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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 37 of 408 notable people

0002 CHEMIST

Joachim Frank

Born 1940

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0014 DRIVER

Rolf Stommelen

1943 - 1983

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0023 PRIEST

Josef Clemens

Born 1947

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0051 PHYSICIAN

Wulf Schiefenhövel

Born 1943

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0065 PRESENTER

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

Born 1941

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0068 ATHLETIC

Heinfried Birlenbach

1940 - 2020

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0104 PSYCHIATRIST

Fritz B. Simon

Born 1948

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0106 HISTORIAN

Jost Dülffer

Born 1943

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0117 WRITER

Detlev Arens

Born 1948

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0128 ORGANBUILDER

Orgelbau Mebold

1942 - 2001

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0132 JOURNALIST

Ulrike Holler

Born 1944

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0144 ACADEMIC

Karl-Friedrich Fischbach

Born 1948

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0151 ACADEMIC

Bernd Enders

Born 1947

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0168 FOOTBALL

Heinz Bonn

1947 - 1991

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0171 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Büdenbender

Born 1948

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0180 PSYCHOLOGIST

Werner Sarges

Born 1941

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0182 LITERARY

Michael Köhler (Autor)

1946 - 2005

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0187 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Marx (Psychologe)

Born 1943

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0193 LAWYER

Friedrich Wilhelm Rothenpieler

Born 1945

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0200 ACADEMIC

Heide Schlüpmann

Born 1943

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0202 JUDGE

Hartmut Bäumer

Born 1948

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0219 JOURNALIST

Dieter H. Stündel

Born 1947

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0224 ART HISTORIAN

Bernhard Heitmann

1942 - 2020

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0237 LAWYER

Peter Bach (Rechtsanwalt)

Born 1946

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0243 ACADEMIC

Hans-Joachim Fischer (Erziehungswissenschaftler) �

Born 1949

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0263 ACADEMIC

Ulrike Arens-Azevêdo

Born 1949

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0272 SOCIOLOGIST

Hartmut Neuendorff

Born 1940

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0276 POLITICIAN

Horst Schmitthenner

Born 1941

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0280 BIOLOGIST

Michael Mühlenberg

Born 1944

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0308 PAINTER

Bodo Meier

Born 1949

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0323 EDITOR

Günter Schmidt (Arzt)

1940 - 2018

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0339 ENTREPRENEUR

Friedhelm Dornseifer

Born 1946

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0346 ACADEMIC

Hans Bode (Ingenieurwissenschaftler)

1947 - 2008

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0347 FOOTBALL

Peter Sichmann

Born 1947

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0359 POLITICIAN

Werner Stump

Born 1943

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0362 FOOTBALL

Gerd Neuser

Born 1945

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0407 POLITICIAN

Gerd Achenbach (Politiker)

Born 1941

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