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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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0024 INFANTRY

Albrecht von Stosch

1818 - 1896

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0025 ANATOMIST

Hermann Schaaffhausen

1816 - 1893

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0036 PRIEST

Philipp Krementz

1819 - 1899

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0050 PHILOSOPHER

Franz Jakob Clemens

1815 - 1862

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0051 POLITICIAN

Peter Reichensperger

1810 - 1892

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0056 PAINTER

Georg Saal

1817 - 1870

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0074 PAINTER

Joseph Anton Settegast

1813 - 1890

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0137 RELIGIEUSE

Amalie von Lasaulx

1815 - 1872

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0178 PIANO

Carl Mand

1811 - 1892

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0186 PREACHER

Peter Hasslacher

1810 - 1876

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0198 COMPOSER

Karl Anschütz

1813 - 1870

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0251 PAINTER

August Gustav Lasinsky

1811 - 1870

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0278 ARCHITECT

Hermann Nebel

1816 - 1893

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0302 PAINTER

Anton Diezler

1811 - 1845

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0305 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand Mathieu

1819 - 1878

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0321 LAWYER

Édouard Vandal

1813 - 1889

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0324 ACTOR

Nina Sontag

1811 - 1879

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0337 PAINTER

Karl Herrmann (Maler)

1813 - 1881

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0394 CIVIL SERVICE

Heinrich Jaeger (Landrat)

1816 - 1888

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0408 AUTHOR

Arnold Schlönbach

1817 - 1866

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0456 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Gommelshausen

1815 - 1901

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0460 GENERALMAJOR

Hiob von Hontheim

1813 - 1883

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0465 PAINTER

Heinrich Hartung II.

1816 - 1893

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0489 JUDGE

Ernst von Holleben (Jurist)

1815 - 1908

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0586 GENERALMAJOR

Robert von Wahlert

1817 - 1891

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