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KOBLENZ

Most Famous People Born in Koblenz, Germany

Notable people
611
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1911
Most distinctive
Education 8.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Koblenz during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Koblenz Is Known For

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Politician is Koblenz's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (90).

Koblenz over-indexes on education — 8.9× the global rate.

Koblenz under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician90
  2. Painter36
  3. Actor29
  4. Lawyer26
  5. Author21
  6. Academic20
  7. Writer19
  8. Football18
  1. Education68.9×
  2. Author214.0×
  3. Academic203.2×
  4. Historian182.8×
  5. Judge82.8×
  6. Sculptor112.8×
  7. Theologian62.7×
  8. Lawyer262.5×
  1. Football180.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0011 ARCHITECT

Friedrich von Gärtner

1791 - 1847

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0028 COMPOSER

Peter Josef von Lindpaintner

1791 - 1856

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0044 COMPOSER

Franz Hünten

1792 - 1878

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0098 SOLDIER

Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck

1798 - 1880

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0128 PRIEST

Johann Georg Müller (évêque)

1798 - 1870

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0189 PAINTER

Simon Meister

1796 - 1844

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0320 PUBLISHER

Jakob Hölscher

1798 - 1862

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0339 ARCHIVIST

Peter Gayer

1793 - 1836

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0391 MINISTER

Karl Friedrich von Liel

1799 - 1863

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0528 POLITICIAN

Johann Peter Joseph Werner

1798 - 1869

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