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 1850s Clear ×
Oskar von Hutier
1857 - 1934
Günther von Kirchbach
1850 - 1925
Wilhelm Knappe
1855 - 1910
Ferdinand Friedrich Haage
1859 - 1930
Mathilde von Keller
1853 - 1945
Adalbert Trillhaase
1858 - 1936
Oskar Schwalm
1856 - 1936
Max Gary
1859 - 1923
Emma Baumann
1855 - 1925
Alfred Koch (Mikrobiologe)
1858 - 1922
Luise Ey
1854 - 1936
Horst Ritter und Edler von Oetinger
1857 - 1928
Karl Schmidt (Volkskundler)
1853 - 1922
Max Besler
Born 1853
Paul Hahnemann
1853 - 1933
Hermann Hofmann (Journalist)
1850 - 1915
Hugo John
1858 - 1911
Bernhard Schaffeld
1851 - 1924
Otto Graf Beissel von Gymnich
1851 - 1931
Theodor Glocke
1859 - 1933