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 1950s Clear ×
Reinhard Goebel
Born 1952
Dieter Falk
Born 1959
Burkhard Jung
Born 1958
Stefan Gossler
Born 1955
Christoph Bode
Born 1952
Klaus Scheer
Born 1950
Bernward Koch
Born 1957
Rüdiger von Fritsch
Born 1953
Jörn-Uwe Lommel
Born 1958
Peter Endrulat
Born 1954
Helge Achenbach
Born 1952
Wolfgang Neuser (Philosoph)
Born 1950
Uwe Helmes
Born 1958
Klaus Siebenhaar
Born 1952
Detlef Wetzel
Born 1952
Günter Helmes
Born 1954
Dirk Metz
Born 1957
Walter Rosenthal
Born 1954
Hans Michael Jebsen
Born 1956
Susanne Kramarz-Bein
Born 1959
Ulrich Langenbach
Born 1950
Horst Afflerbach
Born 1953
Matthias Pape
Born 1957
Otfried Nassauer
1956 - 2020
Annegret Kober
Born 1957
Volker Berresheim
Born 1956
Peter Wörster
Born 1950
Gabriele Bensberg
Born 1953
Horst Weller
Born 1954
Stefan Born (Fußballspieler)
1958 - 2015
Ernstpeter Maurer
Born 1957
Martin Keßler (Filmemacher)
Born 1953
Rolf Krämer
Born 1955
Martin Sommerhoff
Born 1956
Reinhard Jung
Born 1952
Thomas Klein (Philologe)
Born 1957
Tillmann Benfer
Born 1956
Frank Fürbeth
Born 1954
Wolfgang Neuser (Theologe)
Born 1951
Gerhard Wagner (Autor)
Born 1954
Wolfgang H. Koch
Born 1951
Ellen Henrichs
Born 1955
Norbert Steiner
Born 1954
Helga Schwarz-Schumann
Born 1955
Helga Rock
Born 1951
Wolfgang Neuser (Musiker)
1951 - 2018