50.8777° N, 8.0181° E
SIEGEN
Most Famous People Born in Siegen, Germany
- Notable people
- 408
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1944
- Most distinctive
- Theologian 6.8×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Siegen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Siegen Is Known For
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Politician is Siegen's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (51).
Siegen over-indexes on theologian — 6.8× the global rate.
Siegen under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Siegen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
0067 POLITICIAN
Fritz Fries (Politiker)
1887 - 1967
0076 BUSINESS
Karl Loewenstein
1887 - 1976
0088 GARDENER
Otto Luyken
1884 - 1953
0160 POLITICIAN
Bernhard Salzmann
1886 - 1959
0206 MUSIC
Julio Goslar
1883 - 1976
0217 LIBRARIAN
Hermann Reuter (Bibliothekar)
1880 - 1970
0225 POLITICIAN
Hermann Klingspor
1885 - 1969
0231 POLITICIAN
Walter Delius (Oberbürgermeister)
1884 - 1945
0261 POLITICIAN
Heinrich Kemper (Politiker, 1888)
1888 - 1962
0314 ACADEMIC
Eugen Kirch
1888 - 1973
0365 ASTRONOMER
Walter Horn (Astronom)
1881 - 1967
0371 ENTREPRENEUR
Oskar Waldrich
1880 - 1967