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.

Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 73 notable births.

What Erfurt Is Known For

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Politician is Erfurt's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (85).

Erfurt over-indexes on skater8.0× the global rate.

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

  1. Politician85
  2. Actor47
  3. Writer33
  4. Painter31
  5. Author28
  6. Football26
  7. Sport26
  8. Composer25
  1. Skater168.0×
  2. Theologian124.0×
  3. Author283.9×
  4. Botanist123.6×
  5. Chemist93.1×
  6. Judge92.3×
  7. Composer252.3×
  8. Historian202.3×
  1. Football260.3×
  2. Singer110.6×

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.

155016001650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 50 of 835 notable people

0041 PAINTER

Michael Triegel

Born 1968

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0043 CHESS

Thomas Luther

Born 1969

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0044 FOOTBALL

Stefan Böger

Born 1966

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0045 ATHLETIC

Sabine Busch

Born 1962

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0100 FOOTBALL

Carsten Sänger

Born 1962

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0103 SWIMMER

Cornelia Sirch

Born 1966

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0104 SPORT

Andreas Bach

Born 1968

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0125 SPORT

Maik Landsmann

Born 1967

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0165 BOBSLED

Axel Kühn

Born 1967

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0177 POLITICIAN

Marion Walsmann

Born 1963

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0203 HISTORIAN

Steffen Raßloff

Born 1968

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0219 HANDBALL

Sybille Gruner

Born 1969

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0237 PHOTOGRAPHER

Hans-Christian Schink

Born 1961

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0258 SWIMMER

Frank Hoffmeister

Born 1965

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0291 ACTOR

Mike Zaka Sommerfeldt

Born 1964

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0301 POLITICIAN

Steffen-Claudio Lemme

Born 1965

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0327 CANOE

Kordula Striepecke

Born 1963

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0345 FILM

Dirk Schneider (director)

Born 1968

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0349 JOURNALIST

Thomas Hartung (Journalist)

Born 1962

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0354 POLITICIAN

Heiko Gentzel

Born 1960

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0355 ETHOLOGIST

Karsten Brensing

Born 1967

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0358 ECONOMIST

André Schmidt (Wirtschaftswissenschaftler) – Wi

Born 1967

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0365 AUTHOR

Thomas Bachmann

Born 1961

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0387 SCREENWRITER

Ute Gebhardt

Born 1963

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0398 MEDIEVALIST

Wolfgang Eric Wagner

Born 1966

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0419 OPERA

Carola Höhn (Sängerin)

Born 1961

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0427 ACTOR

Matthias Wien

Born 1963

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0450 WRITER

Marita Vollborn

Born 1965

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0452 POLITIK

Andreas Eis

Born 1968

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0460 AUTHOR

Uta Kolano

Born 1966

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0463 PHYSICIST

Andreas Knorr (Physiker)

Born 1965

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0480 THERAPIST

Clara Welten

Born 1967

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0492 CHEF

Eyck Zimmer

Born 1969

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0521 ARTIST

Dagmar Varady

Born 1961

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0525 ACADEMIC

Gisela Schulze

Born 1960

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0527 SPORT

Susanne Losch

Born 1966

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0539 AUTHOR

Maik Lippert

Born 1966

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0552 POLITICIAN

Frank Warnecke

Born 1965

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0564 MANAGER

Heike Kramer

Born 1965

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0649 FOOTBALL

Fred Steinborn

Born 1962

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0678 WRITER

Jona Mondlicht

Born 1969

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0691 POLITICIAN

Michael Panse

Born 1966

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0696 AUTHOR

Robert Schmidt (Autor)

Born 1964

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0711 PAINTER

Gero Künzel

Born 1962

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0720 SINGER

Kerstin Radtke Buchfelner

Born 1965

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0730 SPORT

Katja Klepp

Born 1967

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0737 POLITICIAN

Ines Feierabend

Born 1965

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0744 JOURNALIST

Klaus-Peter Kaschke

Born 1961

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0777 POLITICIAN

Dietmar Volk

Born 1962

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0779 FOOTBALL

Stefan Meixner (Fußballspieler)

Born 1962

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