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 1920s Clear ×
Martin Krampen
1928 - 2015
Herbert Schäfer
1927 - 1991
Walter Schneider (motorcyclist)
1927 - 2010
Wilhelm Heinrich Neuser
1926 - 2010
Ingeborg Bingener
1922 - 2001
Franz Klein (Rechtswissenschaftler)
1929 - 2004
E. O. Fuhrmann
1924 - 1986
Heinrich Vormweg
1928 - 2004
Helmut Winter
1926 - 1983
Günter Büschges
1926 - 2017
Ortwin Rave
1921 - 1992
Fritz Raab
1925 - 2010
Rina Natan
Born 1923
Friedemann Keßler
1928 - 1985
Paul-Günter Pötz
1923 - 2017
Peter Paul Flosdorf
Born 1928
Heinrich Wolf (entomologist)
1924 - 2004
Horst Hellmann
1929 - 2010
Ruth Bühren-Gamb
1922 - 1993
Hans-Georg Vitt
1923 - 1981
Gerhard Daub
1928 - 1993
Hans Reinhardt
1920 - 1998
Kurt Neheimer
1924 - 1995
Rudolf Brachthäuser
1921 - 2016