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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 12 of 341 notable people

0071 LAWYER

Carl-Albert Brüll

1902 - 1989

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0126 LAWYER

Wolf-Ruthart Born

Born 1944

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0158 LAWYER

Eduard Gustav Eberty

1840 - 1894

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0249 LAWYER

Gustav Adolf von Tzschoppe

1794 - 1842

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0254 LAWYER

Albrecht Eitner

1903 - 1944

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0266 LAWYER

Friedrich von Gregory

1900 - 1986

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0287 LAWYER

Constantin Richter

1827 - 1910

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0317 LAWYER

Kurt von Hertzberg

1871 - 1914

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0319 LAWYER

Fritz Lamm (Jurist)

1876 - 1942

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0338 LAWYER

Karl Hertzog

1875 - 1960

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0339 LAWYER

Johann Gotthelf Richter

1778 - 1839

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0341 LAWYER

Gerhard Bode (Polizist)

1897 - 1940

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