMIC

Michael Heinicke

Born 1950

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2843 BADMINTON

Angela Michalowski

Born 1951

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2859 WRITER

Eva Siebenherz

Born 1959

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2878 FOOTBALL

Mathias Donix

Born 1954

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2900 SKATER

Annette Kansy

Born 1955

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2904 POLITICIAN

Klaus-Peter Hanke

Born 1953

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2910 SKATER

Veit Kempe

Born 1955

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3012 FOOTBALL

Rainer Bieleke

Born 1954

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3023 POLITICIAN

Reinhard Weißhuhn

Born 1951

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3024 SINGER

Rainer Vothel

Born 1959

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3025 MATHEMATICIAN

Andreas Schurig

Born 1958

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3065 FOOTBALL

Volker Schmidt (Fußballspieler, 1957)

Born 1957

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3071 SWIMMER

Lothar Noack

Born 1953

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3074 FOOTBALL

Sabine Seidel

Born 1956

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3080 RINGER

Sylvia Fiedler

Born 1951

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3097 ATHLETIC

Angelika Liebsch

Born 1950

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3112 MISSING

Gottfried Ackermann

Born 1951

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3127 POLITICIAN

Lothar Klein

Born 1956

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3128 SCULPTOR

Philipp von Appen

Born 1953

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3142 FOOTBALL

Claus Lichtenberger

Born 1950

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3143 MISSING

Wolfgang Graner

1951 - 1971

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3147 OFFICER

Uwe Preußner

1950 - 1969

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3177 PRODUCER

Michael Erler (Regisseur)

Born 1951

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3197 BALLET

Gerald Binke

1955 - 1994

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3254 POLICE

Steffen Gründel

1955 - 2020

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3263 POLITICIAN

Martina Sacher

Born 1957

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