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FURTH

Most Famous People Born in Furth, Germany

Notable people
314
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1913
Most distinctive
Philologist 14.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Furth during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Furth Is Known For

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Politician is Furth's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (45).

Furth over-indexes on philologist14.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician45
  2. Football30
  3. Painter11
  4. Writer9
  5. Lawyer9
  6. Chemist9
  7. Author9
  8. Historian8
  1. Philologist614.6×
  2. Chemist98.3×
  3. Missing83.8×
  4. Sculptor73.4×
  5. Author93.3×
  6. Academic82.5×
  7. Historian82.4×
  8. Lawyer91.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 28 of 314 notable people

0007 POLITICIAN

Albert Forster

1902 - 1952

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0020 HISTORIAN

Walter Frank

1900 - 1945

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0060 FOOTBALL

Georg Frank

1907 - 1944

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0064 FOOTBALL

Georg Wurzer

1907 - 1982

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0065 HISTORIAN

Wolfgang Kunkel

1902 - 1981

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0075 FOOTBALL

Willy Ascherl

1902 - 1929

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0088 POLITICIAN

Heinz Hohner

1907 - 1967

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0097 ARMY

Ernst Merk

1903 - 1976

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0102 COMPOSER

Jakob Schönberg

1900 - 1956

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0105 ARTIST

Steffen Thomas

1906 - 1990

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0115 FOOTBALL

Leonhard Weiß

1907 - 1981

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0122 JUDGE

Karl Schlumprecht

1901 - 1970

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0129 WIDERSTAND

Norbert Mühlen

1909 - 1981

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0157 CIVIL SERVICE

Hans Schiller (Gärtner)

1902 - 1991

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0174 LAWYER

Hans Merkel (Jurist, 1902)

1902 - 1993

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0179 PHILOLOGIST

Siegfried Beyschlag

1905 - 1996

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0185 JOURNALIST

Rudolf Feistmann

1908 - 1950

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0200 UROLOGE

Hellmut Kunstmann

1908 - 1979

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0205 ACADEMIC

Wilhelm Lettenbauer

1907 - 1984

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0231 WRESTLER

Fritz Bräun

1903 - 1982

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0240 JOURNALIST

Mary S. Rosenberg

1900 - 1992

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0248 POLITICIAN

Fritz Gräßler

1904 - 1972

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0252 SCULPTOR

Zenta Zizler

1909 - 2010

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0258 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Fischer (Politiker, 1904)

1904 - 1951

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0260 MANAGER

Georg Kilian

1903 - 1973

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0261 FOOTBALL

Hans Krauß (Fußballspieler, 1903)

1903 - 1981

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0288 NAZI

Oskar Vorbrugg

1902 - 1946

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0303 POLITICIAN

Michael Blöth

1906 - 1934

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