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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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0006 HISTORIAN

Joseph Görres

1776 - 1848

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0030 HISTORIAN

Max Cetto

1903 - 1980

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0047 HISTORIAN

Hartmann Grisar

1845 - 1932

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0101 HISTORIAN

Johann Christian von Stramberg

1785 - 1868

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0115 HISTORIAN

Theodor von der Goltz

1836 - 1905

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0136 HISTORIAN

August von Druffel

1841 - 1891

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0213 HISTORIAN

Inge Kroppenberg

Born 1968

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0218 HISTORIAN

Klaus Martin Girardet

Born 1940

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0243 HISTORIAN

Helmut Schnatz

Born 1933

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0245 HISTORIAN

Eduard Puggé

1802 - 1836

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0284 HISTORIAN

Horst Gies (Historiker)

Born 1938

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0325 HISTORIAN

Martin Uhrmacher

Born 1971

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0328 HISTORIAN

Wolfgang Elz

Born 1956

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0369 HISTORIAN

Ulrich Cartarius

1940 - 2008

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0379 HISTORIAN

Hans Bellinghausen

1887 - 1958

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0417 HISTORIAN

Bernhard Sepp

1853 - 1920

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0447 HISTORIAN

Horst Romeyk

Born 1940

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0483 HISTORIAN

Carl Beyer (Archivar)

1848 - 1900

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