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PADERBORN

Most Famous People Born in Paderborn, Germany

Notable people
323
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Teacher 6.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Paderborn during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Paderborn Is Known For

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Politician is Paderborn's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (46).

Paderborn over-indexes on teacher — 6.6× the global rate.

Paderborn under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician46
  2. Football25
  3. Historian14
  4. Academic14
  5. Writer14
  6. Author10
  7. Journalist9
  8. Basket9
  1. Teacher56.6×
  2. Judge74.6×
  3. Academic144.3×
  4. Historian144.1×
  5. Sculptor83.8×
  6. Author103.6×
  7. Basket92.2×
  8. Architect62.1×
  1. Actor80.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0024 OFFICER

Karl von Plettenberg

1852 - 1938

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0027 PROFESSOR

Clemens Baeumker

1853 - 1924

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0089 PAINTER

Franz Thöne

1851 - 1906

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0139 MEDIEVALIST

Georg Hüffer

1851 - 1922

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0159 JOURNALIST

Heinrich Keiter

1853 - 1898

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0198 ARCHITECT

Franz Mündelein

1857 - 1926

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0202 MITARBEITER

Franz Honselmann

1850 - 1940

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0208 ADMIRAL

Augustus F. Fechteler

1857 - 1921

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0231 BASEBALL

Gus Shallix

1858 - 1937

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0283 SCULPTOR

Aloys Loeher

1850 - 1904

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0298 ARCHITECT

Sigmund Münchhausen

1858 - 1924

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