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LUXEMBOURG

Most Famous People Born in Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Notable people
508
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1947
Most distinctive
Gymnast 16.1×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Luxembourg during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 53 notable births.

What Luxembourg Is Known For

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Politician is Luxembourg's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (89).

Luxembourg over-indexes on gymnast — 16.1× the global rate.

Luxembourg under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician89
  2. Football78
  3. Sport39
  4. Lawyer21
  5. Actor15
  6. Swimmer15
  7. Gymnast14
  8. Painter13
  1. Gymnast1416.1×
  2. Fencer88.2×
  3. Swimmer156.1×
  4. Sport394.6×
  5. Photographer104.1×
  6. Diplomat82.7×
  7. Lawyer212.4×
  8. Historian91.7×
  1. Actor150.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Luxembourg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 21 of 508 notable people

0001 POLITICIAN

Robert Schuman

1886 - 1963

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0004 WRITER

Hugo Gernsback

1884 - 1967

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0020 SCREENWRITER

Norbert Jacques

1880 - 1954

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0164 PHOTOGRAPHER

Edouard Kutter (1887)

1887 - 1978

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0169 WRITER

Anne Beffort

1880 - 1966

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0198 POLITICIAN

Gaston Diderich

1884 - 1946

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0226 GYMNAST

François Hentges

1885 - 1968

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0241 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Jean-Pierre Lamboray

1882 - 1962

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0247 METALLURGIST

Paul Goerens

1882 - 1945

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0306 PAINTER

Paul de Pidoll

1882 - 1954

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0329 POLITICIAN

Pierre Krier

1885 - 1947

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0331 GYMNAST

Charles Behm

1883 - 1957

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0339 GYMNAST

Ferd Wirtz

1885 - 1947

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0350 ATHLETIC

Nicolas Kanivé

1887 - 1966

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0354 GYMNAST

Michel Hemmerling

1889 - 1962

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0363 GYMNAST

Jean-Baptiste Horn

1886 - 1966

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0364 GYMNAST

Emile Lanners

1888 - 1963

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0377 KAMPF

Paul Wilhelm Loehning

1889 - 1971

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0412 POLITICIAN

Marguerite Thomas-Clement

1886 - 1979

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0465 COMPOSER

Louis Beicht

1886 - 1943

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0470 POLITICIAN

Raymond de Waha

1886 - 1950

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