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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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0023 PHYSICIAN

Rudolf Spanner

1895 - 1960

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0055 LIEUTENANT

Hans Kirschstein

1896 - 1918

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0103 LINGUIST

Hans Herter

1899 - 1984

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0129 OFFICER

Egon von Neindorff

1892 - 1944

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0135 PAINTER

Herm Dienz

1891 - 1980

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0148 GENETICIST

Hans Nachtsheim

1890 - 1979

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0157 ACADEMIC

Lotte Möller

1893 - 1973

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0160 POLITICIAN

Erich von Neindorff

1894 - 1993

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0183 OFFICER

Richard Koll

1897 - 1963

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0232 CIRCUS

Otto Griebling

1896 - 1972

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0271 LAWYER

Max von Stockhausen

1890 - 1971

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0348 POLITICIAN

Josef Schnorbach

1893 - 1973

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0353 PAINTER

Hanny Franke

1890 - 1973

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0359 POLITICIAN

Claus von Platen

1891 - 1964

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0362 DIPLOMAT

Werner von Tippelskirch

1891 - 1980

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0365 PAINTER

Hermann Tiebert

1895 - 1978

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0376 ACADEMIC

Rudolf Krüger (Architekt)

1898 - 1980

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0453 JOURNALIST

Wilhelm Gries

1894 - 1971

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0477 PAINTER

Katharina Braun (Malerin)

1894 - 1989

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0492 ECONOMIST

Heinrich Emmendörfer

1896 - 1986

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0499 POLITICIAN

Maria Detzel

1892 - 1965

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0529 POLITICIAN

Anton Weber (Politiker, 1890)

1890 - 1969

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0534 CONDUCTOR

Wilhelm Freund (musiker)

1892 - 1964

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0545 POLITICIAN

Hermann Funken

Born 1891

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