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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 26 of 408 notable people

0009 FOOTBALL

Moritz Volz

Born 1983

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0010 RUNNER

Sabrina Mockenhaupt

Born 1980

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0016 FOOTBALL

Florian Kringe

Born 1982

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0022 FOOTBALL

Florian Kohfeldt

Born 1982

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0030 ACTOR

August Wittgenstein

Born 1981

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0032 PLAYER

Christian Dünnes

Born 1984

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0086 RACER

Katharina Heinz

Born 1987

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0087 BOBSLED

Christian Friedrich (bobsleigh)

Born 1981

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0090 PLAYER

Steffen Mengel

Born 1988

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0124 SINGER

Sara Lorenz

Born 1983

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0133 FOOTBALL

Christina Zerbe

Born 1980

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0141 ACTOR

Elmira Bahrami

Born 1985

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0143 ACTOR

Sebastian Kolb

Born 1983

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0150 PLAYER

Elena Kiesling

Born 1982

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0181 COOK

Sören Anders

Born 1985

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0211 PHOTOJOURNALIST

Kai Löffelbein

Born 1981

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0258 PLAYER

Jessica Göbel

Born 1981

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0282 PARATROOPER

Jan Berges

Born 1980

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0286 PLAYER

Alexandra Scheld

Born 1981

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0305 FOOTBALL

Maike Seuren

Born 1986

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0309 HANDBALL

Simon Herold

Born 1987

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0315 ACTOR

Thomas Klotz (Musicaldarsteller)

Born 1980

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0356 WRITER

Denis Michelis

Born 1980

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0360 POLITICIAN

Andreas Müller (Politiker, 1983)

Born 1983

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0377 SINGER

Sybille Witkowski

Born 1980

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0381 COMPETITOR

Michael Bernshausen

Born 1983

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