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HEILBRONN

Most Famous People Born in Heilbronn, Germany

Notable people
564
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1911
Most distinctive
Art Historian 7.5×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Heilbronn during each.

What Heilbronn Is Known For

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Politician is Heilbronn's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (120).

Heilbronn over-indexes on art historian7.5× the global rate.

Heilbronn under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician120
  2. Football28
  3. Painter22
  4. Writer22
  5. Actor19
  6. Academic17
  7. Author15
  8. Lawyer14
  1. Art Historian87.5×
  2. Entrepreneur115.7×
  3. Chemist73.6×
  4. Author153.1×
  5. Academic173.0×
  6. Theologian62.9×
  7. Architect122.4×
  8. Missing92.4×
  1. Football280.5×
  2. Actor190.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Heilbronn's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Other
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Showing 15 of 564 notable people

0002 PHYSICIST

Julius von Mayer

1814 - 1878

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0067 PAINTER

German von Bohn

1812 - 1899

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0129 CIRCUS

Ernst Renz

1815 - 1892

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0136 MUSIC

Friedrich Wilhelm Arnold

1810 - 1864

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0138 REVOLUTIONÄR

Carl Heinrich Pfänder

1819 - 1876

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0192 ARCHITECT

Theodor von Landauer

1816 - 1894

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0307 LITHOGRAPHER

Emil Orth

1814 - 1876

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0315 MITARBEITER

Julie Eyth

1816 - 1904

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0320 POLITICIAN

Karl Gustav Rümelin

1814 - 1896

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0331 TEACHER

Adolf Haakh

1815 - 1881

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0334 POLITICIAN

Louis Hentges

1818 - 1891

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0355 REVOLUTIONÄR

Gustav Mayer (Revolutionär)

1810 - 1852

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0491 MISSING

Moriz von Gemmingen

1817 - 1883

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0531 GEHEIMRAT

Gottlieb Jonathan Winter

1810 - 1886

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0559 POLITICIAN

Karl Haag (Politiker, 1819)

1819 - 1901

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