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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 25 of 341 notable people

0007 ACTOR

Werner Finck

1902 - 1978

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0030 ACTOR

Jürgen Hentsch

1936 - 2011

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0045 ACTOR

Walter Werner

1883 - 1956

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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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0055 ACTOR

Jochen Blume

1910 - 1980

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0068 ACTOR

André Bauer (Schauspieler)

Born 1968

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0072 ACTOR

Wolfgang Winkler (Schauspieler)

1943 - 2019

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0079 ACTOR

Joachim Kaps

Born 1952

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0086 ACTOR

Alexander May (Schauspieler)

1927 - 2008

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0095 ACTOR

Friederike Aust

Born 1943

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0096 ACTOR

Ingeborg Naß

1925 - 1998

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0098 ACTOR

Siegfried Seibt

1920 - 1982

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0099 ACTOR

Juana-Maria von Jascheroff

Born 1961

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0101 ACTOR

Peer-Uwe Teska

Born 1955

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0118 ACTOR

Heidemarie Schneider

Born 1944

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0136 ACTOR

Frank Köbe

Born 1961

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0169 ACTOR

Wolfram Weniger

Born 1940

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0186 ACTOR

Gisela Rubbel

1929 - 2015

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0193 ACTOR

Gösta Knothe

Born 1948

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0196 ACTOR

Nick Schwarz

Born 1997

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0223 ACTOR

Eva Berthold

Born 1937

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0271 ACTOR

Otto Klopsch

1886 - 1941

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0297 ACTOR

Daniel Scholz (Schauspieler)

Born 1975

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0322 ACTOR

Jethro D. Gründer

Born 1958

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