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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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Showing 46 of 323 notable people

0017 POLITICIAN

Carsten Linnemann

Born 1977

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0046 POLITICIAN

Mechtild Rothe

Born 1947

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0047 POLITICIAN

Ferdinand von Plettenberg

1690 - 1737

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0059 POLITICIAN

Johannes Brockmann

1888 - 1975

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0060 POLITICIAN

Dirk Wiese

Born 1983

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0074 POLITICIAN

Michael Dreier

Born 1962

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0076 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Schulte (Politiker)

Born 1947

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0095 POLITICIAN

Liborius Wichard

1550 - 1604

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0141 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Vockel

1892 - 1968

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0155 POLITICIAN

Daniel Sieveke

Born 1976

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0163 POLITICIAN

Michael Sagurna

Born 1955

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0168 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Wilhelm Willeke

1893 - 1965

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0178 POLITICIAN

Christoph Tölle

1898 - 1977

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0190 POLITICIAN

Thomas Marquardt

Born 1957

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0197 POLITICIAN

Franz-Josef Leikop

Born 1942

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0206 POLITICIAN

Leo Ernesti

1925 - 1996

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0213 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Rudolphi

1825 - 1897

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0220 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Hesse

1827 - 1902

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0222 POLITICIAN

Joseph Köhler

1920 - 2011

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0235 POLITICIAN

Volker Jung (Politiker, 1968)

1968 - 2015

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0236 POLITICIAN

Carl Hettlage

1874 - 1935

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0237 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Lüke

Born 1934

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0241 POLITICIAN

Sigrid Beer

Born 1956

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0243 POLITICIAN

Karl Crüwell

1845 - 1899

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0247 POLITICIAN

Aloys Schwarze

1921 - 1990

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0249 POLITICIAN

Georg Fortmeier

Born 1955

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0253 POLITICIAN

Frank Scholtysek

Born 1967

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0255 POLITICIAN

Franz-Josef Balke

Born 1939

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0257 POLITICIAN

Karl-Josef Koch

1897 - 1958

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0259 POLITICIAN

Otto Schmidt (Politiker, 1842)

1842 - 1910

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0265 POLITICIAN

Matthias Goeken

Born 1964

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0267 POLITICIAN

Cornelia Rogall-Grothe

Born 1949

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0268 POLITICIAN

Ludger Weskamp

Born 1966

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0273 POLITICIAN

Rainer Heller

Born 1961

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0275 POLITICIAN

Burkhard Schwuchow

Born 1966

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0277 POLITICIAN

Rüdiger Hütte

Born 1959

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0285 POLITICIAN

Cornelia Tausch

Born 1966

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0287 POLITICIAN

Harald Pohlmann

Born 1955

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0290 POLITICIAN

Frederick Schulze

Born 1949

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0296 POLITICIAN

Carl Auffenberg

1873 - 1945

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0301 POLITICIAN

Karin Hagemann

Born 1949

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0303 POLITICIAN

Hermann Brockmann

1892 - 1953

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0306 POLITICIAN

Karl-Heinz Saxowski

1918 - 1981

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0309 POLITICIAN

Hannelore Ludwig

Born 1949

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0314 POLITICIAN

Karl-Heinz Wange

Born 1946

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0319 POLITICIAN

Karl Rennkamp

1899 - 1963

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