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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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0040 OFFICER

Peter Joseph Osterhaus

1823 - 1917

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0095 REVOLUTIONARY

Ernst Dronke

1822 - 1891

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0149 POLITICIAN

William Hexamer

1825 - 1870

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0163 AUTHOR

Hermann Maron

1820 - 1882

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0174 PAINTER

Peter Joseph Molitor

1821 - 1898

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0242 ENGINEER

Max Joseph Becker

1828 - 1896

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0286 POLITICIAN

Sebastian Georg Schäffer

1828 - 1901

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0327 THEOLOGE

August Nebe (Theologe)

1826 - 1895

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0341 LEUTNANT

August von Amelunxen

1828 - 1900

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0358 POLITICIAN

Karl Heinrich Lottner

1825 - 1897

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0390 LAWYER

Franz Adams der Jüngere

1828 - 1891

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0401 SCULPTOR

Johann Hartung (Bildhauer)

1821 - 1861

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0406 ARCHIVIST

Leopold von Eltester

1822 - 1879

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0451 PAINTER

Johann Lange (Maler)

1823 - 1908

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0461 POLITICIAN

Hermann Seul

1827 - 1902

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0608 ABGEORDNETER

Johann Claudius von Longard

1820 - 1901

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