50.9794° N, 11.0275° E
ERFURT
Most Famous People Born in Erfurt, Germany
- Notable people
- 835
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1925
- Most distinctive
- Skater 8.0×
Luther took his vows in the Augustinian monastery here, which helps explain a Theologian bench sitting next to a Composer line thick with Johann Gottfried Walther and a Bach or two. What nobody predicts is the Skater count — Thuringia's DDR-era speed and figure skating programs, still the town's loudest contemporary export alongside Clueso.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Erfurt during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Erfurt Is Known For
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Politician is Erfurt's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (85).
Erfurt over-indexes on skater — 8.0× the global rate.
Erfurt under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Erfurt's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Sports
- Science
- Art & Design
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1820s Clear ×
Otto Ribbeck
1827 - 1898
Carl Martin Reinthaler
1822 - 1896
Julius Grosse
1828 - 1902
Oskar Schade
1826 - 1906
Gustav von Stiehle
1823 - 1899
August Schoenborn
1827 - 1902
Leopold von Gilsa
1824 - 1870
Christian Hagans
1829 - 1908
Otto Gumprecht
1823 - 1900
Lina Walther
1824 - 1907
Gustav Möller (Architekt)
1826 - 1881
Heinrich Kruspe
1821 - 1893
Ernst Biltz
1822 - 1903
Rudolf von Kehler
1827 - 1919
Ferdinand Pleßner
1824 - 1895
Oswald von Loebell
1823 - 1898
Robert Linderer
1824 - 1886
Wilhelm Möller
1827 - 1902
Franz von Steinfeld
1828 - 1875
Friedrich Stephan (Politiker, 1822)
1822 - 1904
Julius Friedrich von Gilsa
1827 - 1902
Emil Schrecker
1823 - 1905