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
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Music
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Showing 47 of 835 notable people

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Yvonne Catterfeld

Born 1979

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Alexander Beyer

Born 1973

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0011 ACTOR

Maria Ehrich

Born 1993

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0049 ACTOR

Peer Schmidt

1926 - 2010

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0055 ACTOR

Sophie Albrecht

1757 - 1840

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0068 ACTOR

Janin Ullmann

Born 1981

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0072 ACTOR

Alexander Lang

Born 1941

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Florian Wünsche

Born 1991

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0139 ACTOR

Erika Glässner

1890 - 1959

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0191 ACTOR

Petra Barthel

Born 1951

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Werner Veidt

1903 - 1992

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Rolf Henniger (Schauspieler)

1925 - 2015

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Tanja Schleiff

Born 1973

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Berrit Arnold

Born 1971

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Thomas Fränzel

Born 1979

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Thomas Kornack

1976 - 2014

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0253 ACTOR

Johanna Clas

1931 - 2009

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Bruno Thost

1936 - 2019

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Angelika Perdelwitz

Born 1954

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0261 ACTOR

Eva Weißenborn

Born 1954

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Wolfram Handel

1929 - 1987

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Matthias Lier

Born 1979

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Mike Zaka Sommerfeldt

Born 1964

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0323 ACTOR

Axel Wedekind

Born 1975

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0332 ACTOR

Hendrik Annel

Born 1989

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Max Reschke (Schauspieler)

Born 1995

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Miriam Schweiger

Born 1994

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Jana Röhlinger

Born 1992

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0427 ACTOR

Matthias Wien

Born 1963

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0435 ACTOR

Ralf-Günter Krolkiewicz

1955 - 2008

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Sina Radtke

Born 1994

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0483 ACTOR

Charlotte Klinder

1891 - 1943

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0484 ACTOR

Henrieke Fritz

Born 1997

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Rüdiger Götze

1942 - 2017

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0506 ACTOR

Steffen Wilhelm

Born 1981

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0509 ACTOR

Peter Nitzsche

Born 1978

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0538 ACTOR

Andreas Merker

Born 1979

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0569 ACTOR

Robert Reichert (Schauspieler)

Born 1994

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0570 ACTOR

Viviane Witschel

Born 1993

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0575 ACTOR

Ruth Schönherr

Born 1999

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0583 ACTOR

Mareike Sedl

Born 1976

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0587 ACTOR

Maik Möller

Born 1971

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0592 ACTOR

Matthias Winde

Born 1952

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Renate Serwotke

Born 1949

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Pascal Kleßen

Born 1992

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Marie Dalldorf

1866 - 1938

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Edzard Ehrle

Born 1995

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