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FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Most Famous People Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Notable people
3,568
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1924
Most distinctive
Bank 10.2×

A banking city with a medieval skeleton and an Enlightenment conscience. Frankfurt's most distinctive profession is banker at more than ten times the global rate — the Rothschild and Bundesbank shadow — alongside an unusually thick column of art historians, chemists, authors, and academics, the legacy of both the city's free imperial-city scholarly tradition and IG Farben. Goethe was born here in 1749, Anne Frank in 1929, and the 18th century already carries a surprisingly heavy share of the bench.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Frankfurt am Main during each.

What Frankfurt am Main Is Known For

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Politician is Frankfurt am Main's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (374).

Frankfurt am Main over-indexes on bank10.2× the global rate.

Frankfurt am Main under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician374
  2. Actor215
  3. Painter160
  4. Football154
  5. Writer139
  6. Author128
  7. Academic125
  8. Journalist80
  1. Bank5910.2×
  2. Art Historian385.6×
  3. Chemist564.5×
  4. Author1284.2×
  5. Academic1253.5×
  6. Physicist412.8×
  7. Economist382.6×
  8. Historian752.0×
  1. Football1540.4×
  2. Singer510.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Frankfurt am Main's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 425 of 3,568 notable people

0008 COMEDIAN

Martin Lawrence

Born 1965

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0016 FINANCIER

Peter Thiel

Born 1967

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0025 COMPOSER

Klaus Badelt

Born 1967

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0041 SWIMMER

Michael Gross (swimmer)

Born 1964

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0052 FILM

Marcus Nispel

Born 1963

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0062 WRITER

Charlotte Link

Born 1963

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0074 ACTOR

Johannes Brandrup

Born 1967

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0083 ACTOR

Hannes Jaenicke

Born 1960

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0087 WRITER

Jakob Arjouni

1964 - 2013

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0104 MUSIC

Pete Namlook

1960 - 2012

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0111 WRITER

Zsuzsa Bánk

Born 1965

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0123 COMPOSER

Uwe Schmidt

Born 1968

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0128 ACTOR

Olivia Brown

Born 1960

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0141 PRODUCER

Marc Trauner

Born 1969

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0145 FOOTBALL

Oliver Reck

Born 1965

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0149 SINGER

Christine Schäfer

Born 1965

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0166 SINGER

Stella Doufexis

1968 - 2015

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0167 ACTOR

Thorsten Kaye

Born 1966

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0169 COMEDIAN

Eckart von Hirschhausen

Born 1967

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0170 AUTHOR

Katharina Hacker

Born 1967

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0176 FOOTBALL

Giorgos Donis

Born 1969

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0177 JOCKEY

Mark Spoon

1966 - 2006

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0202 MUSIC

Oliver Lieb

Born 1969

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0210 FOOTBALL

Manfred Binz

Born 1965

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0219 WRITER

Gila Lustiger

Born 1963

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0231 JOURNALIST

Susanne Fröhlich

Born 1962

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0250 KHAN

Inaara Aga Khan

Born 1963

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0255 PROFESSOR

Antje Boetius

Born 1967

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0264 OPERA

Petra Lang

Born 1962

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0269 RIDER

Sven Rothenberger

Born 1966

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0279 WRITER

Matthias Röhr

Born 1962

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0319 FOOTBALL

Ralf Falkenmayer

Born 1963

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0320 THEATRE

Michael Thalheimer

Born 1965

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0329 FILM

Esther Schapira

Born 1961

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0349 JUDGE

Andreas Paulus

Born 1968

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0353 JOCKEY

Talla 2XLC

Born 1963

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0362 MUSIC

Torsten de Winkel

Born 1965

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0367 HISTORIAN

Sven Beckert

Born 1965

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0368 POLITICIAN

Michael Gahler

Born 1960

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0374 POLITICIAN

Jens Geier

Born 1961

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0375 SOCIOLOGIST

Jens Beckert

Born 1967

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0408 FOOTBALL

Reinhard Stumpf

Born 1961

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0420 MATHEMATICIAN

Annette Huber-Klawitter

Born 1967

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0424 ACTOR

Hendrikje Fitz

1961 - 2016

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0426 ENTREPRENEUR

Christoph Franz

Born 1960

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0437 WRITER

Thor Kunkel

Born 1963

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0453 SINGER

Russell Braun

Born 1965

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0479 SINGER

Marcos Vidal

Born 1965

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0490 ACTOR

Florian Fitz

Born 1967

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0491 PLAYER

Carsten Arriens

Born 1969

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0494 WRITER

Bertina Henrichs

Born 1966

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0513 FILM

Michael Hofmann (director)

