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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

0005 SPORT

Charly Gaul

1932 - 2005

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0043 POLITICIAN

Jacques Poos

Born 1935

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0054 HISTORIAN

Gilbert Trausch

1931 - 2018

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0067 FOOTBALL

Antoine Kohn

1933 - 2012

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0074 POLITICIAN

Ben Fayot

Born 1937

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0087 DIPLOMAT

Jean Dondelinger

1931 - 2004

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0097 SPORT

Elsy Jacobs

1933 - 1998

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0147 HISTORIAN

Charles-Marie Ternes

1939 - 2004

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0173 PHOTOGRAPHER

Edouard Kutter (1934)

Born 1934

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0183 ECONOMIST

Norbert von Kunitzki

1934 - 2005

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0191 WRITER

Josy Braun

1938 - 2012

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0224 PAINTER

Roger Michel Erasmy

1939 - 2015

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0291 ATHLETIC

Alain David

Born 1932

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0319 SPORT

Nico Pleimling

Born 1938

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0324 FENCER

Jean Link

1939 - 2020

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0333 JUDGE

Romain Schintgen

Born 1939

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0355 JUDGE

Jean Mischo

1938 - 2016

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0402 FENCER

Roger Theisen

Born 1932

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0415 POLITICIAN

Josy Simon

Born 1933

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0417 FENCER

Édouard Schmit

Born 1930

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0426 POLITICIAN

Willy Bourg

1934 - 2003

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0439 WRESTLER

Raymond Schummer

1937 - 2009

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0448 SPORT

Fred Hammer

1930 - 2020

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0456 ATHLETIC

Roger Bofferding

Born 1934

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