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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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Showing 19 of 341 notable people

0009 WRITER

Mira Lobe

1913 - 1995

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0028 PHYSICIST

Sebastian von Hoerner

1919 - 2003

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0049 ARCHITECT

Herbert Hirche

1910 - 2002

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0055 ACTOR

Jochen Blume

1910 - 1980

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0143 POET

Manfred Thiel

1917 - 2014

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0145 HISTORIAN

Werner Trillmich

1914 - 1985

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0148 PAINTER

Kurt Heinz Sieger

1917 - 2002

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0159 POLITICIAN

Hanns-Gero von Lindeiner

1912 - 1984

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0174 TOCHTER

Else Levi-Mühsam

1910 - 2004

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0189 MARINE

Walter Heck

1910 - 1987

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0203 POLITICIAN

Herbert Mochalski

1910 - 1992

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0213 ACADEMIC

Fritz Bernhard (Physiker)

1913 - 1993

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0215 ACADEMIC

Dietrich Oehler

1915 - 2005

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0238 COMPOSER

Gerhard Schumann (Komponist)

1914 - 1976

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0272 POLITICIAN

Horst Lenz

1913 - 1985

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0277 MUSIC

Paul-Hermann Opitz

1917 - 2014

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0301 OFFICER

Hans Bartkowiak

1917 - 1985

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0325 POLITICIAN

Herbert Hoffmann (Politiker, 1912)

1912 - 1992

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0340 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Müller (Politiker, 1910)

1910 - 1961

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