Born 1961

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0520 FOOTBALL

Thomas Zampach

Born 1969

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0524 COMPOSER

Ralf Hildenbeutel

Born 1969

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0537 AUTHOR

Inka Parei

Born 1967

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0559 MATHEMATICIAN

Ulrich Kohlenbach

Born 1962

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0599 AUTHOR

Eckhart Nickel

Born 1966

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0609 ACTOR

Nina Weniger

Born 1968

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0617 HISTORIAN

Peter Oliver Loew

Born 1967

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0634 MUSIC

Lucas Cordalis

Born 1967

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0638 ENTREPRENEUR

Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein

Born 1964

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0652 ATHLETIC

Sabine Richter

Born 1966

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0653 THEOLOGIAN

Annette Merz

Born 1965

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0681 THEOLOGIAN

Markus Mühling

Born 1969

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0685 LAWYER

Robert Wilkie

Born 1962

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0699 AUTHOR

Gabriele Lesser

Born 1960

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0704 PRINCESS

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Born 1969

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0705 CHEMIST

Benjamin List

Born 1968

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0724 PLAYER

Christoph Zipf

Born 1962

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0725 ATHLETIC

Peter Blank

Born 1962

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0737 ACADEMIC

Rainer Maria Kiesow (juriste)

Born 1963

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0749 CHESS

Stefan Mohr

Born 1967

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0752 GUITAR

Akın Eldes

Born 1962

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0758 FILM

Derrick Borte

Born 1967

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0759 DESIGNER

Peter Zizka

Born 1961

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0770 FILM

Diana Iljine

Born 1964

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0779 THEATRE

Sergio Morabito

Born 1963

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0808 PAINTER

Petra Scharbach

Born 1962

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0836 COMPOSER

Peter Reulein

Born 1966

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0838 COMPOSER

Rolf Rudin

Born 1961

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0841 FOOTBALL

Armin Kraaz

Born 1965

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0855 MUSIC

Alexander M. Schweitzer

Born 1964

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0860 SPRACHWISSENSCHAFT

Axel Schönberger

Born 1963

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0871 FOOTBALL

Sissy Raith

Born 1960

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0881 ACTOR

Clemens Löhr

Born 1968

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0957 BUSINESS

Peter Gentsch

Born 1968

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0969 POLITICIAN

Lars Patrick Berg

Born 1966

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0972 BASEBALL

Dave Pavlas

Born 1962

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0991 THEATRE

Claus Guth

Born 1964

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1002 ACTOR

Susanne Schäfer (Schauspielerin)

Born 1963

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1005 ACTOR

Oliver Mink

Born 1963

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1012 ACTOR

Sabine Bach

Born 1961

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1021 AUTHOR

Jochen Till

Born 1966

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1028 AUTHOR

Philip Waechter

Born 1968

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1029 AUDIO

Christoph Korn

Born 1965

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1042 ACTOR

Christiane Brammer

Born 1965

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1050 ILLUSTRATOR

Ingo Römling

Born 1969

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1061 FILM

Bettina Reitz

Born 1962

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1075 AUTHOR

Baal Müller

Born 1969

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1080 DRIVER

Leo Löwenstein

1966 - 2010

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1083 JUDGE

Stefanie Hubig

Born 1968

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1084 PAINTER

Katharina Razumovsky

Born 1961

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1109 MUSIC

Valentin Schiedermair

Born 1963

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1114 WRITER

Constantin Seibt

Born 1966

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1124 ACADEMIC

Miloš Vec

Born 1966

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1125 HISTORIAN

Gury Schneider-Ludorff

Born 1965

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1131 SCHOLAR

Gerhard Schweppenhäuser

Born 1960

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1145 ACTOR

Armin Marewski

Born 1964

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1147 SCREENWRITER

Simon Borowiak

Born 1964

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1148 ARTIST

Frank Kunert

Born 1963

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1157 ACTOR

Marcus D'Amico

Born 1965

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1159 ACTOR

Tina Eschmann

Born 1966

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1161 POLITICIAN

Sascha Raabe

Born 1968

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1169 LITERARY

Hanno Loewy

Born 1961

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1171 ACTOR

Christina Rainer

Born 1969

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1175 FILM

Tim Trageser

Born 1969

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1183 WRITER

Yvonne Hofstetter

Born 1966

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1189 ECONOMIST

Christian von Hirschhausen

Born 1964

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1201 ACADEMIC

Eva Horn

Born 1965

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1203 ARTIST

Thom Kubli

Born 1969

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1211 AUTHOR

Wolfgang Beinert (Grafiker)

