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.

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Showing 63 of 835 notable people

0003 ACTOR

Yvonne Catterfeld

Born 1979

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0010 ACTOR

Alexander Beyer

Born 1973

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0017 SKATER

Franziska Schenk

Born 1974

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0025 SKATER

Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel

Born 1978

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0031 ATHLETE

Katrin Apel

Born 1973

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0032 SKATER

Daniela Anschütz-Thoms

Born 1974

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0034 SKATER

Sabine Völker

Born 1973

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0046 PRESENTER

Marco Schreyl

Born 1974

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0056 CYCLIST

René Wolff

Born 1978

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0067 POLITICIAN

Andreas Bausewein

Born 1973

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0081 POLITICIAN

Carsten Schneider

Born 1976

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0088 SPORT

Daniel Becke

Born 1978

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0109 OPERA

Christoph Genz

Born 1971

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0111 SINGER

Stephan Genz

Born 1973

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0112 SPORT

Sebastian Lang

Born 1979

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0132 BOBSLED

Matthias Höpfner

Born 1975

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0134 SPORT

Stephan Schreck

Born 1978

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0136 LUGER

Thomas Rudolph

Born 1970

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0138 SPORT

André Korff

Born 1973

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0144 FILM

Erik Niedling

Born 1973

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0153 LUGER

Steffen Wöller

Born 1972

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0172 SKATER

Silvio Smalun

Born 1979

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0173 FOOTBALL

Marco Weißhaupt

Born 1972

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0205 SPORT

Vera Hohlfeld

Born 1972

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0218 FOOTBALL

Daniel Bärwolf

Born 1973

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0224 ACTOR

Tanja Schleiff

Born 1973

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0228 ACTOR

Berrit Arnold

Born 1971

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0232 POLITICIAN

Claudia Maicher

Born 1978

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0235 SKATER

Jörg Dallmann

Born 1979

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0241 ACTOR

Thomas Fränzel

Born 1979

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0247 WRITER

Emma Braslavsky

Born 1971

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0250 SPORT

Matthias John

Born 1978

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0251 ACTOR

Thomas Kornack

1976 - 2014

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0266 POLITICIAN

Katharina König-Preuss

Born 1978

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0288 ACTOR

Matthias Lier

Born 1979

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0323 ACTOR

Axel Wedekind

Born 1975

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0367 ENTREPRENEUR

Stephan Schambach

Born 1970

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0370 AUTHOR

Anousch Mueller

Born 1979

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0437 ARTIST

Christian Brandl (Maler)

Born 1970

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0440 LAWYER

Stefan Möller

Born 1975

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0454 OPERA

Christine Gogolin

Born 1971

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0464 BIOLOGE

Richard Friebe

Born 1970

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0494 WRITER

Wolfram Gieseke

Born 1971

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0509 ACTOR

Peter Nitzsche

Born 1978

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0538 ACTOR

Andreas Merker

Born 1979

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0555 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Sandra Maxeiner

Born 1972

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0583 ACTOR

Mareike Sedl

Born 1976

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0586 POLITICIAN

Matthias Hey

Born 1970

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0587 ACTOR

Maik Möller

Born 1971

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0600 WRITER

Andreas Fehler (Autor)

Born 1972

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0605 PRESENTER

Steffen Quasebarth

Born 1970

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0610 MATHEMATICIAN

Torsten Fritzlar

Born 1973

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0615 PLAYER

Katja Wühler

Born 1979

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0630 COACH

Tim Zühlke

Born 1979

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0647 SKATER

René Taubenrauch

Born 1974

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0689 DRUMMER

Patrick W. Engel

Born 1974

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0701 MISSING

Daniel Gärtner

Born 1975

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0716 JOCKEY

Louis Garcia

Born 1971

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0733 SCHWIMMER

Jana Haas (Schwimmerin)

Born 1975

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0755 POLITICIAN

Daniel Tietze

Born 1974

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0770 JOURNALIST

Torsten Creutzburg

Born 1979

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0810 POLITICIAN

Antje Ehrlich-Strathausen

Born 1970

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0821 SPORT

Andreas Behr (Eisschnellläufer)

Born 1975

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