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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 46 of 408 notable people

0012 CONDUCTOR

Reinhard Goebel

Born 1952

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0031 PIANIST

Dieter Falk

Born 1959

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0043 POLITICIAN

Burkhard Jung

Born 1958

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0046 ACTOR

Stefan Gossler

Born 1955

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0049 LINGUIST

Christoph Bode

Born 1952

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0059 FOOTBALL

Klaus Scheer

Born 1950

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0060 SONGWRITER

Bernward Koch

Born 1957

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0063 DIPLOMAT

Rüdiger von Fritsch

Born 1953

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0072 HANDBALL

Jörn-Uwe Lommel

Born 1958

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0074 FOOTBALL

Peter Endrulat

Born 1954

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0082 PUBLISHER

Helge Achenbach

Born 1952

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0097 PHILOSOPHER

Wolfgang Neuser (Philosoph)

Born 1950

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0103 FOOTBALL

Uwe Helmes

Born 1958

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0107 ACADEMIC

Klaus Siebenhaar

Born 1952

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0108 TRADE UNION

Detlef Wetzel

Born 1952

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0113 ACADEMIC

Günter Helmes

Born 1954

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0116 KOMMUNIKATION

Dirk Metz

Born 1957

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0119 PHARMACOLOGIST

Walter Rosenthal

Born 1954

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0121 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans Michael Jebsen

Born 1956

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0125 ACADEMIC

Susanne Kramarz-Bein

Born 1959

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0130 PAINTER

Ulrich Langenbach

Born 1950

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0156 AUTHOR

Horst Afflerbach

Born 1953

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0175 HISTORIAN

Matthias Pape

Born 1957

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0177 RESEARCH

Otfried Nassauer

1956 - 2020

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0186 SWIMMER

Annegret Kober

Born 1957

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0210 DIPLOMAT

Volker Berresheim

Born 1956

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0213 ARCHIVIST

Peter Wörster

Born 1950

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0218 WRITER

Gabriele Bensberg

Born 1953

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0223 CHEMIST

Horst Weller

Born 1954

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0228 FOOTBALL

Stefan Born (Fußballspieler)

1958 - 2015

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0233 THEOLOGIAN

Ernstpeter Maurer

Born 1957

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0239 FILM

Martin Keßler (Filmemacher)

Born 1953

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0242 BANK

Rolf Krämer

Born 1955

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0251 MUSIC

Martin Sommerhoff

Born 1956

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0268 POLITICIAN

Reinhard Jung

Born 1952

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0273 MEDIEVALIST

Thomas Klein (Philologe)

Born 1957

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0278 MUSIC

Tillmann Benfer

Born 1956

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0290 ACADEMIC

Frank Fürbeth

Born 1954

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0300 THEOLOGIAN

Wolfgang Neuser (Theologe)

Born 1951

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0312 WRITER

Gerhard Wagner (Autor)

Born 1954

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0329 DENTIST

Wolfgang H. Koch

Born 1951

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0331 WRITER

Ellen Henrichs

Born 1955

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0355 MANAGER

Norbert Steiner

Born 1954

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0385 POLITICIAN

Helga Schwarz-Schumann

Born 1955

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0386 POLITICIAN

Helga Rock

Born 1951

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0400 THERAPIST

Wolfgang Neuser (Musiker)

1951 - 2018

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