Born 1960

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1218 FILM

Jakob Claussen

Born 1961

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1219 JOURNALIST

Jan Kromschröder

Born 1962

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1224 ARCHITECT

Philipp Oswalt

Born 1964

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1228 SCREENWRITER

Jens Oliver Haas

Born 1967

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1233 JOURNALIST

Kai Gniffke

Born 1960

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1234 ACTOR

Sabine Haupt

Born 1966

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1238 FILM

Andrea Thilo

Born 1966

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1249 AUTHOR

Andrea Kutsch

Born 1967

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1258 POLITICIAN

Sarah Sorge

Born 1969

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1260 HISTORIAN

Hans-Ulrich Wiemer

Born 1961

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1261 PAINTER

Alexander Calvelli

Born 1963

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1262 ECONOMIST

Johann Graf Lambsdorff

Born 1965

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1274 HISTORIAN

Karin Orth

Born 1963

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1279 WRITER

Peter Spork

Born 1965

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1291 PHYSICIST

Cornelia Denz

Born 1963

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1293 FILM

Martin Enlen

Born 1960

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1294 ECONOMIST

Andreas Oehler

Born 1960

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1298 FILM

Cyril Tuschi

Born 1969

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1301 HOCKEY

Beate Deininger

Born 1964

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1305 POLITICIAN

Beate Müller-Gemmeke

Born 1960

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1317 MUSIC

Can Oral

Born 1965

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1320 SCREENWRITER

David Ungureit

Born 1964

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1321 HISTORIAN

Peter Scholz (Althistoriker)

Born 1965

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1329 ACADEMIC

Sonja Buckel

Born 1969

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1332 POLITICIAN

Elke Breitenbach

Born 1961

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1342 ECONOMIST

Jens Ludwig (economist)

Born 1968

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1349 HISTORIAN

Andreas Fahrmeir

Born 1969

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1350 ACTOR

Oliver Reinhard

Born 1964

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1357 HOCKEY

Patricia Ott

Born 1960

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1367 PHILOSOPHER

Thomas Schramme

Born 1969

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1375 FOOTBALL

Alexander Conrad

Born 1966

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1382 REAL ESTATE

Aby Rosen

Born 1960

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1390 JOURNALIST

Andreas Kilb

Born 1961

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1396 JUDGE

Thomas Pfeiffer (Jurist)

Born 1961

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1399 THEOLOGIAN

Sigurd Rink

Born 1960

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1400 CURATOR

Markus Heinzelmann (Kurator)

Born 1965

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1409 PRESENTER

Sabrina Staubitz

Born 1968

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1411 SINGER

Andreas Geremia

Born 1967

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1414 ILLUSTRATOR

Felix Scheinberger

Born 1969

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1416 PROFESSOR

Bettina Beer

Born 1966

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1421 JOURNALIST

Holger Steltzner

Born 1962

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1428 ACADEMIC

Armin Engländer

Born 1969

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1446 PAINTER

Thitz

Born 1962

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1452 ARTIST

Ines von Ketelhodt

Born 1961

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1466 PIANIST

John Schröder

Born 1964

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1479 ACTOR

Marcus Calvin

Born 1965

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1488 POLITICIAN

Eva Gümbel

Born 1964

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1492 PHILOSOPHER

Mathias Gutmann

Born 1966

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1499 WRITER

Martin Maria Schwarz

Born 1963

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1515 LITERARY

Sabine Baumann

Born 1966

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1517 AUTHOR

Ulf von Rauchhaupt

Born 1964

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1518 ARTIST

Adib Fricke

Born 1962

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1524 AUTHOR

Cornelia Anken

Born 1967

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1530 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Tanja Pommerening

