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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

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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 46 of 510 notable people

0006 PASTOR

Margot Käßmann

Born 1958

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0049 NOVELIST

David J. Schow

Born 1955

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0063 ACADEMIC

Gudrun Krämer

Born 1953

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0065 PHILOLOGIST

Otta Wenskus

Born 1955

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0066 WRITER

Elisabeth Herrmann (Schriftstellerin, 1959) – Wi

Born 1959

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0070 SINGER

Monika Frimmer

Born 1955

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0078 ACADEMIC

Ingolf Pernice

Born 1950

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0091 MEDIA

Hartmut Winkler

Born 1953

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0103 TEACHER

Nikolaus Katzer

Born 1952

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0106 PROFESSOR

Stefan Gradmann

Born 1958

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0108 POLITICIAN

Gisèle Jourda

Born 1955

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0115 ACADEMIC

Jens Asendorpf

Born 1950

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0117 NUMISMATIST

Reiner Cunz

Born 1958

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0132 AUTHOR

Ulrich Waller

Born 1956

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0147 POLITICIAN

Alois Rhiel

Born 1950

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0152 WRITER

Manfred Allié

Born 1955

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0154 WRITER

Mario Wirz

1956 - 2013

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0155 SCREENWRITER

Jan Hinter

Born 1952

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0159 PROFESSOR

Elsbeth Stern

Born 1957

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0162 FOOTBALL

Jochem Ziegert

Born 1954

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0176 WRITER

Charly Weller

Born 1951

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0178 ART HISTORIAN

G. Ulrich Großmann

Born 1953

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0196 PIANIST

Jo Steinebach

1955 - 2012

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0202 HISTORIAN

Konrad Elmshäuser

Born 1959

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0204 ACTOR

Corinna Belz

Born 1955

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0208 ACADEMIC

Axel Schölmerich

Born 1952

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0211 ACTOR

Marie-Charlott Schüler

1958 - 2010

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0220 CELLIST

Jan Diesselhorst

1954 - 2009

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0222 BASEBALL

Stefan Wever

Born 1958

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0223 COMPOSER

Bernd Asmus

Born 1959

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0242 ACADEMIC

Werner Kathrein

Born 1953

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0244 MEDIEVALIST

Andreas Ranft

Born 1951

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0258 GERMANIST

Hans-Georg Bögner

Born 1955

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0286 ACADEMIC

Barbara Koch-Priewe

Born 1950

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0292 WRITER

Frank Stefan Becker

Born 1952

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0300 ACADEMIC

Thomas Hünig

Born 1950

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0318 PAINTER

Stefan S. Schmidt

Born 1958

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0338 ARTIST

Harald Häuser

Born 1957

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0341 SPORT

Peter Becker (Radsportler)

Born 1955

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0368 ACTOR

Christian Buse

Born 1959

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0376 ACADEMIC

Bernhard Kaiser

Born 1954

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0392 ART HISTORIAN

Frank T. Zumbach

Born 1953

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0395 WRITER

Lorenz Rollhäuser

Born 1953

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0410 LAWYER

Jörg Luther

1959 - 2020

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0464 DENTIST

Wolfgang Barth (Zahnmediziner)

Born 1956

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0477 MILITAR

Heinz Georg Wagner (General)

Born 1951

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