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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 66 of 510 notable people

0018 FILM

Ulrich Köhler

Born 1969

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0021 FILM

Roland Suso Richter

Born 1961

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0027 ACTOR

Matthias Matschke

Born 1968

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0035 BASKET

Henning Harnisch

Born 1968

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0046 ACTOR

Geno Lechner

Born 1965

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0060 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Drechsler

Born 1963

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0062 ACTOR

Nina Kronjäger

Born 1967

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0072 POLITICIAN

Matthias Zimmer

Born 1961

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0073 CHOREOGRAPHER

Christian Spuck

Born 1969

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0079 POLITICIAN

Ibrahim El-Zayat

Born 1968

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0085 POLITICIAN

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

Born 1961

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0124 ROWER

Christian Händle

Born 1965

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0141 ACTOR

Butz Ulrich Buse

Born 1963

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0149 SINGER

Matthias Carras

Born 1964

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0160 KATHOLISCHER

Wolfgang F. Rothe

Born 1967

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0167 ACTOR

Michael Frowin

Born 1969

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0170 WRITER

Chris Zintzen-Bader

Born 1966

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0172 FILM

Uta Schmidt

Born 1965

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0180 ACADEMIC

Tanja Brühl

Born 1969

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0183 FILM

Andreas Ulmke-Smeaton

Born 1967

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0185 LAW

Lothar Determann

Born 1969

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0188 POLITICIAN

Thomas Spies

Born 1962

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0200 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Felix Pirson

Born 1968

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0203 AUTHOR

Nikola Hahn

Born 1963

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0205 ACADEMIC

Jens Kersten

Born 1967

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0214 ARCHITECT

Susanne Gross

Born 1960

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0226 ACADEMIC

Daniel-Erasmus Khan

Born 1961

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0229 THEOLOGIAN

Michael Roth (Theologe)

Born 1968

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0230 EDITOR

Malte S. Sembten

1965 - 2016

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0232 WRITER

Gerlinde Unverzagt

Born 1960

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0233 ECONOMIST

Hans Peter Grüner

Born 1966

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0236 ACADEMIC

Arnold Jacobshagen

Born 1965

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0240 THEOLOGIAN

Thomas Zippert

Born 1961

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0243 PSYCHIATRIST

Kirsten Kappert-Gonther

Born 1966

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0245 JOURNALIST

Jörg Schmitt

Born 1967

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0252 PHYSICIAN

Markus F. Neurath

Born 1965

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0255 ACADEMIC

Friederike zu Sayn-Wittgenstein

Born 1961

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0262 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Armin Becker

Born 1962

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0264 LAWYER

Walter Wallmann junior

Born 1962

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0276 ACADEMIC

Cosima Möller

Born 1962

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0279 ROWER

Roland Händle

Born 1967

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0280 MUSIC

Frieder Gottwald

Born 1964

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0295 ACADEMIC

Eike Sebastian Debus

Born 1962

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0296 PRESENTER

Samuel Stutz

Born 1960

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0297 POLITICIAN

Michael Cyriax

Born 1969

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0306 PSYCHOLOGIST

Marcus Roth

Born 1968

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0313 ATHLETIC

Uwe Schmitt

1961 - 1995

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0316 ECONOMIST

Anja Lüthy

Born 1962

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0320 ACTOR

Mathias Riedel

Born 1966

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0321 POLITICIAN

Kirsten Fründt

Born 1967

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0339 WRITER

Thomas Elbel (Dichterjurist)

Born 1968

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0344 FILM

Caroline Elias

Born 1965

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0349 PHYSICIST

Erich Becker (Physiker)

Born 1961

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0352 NOVELIST

Monika Goetsch

Born 1967

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0354 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Harald Schulze

Born 1963

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0363 SPORT

Ulrich Eifler

Born 1961

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0388 JOURNALIST

Stephan Volke

Born 1961

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0397 JOURNALIST

Elena Geus

Born 1964

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0443 PIANIST

Rick von Bracken

Born 1964

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0446 DIPLOMAT

Douglas Graf von Saurma-Jeltsch

Born 1966

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0447 THEATRE

Berthold Schneider (Dramaturg)

Born 1965

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0468 ACADEMIC

Catherina Becker

Born 1964

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0470 ENTREPRENEUR

Andreas Pohl

Born 1964

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0473 MUSIC

Oliver Ganz

Born 1963

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0479 POLITICIAN

Winfried Becker (Politiker)

Born 1960

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0500 FILM

Thomas Zeipelt

Born 1969

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