Born 1969

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1535 PHILOLOGIST

Sabine Föllinger

Born 1963

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1537 WRITER

Fabian Vogt

Born 1967

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1542 ART HISTORIAN

Christoph Grunenberg

Born 1962

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1547 TRANSLATOR

Petra Elser

Born 1963

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1552 COOK

Jörg Sackmann

Born 1960

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1555 FOOTBALL

Gerald McNeil

Born 1962

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1563 ART DEALER

Matthias Arndt

Born 1968

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1567 ACTOR

Ulla Wagener

Born 1968

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1574 ACTOR

Christopher Krieg

Born 1961

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1583 ACTOR

Marina Welsch

Born 1966

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1585 ACTOR

Nadja Reichardt

Born 1964

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1611 PIANIST

Christoph Soldan

Born 1964

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1618 ART HISTORIAN

Ariane Grigoteit

Born 1961

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1619 JUDGE

Hans-Detlef Horn

Born 1960

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1624 MUSIC

Christian Schneider (Musiker)

Born 1962

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1631 POLITICIAN

Christian Schuchardt (Politiker)

Born 1969

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1639 HISTORIAN

Johannes Heil (Historiker)

Born 1961

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1640 FOOTBALL

Bernardino González Vázquez

Born 1966

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1644 COMPOSER

Parviz Mir-Ali

Born 1967

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1652 POLITICIAN

Udo Wolf

Born 1962

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1659 COMPOSER

Volker Staub

Born 1961

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1670 JOURNALIST

Christiane Goetz-Weimer

Born 1962

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1671 NOVELIST

Alexandra Allred

Born 1965

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1678 ECONOMIST

Patrick M. Liedtke

Born 1966

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1680 ACADEMIC

Jochen Marly

Born 1960

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1686 WRITER

Gábor Paál

Born 1967

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1698 MUSIC

Ata (DJ)

Born 1968

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1716 POLITICIAN

Notker Schweikhardt

Born 1960

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1717 SOCIOLOGIST

Werner Vogd

Born 1963

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1733 MUSIC

Kristof Schreuf

Born 1963

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1735 ACADEMIC

Matthias Jahn (Jurist)

Born 1968

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1747 JOURNALIST

Matthias Meisner

Born 1961

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1750 FOOTBALL

Oliver Roth (Fußballspieler)

Born 1968

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1755 POLITICIAN

Tobias Utter

Born 1962

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1759 RESEARCH

Ursula Hess (psychologist)

Born 1960

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1761 REGISSEUR

Michael Rowitz

Born 1967

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1762 THEATRE

Andrea Schwalbach

Born 1963

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1763 AUTHOR

Tobias Scheffel

Born 1964

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1777 THEOLOGIAN

Lukas Bormann

Born 1962

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1787 LINGUIST

Anne Storch

Born 1968

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1790 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Thomas Walter (Informatiker)

Born 1966

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1799 BLOGGER

Sigrid Herrmann-Marschall

Born 1964

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1805 ACADEMIC

Hans van Ess

Born 1962

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1819 HISTORIAN

Sven Grosse

Born 1962

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1824 ACTOR

Barbara Englert

Born 1960

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1825 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Gabriele Rasbach

Born 1962

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1838 JOURNALIST

Sabine Hock

Born 1965

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1853 WRITER

Jonas Torsten Krüger

Born 1967

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1855 AUTHOR

Thomas Wolff (Verleger)

Born 1967

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1857 SCREENWRITER

Benedikt Röskau

Born 1961

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1862 ACADEMIC

Felicitas Schmieder

Born 1961

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1875 AUTHOR

Patricia Görg

Born 1960

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1876 MEDIEVALIST

Michael Rothmann

Born 1960

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1880 MUSIC

Mike Väth

Born 1967

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1890 LAWYER

Simone Schelberg

Born 1969

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1894 WISSENSCHAFTLER

Fotis Jannidis

Born 1961

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1902 COMPOSER

Martin Münch

Born 1961

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1907 JOURNALIST

Daniel Brössler

Born 1969

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1908 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Thomas Meier (Archäologe)

Born 1966

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1911 PROFESSOR

Elke Brendel

Born 1962

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1927 POLITICIAN

Andrés Gómez-Lobo

Born 1965

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1932 THEOLOGIAN

Jürgen Werlitz

Born 1961

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1936 AUTHOR

Axel Glanz

Born 1962

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1938 LAWYER

Walter Pauly (Jurist)

