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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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0059 COMEDIAN

Alice Hoffmann

Born 1951

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0081 FOOTBALL

Peter Hidien

Born 1953

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0092 OFFICER

Markus Kneip

Born 1956

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0108 COMPOSER

Elmar Lampson

Born 1952

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0133 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Patrice Brun (archaeologist)

Born 1951

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0159 FOOTBALL

Ewald Hammes

Born 1950

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0177 ENGINEER

Volker Kefer

Born 1956

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0193 POLITICIAN

Detlev Pilger

Born 1955

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0207 DRAMA

Christiane Theobald

Born 1956

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0216 FENCER

Dieter Schneider

Born 1959

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0227 FOOTBALL

Jean Willrich

Born 1953

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0231 FILM

Dietmar Klein

Born 1956

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0235 MEDIEVALIST

Hubertus Seibert

Born 1954

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0236 WRITER

Dirk Heißerer

Born 1957

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0252 ACADEMIC

Christoph Steinebach

Born 1959

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0256 BIOLOGIST

Wolfgang Nentwig

Born 1953

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0288 PSYCHOLOGIST

Günter Krampen

Born 1950

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0291 ACADEMIC

Peter Frensch

Born 1956

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0309 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Dietrich Berges

Born 1957

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0328 HISTORIAN

Wolfgang Elz

Born 1956

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0330 DRIVER

Heinz-Werner Lenz

Born 1957

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0345 MATHEMATICIAN

Winfried Kaballo

Born 1952

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0346 PHYSICIAN

Michael P. Manns

Born 1951

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0354 PRIEST

Manfred Kollig

Born 1956

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0364 POLITICIAN

Uwe Hüser

Born 1958

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0373 AUTHOR

Klaus Biedermann

Born 1950

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0392 SCULPTOR

Ute Krautkremer

Born 1958

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0426 ARCHITECT

Thomas Metz (Denkmalpfleger)

Born 1955

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0435 PHYSICIAN

Rainer B. Zotz

Born 1956

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0445 POLITICIAN

Michael Hörter

Born 1958

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0454 POLITICIAN

Michael Antenbrink

Born 1955

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0457 POLITICIAN

Ursula Mogg

Born 1953

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0467 FENCER

Rainer Wirz

Born 1957

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0474 SCULPTOR

Matthias Zágon Hohl-Stein

Born 1952

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0504 POLITICIAN

Heribert Heinrich

Born 1951

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0538 POLITICIAN

Matthias von Randow

Born 1959

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0554 PHYSICIST

Lutz Köpke

Born 1954

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0555 FOOTBALL

Ludwig Scherhag

Born 1953

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0562 COMPOSER

Werner Mutschke

Born 1956

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0575 LAWYER

Heinrich Haupt (Diplomat)

Born 1954

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0576 MODERATOR

Martin Leimbach

Born 1957

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0578 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Dieter Scheiff

Born 1952

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0598 POLITICIAN

Gerd Bauer (Politiker, 1957)

Born 1957

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