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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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0018 MILITAR

Hermann von Kuhl

1856 - 1958

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0110 PAINTER

Heinrich Hartung III

1851 - 1919

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0234 THEOLOGIAN

Joseph Pohle

1852 - 1922

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0264 ARCHITECT

Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwin Mäckler

1852 - 1913

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0312 COMPOSER

Philipp Gretscher

1859 - 1937

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0335 MINERALOGIST

Jakob Beckenkamp

1855 - 1931

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0338 OFFICER

Max von Fischel

1850 - 1929

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0375 GENERALMAJOR

Ernst von Sommerfeld

1850 - 1917

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0407 DRUCKER

Johannes Karl Schuth

1852 - 1904

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0417 HISTORIAN

Bernhard Sepp

1853 - 1920

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0428 FARMER

Walter von Vincke

1854 - 1920

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0523 AUTHOR

Deutscher Hermann

1852 - 1927

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0539 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Linz

1850 - 1925

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0577 OFFICER

Emil Waldorf

1856 - 1918

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0600 JUDGE

Johann Jakob von Metzen

1851 - 1915

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0609 LAWYER

Hugo Gallenkamp

1859 - 1925

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