Born 1960

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1956 ACADEMIC

Mathias Bös (Soziologe)

Born 1962

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1962 LAWYER

Robert Ray (prosecutor)

Born 1960

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1963 ART HISTORIAN

Christoph Winterer

Born 1967

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1971 BADEN

Armin Schaefer (Musiker)

Born 1966

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1974 MUSIC

Nikolai de Treskow

Born 1965

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1979 VORSITZENDER

Mathias Hartmann

Born 1966

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2003 WRITER

Wolf-Dieter Roth

Born 1963

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2008 ART HISTORIAN

Sandra Danicke

Born 1968

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2010 PAINTER

Marc Remus

Born 1969

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2013 EDITOR

Christian Mook

Born 1969

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2014 GUITAR

Thomas Langer (Jazzmusiker)

Born 1967

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2018 ARTIST

Eva von Platen

Born 1965

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2022 WRITER

Johannes Hucke

Born 1966

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2028 PROFESSOR

Peter Buxmann

Born 1964

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2034 ART HISTORIAN

Thomas Köhler (Kunsthistoriker)

Born 1966

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2046 DESIGNER

Markus Storck

Born 1964

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2052 ACADEMIC

Anja Tippner

Born 1963

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2055 PIANIST

Uli Rennert

Born 1960

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2062 POLITICIAN

Martina Feldmayer

Born 1964

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2064 MATHEMATICIAN

Uwe Wystup

Born 1967

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2070 COACH

Christopher Faust

Born 1968

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2078 TEACHER

Martin Liepach

Born 1961

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2081 FILM

Gunther Burghagen

Born 1965

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2088 OPERA

Wieland Satter

Born 1968

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2089 JOURNALIST

Heinrich Lenhardt

Born 1965

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2102 SURGEON

Rüdiger Marmulla

Born 1963

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2106 ROWER

Michael Buchheit

Born 1967

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2112 FOOTBALL

Joel Steed

Born 1969

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2122 WRITER

Ole Petersen

Born 1961

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2124 ACTOR

Thomas Bäppler-Wolf

Born 1961

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2129 POLITICIAN

Michael Reul

Born 1967

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2134 AUTHOR

Lea Korte

Born 1963

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2142 POLITICIAN

Martin Modschiedler

Born 1967

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2146 PIANIST

Tom Schlüter

Born 1963

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2153 THEOLOGIAN

Helmut Seng

Born 1961

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2154 POLITICIAN

Marcus Bocklet

Born 1964

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2176 PROFESSOR

Michèle Knodt

Born 1967

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2182 LAWYER

Brigitte Kelker

Born 1962

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2204 JOURNALIST

Thorsten Schmitz

Born 1966

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2218 ILLUSTRATOR

Birgitta Heiskel

Born 1962

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2226 AUTHOR

Roland Jäger

Born 1962

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2244 POLITICIAN

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

Born 1968

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2251 ACADEMIC

Stefan Habermeier

Born 1960

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2263 POLITICIAN

Frank Blechschmidt

Born 1961

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2273 ACADEMIC

Isabella Anders-Rudes

Born 1968

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2275 CHEMIST

Nils G. Walter

Born 1966

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2276 PAINTER

Ankalina Dahlem

Born 1968

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2295 BUSINESS

Daniel Jammer

Born 1966

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2300 SPORT

Pia Laus-Schneider

Born 1968

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2303 WRITER

Ansgar Kemmann

Born 1964

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2307 AUTHOR

Beate Schaefer

Born 1961

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2308 ORGANIST

Thorsten Mäder

Born 1969

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2312 VORSITZENDER

Gunter Geiger

Born 1967

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2314 WRITER

Kathrin Razum

Born 1964

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2318 AUTHOR

Peter Pessl

Born 1963

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2328 ACADEMIC

Bernd Fuhrmann

1960 - 2020

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2334 FILM

Alexander Thies

Born 1960

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2337 CINEMA

Dirk Morgenstern

Born 1969

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2341 BASSIST

Götz Ommert

Born 1960

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2355 PRESENTER

Constanze Angermann

Born 1964

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2356 FILM

Elena Bromund

Born 1969

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