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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

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What Luxembourg Is Known For

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

Luxembourg over-indexes on gymnast16.1× 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 28 of 508 notable people

0028 PRIEST

Father Jean Bernard

1907 - 1994

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0034 POLITICIAN

Victor Bodson

1902 - 1984

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0046 DUKE

Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950)

1901 - 1950

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0060 DIPLOMAT

Lambert Schaus

1908 - 1976

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0065 SCULPTOR

Lucien Wercollier

1908 - 2002

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0086 CONDUCTOR

Henri Pensis

1900 - 1958

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0114 ECOLOGIST

Charles Marx

1903 - 1946

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0118 CYCLIST

Gustav Kilian

1907 - 2000

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0231 FOOTBALL

Nicolas Kirsch

1901 - 1983

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0265 FOOTBALL

Albert Reuter

1907 - 2003

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0279 FOOTBALL

Robert Theissen

1906 - 1963

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0280 FOOTBALL

Marcel Schumann

1901 - 1989

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0284 FOOTBALL

Guillaume Schütz

1903 - 1932

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0289 FOOTBALL

Albert Massard

1900 - 1968

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0326 ATHLETIC

Jean Wagner

1905 - 1978

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0340 SPORT

Georges Schiltz

Born 1901

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0381 FOOTBALL

Pierre Reuter

1904 - 1969

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0405 SWIMMER

Marie-Jeanne Bernard

1909 - 1979

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0416 SWIMMER

Laure Koster

1902 - 1999

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0419 SWIMMER

Virginie Rausch

1906 - 1993

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0425 SPORT

Jean Moulin (athlete)

1905 - 1988

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0427 SWIMMER

Renée Brasseur

1902 - 1929

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0455 BOBSLED

Gustav Wagner (bobsledder)

1901 - 1972

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0459 PAINTER

Alo Bové

1906 - 1977

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0462 BOXER

Albert Nuss

1907 - 1969

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0466 SPORT

Louis Schmit

1908 - 2002

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0483 LAWYER

Tony Biever

1908 - 1990

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0485 LAWYER

Alex Bonn

1908 - 2008

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