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×
Through the Centuries

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 theologian6.8× the global rate.

Siegen under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician51
  2. Football23
  3. Academic23
  4. Writer16
  5. Author16
  6. Lawyer13
  7. Actor13
  8. Theologian10
  1. Theologian106.8×
  2. Entrepreneur96.5×
  3. Academic235.6×
  4. Author164.5×
  5. Economist74.1×
  6. Judge73.6×
  7. Diplomat52.1×
  8. Lawyer131.8×
  1. Football230.5×
  2. Actor130.6×

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.

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Showing 23 of 408 notable people

0070 LINGUIST

Hans Peter Althaus

Born 1939

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0109 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Karl Kaiser (Politikwissenschaftler)

Born 1934

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0136 MOTO

Siegfried Schauzu

Born 1939

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0139 PHYSICIST

Horst Schmidt-Böcking

Born 1939

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0155 SOCIOLOGIST

Alfred Bellebaum

Born 1931

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0161 TEACHER

Dieter Lohmann

Born 1938

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0162 GEOLOGIST

Günther Saßmannshausen

1930 - 2010

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0167 THEOLOGIAN

Otfried Hofius

Born 1937

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0188 HISTORIAN

Klaus Müller (Historiker)

Born 1936

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0190 HISTORIAN

Dieter Knibbe

1934 - 2015

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0197 ROMANIST

Manfred Hardt

1936 - 2001

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0222 ENTREPRENEUR

Manfred Utsch

Born 1936

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0226 ETHNOLOGIST

Hannjost Lixfeld

1937 - 1998

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0230 POLITICIAN

Walter Link

1937 - 2010

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0232 PRIEST

Ulrich Wagener

1930 - 2007

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0236 ACADEMIC

Fritz Loos

Born 1939

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0274 LAWYER

Günter Cronau

1931 - 2012

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0299 OFFICER

Helmut Nies

1930 - 2015

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0320 BRIGADEGENERAL

Friedhelm Koch

Born 1937

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0334 POLITICIAN

Eckehart Peil

Born 1935

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0343 MEDICAL

Ulrich Heifer

1930 - 2018

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0369 POLITICIAN

Ulf Stötzel

Born 1939

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0373 POLITICIAN

Eckhard Schleifenbaum

1939 - 1981

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