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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 soldier8.2× 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 25 of 341 notable people

0013 FOOTBALL

Torsten Gütschow

Born 1962

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0018 FOOTBALL

Heiko Scholz

Born 1966

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0025 FOOTBALL

Thomas Ritter

Born 1967

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0047 SPORT

Enrico Poitschke

Born 1969

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0056 POLITICAL

Sven Hüber

Born 1964

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0064 POLITICIAN

Thomas Jurk

Born 1962

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0068 ACTOR

André Bauer (Schauspieler)

Born 1968

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0069 ATHLETIC

Axel Noack

Born 1961

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0074 DRIVER

Matthias Kahle

Born 1969

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0077 PAINTER

Frank Nitsche (Maler)

Born 1964

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0099 ACTOR

Juana-Maria von Jascheroff

Born 1961

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0100 PHOTOGRAPHER

Olaf Holzapfel

Born 1969

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0109 AUTHOR

Veit Lindau

Born 1969

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0119 CONDUCTOR

Stephan Winkler

Born 1967

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0124 ACADEMIC

Tobias Moser

Born 1968

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0136 ACTOR

Frank Köbe

Born 1961

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0165 PIANIST

Frank-Immo Zichner

Born 1962

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0197 SCULPTOR

Daniel Sambo-Richter

Born 1966

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0207 ARTIST

Markus Draper

Born 1969

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0212 POLITICIAN

Uta-Verena Meiwald

Born 1966

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0231 ACADEMIC

Thomas R. Elßner

Born 1961

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0235 SINGER

Torsten Hofmann

Born 1966

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0260 FOOTBALL

Gerd Seifert (Fußballspieler)

Born 1962

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0279 WRITER

Albrecht Kittler

Born 1968

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0292 POLITICIAN

Olaf Raschke

Born 1963

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