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MARBURG AN DER LAHN

Most Famous People Born in Marburg an der Lahn, Germany

Notable people
510
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1938
Most distinctive
Art Historian 15.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Marburg an der Lahn during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 66 notable births.

What Marburg an der Lahn Is Known For

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Politician is Marburg an der Lahn's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (46).

Marburg an der Lahn over-indexes on art historian15.5× the global rate.

Marburg an der Lahn under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician46
  2. Academic42
  3. Actor24
  4. Lawyer19
  5. Writer19
  6. Historian17
  7. Theologian16
  8. Art Historian15
  1. Art Historian1515.5×
  2. Philologist812.0×
  3. Theologian168.7×
  4. Academic428.1×
  5. Archaeologist57.5×
  6. Judge114.6×
  7. Physician154.3×
  8. Author153.4×
  1. Football140.3×
  2. Painter80.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 57 of 510 notable people

0013 PRELATE

Ludwig Schick

Born 1949

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0026 MATHEMATICIAN

Dorian M. Goldfeld

Born 1947

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0033 MILITANT

Georg von Rauch

1947 - 1971

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0036 HISTORIAN

Gerd Koenen

Born 1944

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0051 FOOTBALL

Klaus Zaczyk

Born 1945

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0053 SOCIOLOGIST

Peter Weingart

Born 1941

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0054 PHYSICIAN

Hans Konrad Biesalski

Born 1949

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0056 COMPOSER

Claus Bantzer

Born 1942

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0082 POLITICIAN

Hartmut Nassauer

Born 1942

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0088 WRITER

Ray-Güde Mertin

1943 - 2007

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0105 HISTORIAN

Siegmar Döpp

Born 1941

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0109 AUTHOR

Klaus Servene

Born 1949

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0116 BIOLOGIST

Gerhard Roth (Biologe)

Born 1942

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0122 CURATOR

Ydessa Hendeles

Born 1948

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0127 ACTOR

Holger Schwiers

Born 1947

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0128 FOOTBALL

Georg Tripp

Born 1941

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0131 PUBLISHER

Karl Dietrich Wolff

Born 1943

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0136 ACTOR

Bernd Stephan

Born 1943

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0139 BASKET

Karl Ampt

Born 1949

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0144 ART HISTORIAN

Adrian von Buttlar

Born 1948

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0177 HISTORIAN

Hans Schneider (Theologe)

Born 1941

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0192 MATHEMATICIAN

Uwe an der Heiden

Born 1942

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0195 INTERNIST

Jürgen Schölmerich

Born 1948

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0198 ACADEMIC

Dieter Köhler (Mediziner)

Born 1948

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0209 ART HISTORIAN

Joachim Heusinger von Waldegg

Born 1940

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0219 SINGER

Wolfgang André

Born 1948

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0221 ART HISTORIAN

Lucius Grisebach

Born 1942

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0239 SCREENWRITER

Matthias Seelig

Born 1949

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0241 DIPLOMAT

Reiner Möckelmann

Born 1941

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0246 TEACHER

Hanno Schmitt

Born 1942

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0248 PHILOLOGIST

Andreas Patzer

Born 1943

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0250 ART HISTORIAN

Michael Frensch

Born 1948

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0254 AUTHOR

Martin Henkel

Born 1943

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0268 NEUROLOGIST

Bastian Conrad

Born 1941

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0273 WRITER

Andreas Benz (Psychoanalytiker)

Born 1942

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0283 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Hermann Büsing

Born 1940

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0284 ACADEMIC

Bernd-Joachim Hackelöer

Born 1945

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0290 FILM

Michael Wulfes

Born 1948

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0302 ART HISTORIAN

Maja Sprenger

1944 - 1976

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0303 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Wolfgang M. Werner

Born 1946

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0326 FOOTBALL

Karl August Tripp

Born 1944

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0330 CLARINET

Thomas Cremer (Jazzmusiker)

Born 1948

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0346 WORKER

Ursula Grille

1942 - 2002

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0347 PAINTER

Matthias Hickel

Born 1947

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0359 MATHEMATICIAN

Wolfram Luther

Born 1947

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0361 DIPLOMAT

Wilhelm Schönfelder

Born 1940

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0380 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Lein

Born 1944

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0403 AUTHOR

Heinz H. Teitge

Born 1940

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0409 JAZZ

Klaus Pehl

Born 1944

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0435 THEOLOGE

Winfried Glade

1941 - 2015

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0445 POLITICIAN

Marianne Klappert

1943 - 2008

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0461 POLITICIAN

Norbert Mann

Born 1943

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0463 FOOTBALL

Günter Keifler

Born 1948

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0475 BOXER

Wolfgang Penzler

Born 1943

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0482 FOOTBALL

Hermann Marchl

Born 1942

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0487 JOURNALIST

Rainer Hasters

Born 1947

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0496 POLITICIAN

Mathias Henkel

Born 1947

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