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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.

1500155016001650170017501800185019001950
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Other
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Showing 28 of 564 notable people

0014 BUSINESS

Dieter Schwarz

Born 1939

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0024 HISTORIAN

Heinz A. Richter

Born 1939

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0080 TRADE UNION

Klaus Zwickel

Born 1939

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0130 POLITICIAN

Inge Wettig-Danielmeier

Born 1936

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0135 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Claus Böhmler

1939 - 2017

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0169 MATHEMATICIAN

Karl Heinrich Hofmann

Born 1932

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0189 POLITICIAN

Manfred Weinmann

1934 - 2013

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0197 PIANIST

Joe Kienemann

Born 1938

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0223 CHESS

Wolf Böhringer

1930 - 2011

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0239 PAINTER

Gertraud Ellinger-Binder

Born 1938

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0241 PAINTER

Rolf Friederichs

1937 - 2011

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0244 POLITICIAN

Erhard Klotz

Born 1938

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0251 HISTORIAN

Rosemarie Haag Bletter

Born 1939

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0256 BIBLIOGRAPHER

Werner Schweikert

1933 - 2005

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0260 ACADEMIC

Horst Ehmann

Born 1935

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0265 POET

Hermann Able

1930 - 2013

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0276 PHILOLOGIST

Peter Krafft

Born 1938

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0279 LAWYER

Ruth Leuze

Born 1936

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0290 ACADEMIC

Dietrich Ungerer

1933 - 2013

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0292 MANAGER

Wolfgang Weber (Manager)

Born 1935

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0318 CHESS

Hans Karl (Schachspieler)

Born 1935

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0327 ACADEMIC

Dieter Leuze

Born 1933

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0421 CHEMIST

Hans Gerhard Maier

Born 1932

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0432 POLITICIAN

Klaus Frietsch

Born 1939

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0445 HISTORIAN

Karl Weingärtner

1932 - 2019

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0471 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Otto Müller (Computerpionier)

Born 1934

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0485 ARTISAN

Klaus Hackert

Born 1938

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0498 PAINTER

Heinke Jenkins

Born 1937

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