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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 42 of 508 notable people

0011 ARCHITECT

Léon Krier

Born 1946

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0030 HISTORIAN

John Scheid

Born 1946

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0047 WRITER

Lambert Schlechter

Born 1941

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0066 POLITICIAN

Robert Goebbels

Born 1944

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0089 AUTHOR

Guy Rewenig

Born 1947

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0110 POET

Jean Krier

1949 - 2013

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0117 SINGER

Chris Baldo

1943 - 1995

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0130 FOOTBALL

Fernand Jeitz

Born 1945

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0140 POLITICIAN

Marc Fischbach

Born 1946

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0142 FOOTBALL

Erwin Kuffer

Born 1943

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0160 FOOTBALL

Johny Léonard

Born 1941

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0170 PAINTER

Elisabeth Calmes

Born 1947

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0175 LAWYER

Yves Mersch

Born 1949

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0193 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Mario Hirsch

Born 1949

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0214 ECONOMIST

André Reuter

Born 1947

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0219 FOOTBALL

Ady Schmit

Born 1940

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0220 POET

José Ensch

1942 - 2008

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0238 ACTOR

Marc Olinger

1946 - 2015

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0242 ENTERTAINER

Fausti (Entertainer)

Born 1940

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0261 LAWYER

Jacques-Yves Henckes

Born 1945

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0263 BIOLOGIST

Claude Meisch (Zoologe)

Born 1949

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0278 WRITER

Norbert Berens

Born 1948

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0283 AUTHOR

Jacques Wirion

Born 1944

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0297 CARTOONIST

Pol Leurs

Born 1947

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0298 POLITICIAN

Robert Mehlen

Born 1949

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0308 PAINTER

Misch Da Leiden

Born 1948

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0309 SKIER

Sylvie Hülsemann

Born 1944

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0313 ETHNOLOGIST

Gérard Toffin

Born 1947

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0315 POLITICIAN

Joseph Schaack

Born 1945

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0327 FILM

Maisy Hausemer

Born 1946

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0353 WRITER

Serge Kollwelter

Born 1946

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0387 ARCHIVIST

Claude Meintz

1944 - 2014

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0392 HISTORIAN

Jean Paul Lehners

Born 1948

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0396 SWIMMER

Rudy Muller

Born 1942

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0397 SWIMMER

Georges Welbes

Born 1944

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0401 POLITICIAN

André Hoffmann (politician)

Born 1941

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0411 FENCER

Jean-Paul Olinger

Born 1943

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0420 POLITICIAN

Alain Meyer

Born 1949

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0424 POLITICIAN

Lucien Thiel

1943 - 2011

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0443 FENCER

Aly Doerfel

Born 1949

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0451 SWIMMER

Simone Theis

Born 1940

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0486 POLITICIAN

Georges Schroeder

1947 - 2012

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