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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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0007 ACTOR

Anton Diffring

1918 - 1989

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0027 MATHEMATICIAN

Hans Zassenhaus

1912 - 1991

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0084 ROWER

Herbert Buhtz

1911 - 2006

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0100 EDUCATION

Johannes Tautz

1914 - 2008

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0113 AUTHOR

Toni van Eyck

1910 - 1988

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0134 THEOLOGIAN

Hans-Wolfgang Heidland

1912 - 1992

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0168 PHOTOGRAPHER

Max Jacoby

1919 - 2009

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0169 PAINTER

Milo Emil Halbheer

1910 - 1978

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0209 POLITICIAN

Susanne Hermans

1919 - 2013

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0239 WRESTLER

Heinrich Schwarzkopf

1912 - 1998

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0246 ART HISTORIAN

Elisabeth Alföldi-Rosenbaum

1911 - 1992

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0270 PAINTER

Hanna Barth

1911 - 1961

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0274 DIPLOMAT

Karl-Heinz Wever

Born 1918

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0367 MISSING

Grete Borgmann

1911 - 2001

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0415 GEOLOGIST

Gerhard Solle

1911 - 1981

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0429 ARCHITECT

Gerd Lichtenhahn

1910 - 1964

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0438 EDUCATION

Hans Gerke (Heimatforscher)

1915 - 1998

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0470 OFFICER

Georg Ackermann

1918 - 2007

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0473 POLITICIAN

Franz Schaaf

1919 - 1991

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0497 POLITICIAN

Cläre Schmitt

1915 - 2008

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0511 PHYSICIAN

Werner Eckerskorn

1919 - 2014

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0530 BEAMTE

Klaus-Berto von Doemming

1915 - 1993

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0533 OFFICER

Hugo Dahmer

1918 - 2006

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0535 KAPELLMEISTER

Paul Haletzki

1911 - 2000

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0544 POLITICIAN

Willi Hartung (Politiker)

1910 - 1986

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0589 COMANDANTE

Hermann Bauer

1917 - 1943

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0590 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Geiß

1911 - 1986

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0592 DIPLOMAT

Otto Soltmann

1913 - 1978

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