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GOERLITZ

Most Famous People Born in Goerlitz, Germany

Notable people
341
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1923
Most distinctive
Soldier 8.2×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Goerlitz Is Known For

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Politician is Goerlitz's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (49).

Goerlitz over-indexes on soldier — 8.2× the global rate.

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

  1. Politician49
  2. Actor25
  3. Lawyer12
  4. Author11
  5. Football10
  6. Writer10
  7. Painter10
  8. Historian10
  1. Soldier58.2×
  2. Theologian64.8×
  3. Author113.7×
  4. Sculptor73.1×
  5. Mathematician52.9×
  6. Academic102.9×
  7. Historian102.8×
  8. Diplomat52.5×
  1. Football100.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0003 ECONOMIST

Oskar Morgenstern

1902 - 1977

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0007 ACTOR

Werner Finck

1902 - 1978

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0014 THEOLOGIAN

Günther Bornkamm

1905 - 1990

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0034 PHYSICIAN

Reinhold Ebertin

1901 - 1988

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0035 SCREENWRITER

George Hurdalek

1908 - 1980

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0051 ACTOR

Arthur Pohl

1900 - 1970

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0053 ACTOR

Fritz Schröder-Jahn

1908 - 1980

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0067 COMEDIAN

Martin Jente

1909 - 1996

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0071 LAWYER

Carl-Albert Brüll

1902 - 1989

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0156 SCULPTOR

Lore Friedrich-Gronau

1908 - 2002

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0170 ECONOMIST

Horst Jecht

1901 - 1965

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0179 ASTRONOMER

Friedrich Gondolatsch

1904 - 2003

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0195 ACADEMIC

Heinz Johannes

1901 - 1945

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0201 HISTORIAN

Johannes Bauermann

1900 - 1987

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0202 PAINTER

Juro Kubicek

1906 - 1970

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0218 POLITICIAN

Otto Theuner

1900 - 1980

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0234 JOURNALIST

Ludwig Kunz

1900 - 1976

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0240 METEOROLOGIST

Heinz Loßnitzer

1904 - 1964

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0254 LAWYER

Albrecht Eitner

1903 - 1944

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0261 ARTIST

Erich Henschel

1907 - 1984

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0266 LAWYER

Friedrich von Gregory

1900 - 1986

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0316 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Senftleben

1905 - 1992

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0321 POLITICIAN

Manfred Krüttner

1909 - 1992

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0331 PAINTER

Hans Frost

1904 - 1975

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0332 SOLDIER

Ulrich Borcherdt

1909 - 1942

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