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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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0115 HISTORIAN

Theodor von der Goltz

1836 - 1905

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0192 NATURALIST

Adolf Dronke

1837 - 1898

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0226 BUSINESS

Julius Wegeler

1836 - 1913

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0250 POISONER

Ferdinand Wittmann

1836 - 1868

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0349 POLITICIAN

Otto Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe

1835 - 1890

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0395 ACTOR

Ferdinand Hey’l

1830 - 1897

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0434 AUTHOR

Karl Baedeker junior

1837 - 1911

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0436 PUBLISHER

Ernst Baedeker

1833 - 1861

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0481 PAINTER

Jules Ruinart de Brimont

1836 - 1898

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0517 THEOLOGIAN

Hermann Mosler (Politiker)

1838 - 1891

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0522 ABT

Maurus Kalkum

1836 - 1893

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0536 JUDGE

Friedrich von Runkel

1833 - 1914

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0548 LEPIDOPTERIST

Eduard Honrath

1837 - 1893

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0568 POLITICIAN

Augustus F. Finkelnburg

1830 - 1889

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0573 POLITICIAN

Clemens Joseph Adams

1831 - 1876

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0603 MINISTER

Theodor Eilers

1836 - 1887

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