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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 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 24 of 508 notable people

0008 POLITICIAN

Gaston Thorn

1928 - 2007

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0044 POET

Anise Koltz

Born 1928

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0109 DIPLOMAT

Nicolas Mosar

1927 - 2004

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0116 POLITICIAN

Jean Hamilius

Born 1927

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0129 BOTANIST

Léopold Reichling

1921 - 2009

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0166 FOOTBALL

Jules Gales

1924 - 1988

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0168 SURGEON

Félicien M. Steichen

1926 - 2011

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0187 LYRICIST

Lilibert

Born 1923

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0190 POLITICIAN

Marcel Schlechter

Born 1928

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0195 FOOTBALL

François Müller

1927 - 1999

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0209 FOOTBALL

Fernand Schammel

1923 - 1961

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0211 HISTORIAN

Paul Margue

1923 - 2019

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0225 ECONOMIST

Georges Als

1925 - 2014

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0322 FOOTBALL

Fernand Guth

1926 - 1977

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0336 ACADEMIC

Gaston Schaber

1926 - 2010

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0341 COMPOSER

Jean-Pierre Kemmer

1923 - 1991

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0376 RACING

Henri Ackermann

1922 - 2014

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0399 POLITICIAN

Jean Dupong

1922 - 2007

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0445 ACTOR

Juliette François

1925 - 2007

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0457 SPORT

Triny Bourkel

1927 - 2019

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0467 COMPOSER

Julien Hoffmann

1924 - 2007

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0475 BOXER

Léon Roller

1928 - 1993

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0482 POLITICIAN

Paul Beghin

1929 - 2004

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0504 POLITICIAN

Gianfranco Orsini

1924 - 2008

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