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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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341 notable people

0301 OFFICER

Hans Bartkowiak

1917 - 1985

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0302 ABGEORDNETER

Theodor Richter (Politiker)

1849 - 1917

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0303 ASSEMBLY

Herman H. Hoffman

1844 - 1931

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0304 PSYCHIATRIST

Siegfried Kahlbaum

1870 - 1943

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0305 BIOLOGIST

Manfred Bayer

1928 - 2015

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0306 SPORT

Torsten Nitsche

Born 1977

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0307 PAINTER

Hedwig Mechle-Grosmann

1857 - 1928

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0308 VIROLOGIST

Nikolaus Müller-Lantzsch

1943 - 2017

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0309 TEACHER

Hugo von Rabenau

1845 - 1921

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0310 POLITICIAN

Irene Müller (Politikerin)

1955 - 2016

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0311 ADLIGER

Christoph Friedrich von Salza

Died 1673

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0312 LEUTNANT

Hans Wiesner

1925 - 2013

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0313 POLITICIAN

Bernd Lange (Politiker, 1956)

Born 1956

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0314 POLITICIAN

Stephan Loge

Born 1959

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0315 POLITICIAN

Alfred Fehler

1879 - 1945

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0316 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Senftleben

1905 - 1992

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0317 LAWYER

Kurt von Hertzberg

1871 - 1914

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0318 TERRORIST

Frank Schubert (Terrorist)

1957 - 1980

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0319 LAWYER

Fritz Lamm (Jurist)

1876 - 1942

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0320 THEATER

Christian Schmidt (Intendant)

Born 1958

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0321 POLITICIAN

Manfred Krüttner

1909 - 1992

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0322 ACTOR

Jethro D. Gründer

Born 1958

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0323 POLITICIAN

Dörte Martini zum Berge

Born 1944

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0324 POLITICIAN

Hans-Jürgen Kaesler

Born 1942

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0325 POLITICIAN

Herbert Hoffmann (Politiker, 1912)

1912 - 1992

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0326 SOLDIER

Dieter Erdmann

1920 - 1996

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0327 JUDGE

Hannes Schönfelder

Born 1945

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0328 WEIGHTLIFTER

Frank Mavius

Born 1956

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0329 FENCER

Klaus Schenkel (Fechter)

Born 1940

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0330 MISSING

Friedhart Vogel

Born 1941

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0331 PAINTER

Hans Frost

1904 - 1975

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0332 SOLDIER

Ulrich Borcherdt

1909 - 1942

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0333 POLITICIAN

Selma Lohse

1883 - 1937

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0334 JUDGE

August Guth

1884 - 1945

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0335 MISSING

Johann Gottlieb Schober

1767 - 1840

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0336 POLITICIAN

Peter Heiter

1943 - 2020

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0337 POINTAGE

Gustav Kießler

1807 - 1883

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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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0340 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Müller (Politiker, 1910)

1910 - 1961

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0341 LAWYER

Gerhard Bode (Polizist)

1897 - 1940

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