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.
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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Akif Çağatay Kılıç
Born 1976
Walter Krämer (Politiker)
1892 - 1941
Burkhard Jung
Born 1958
Friedrich Middelhauve
1896 - 1966
Stephan J. Kramer
Born 1968
Fritz Fries (Politiker)
1887 - 1967
Katja Dörner
Born 1976
Kerstin Müller
Born 1963
Volkmar Klein
Born 1960
Wilhelm Oechelhäuser
1820 - 1902
Johannes Remmel
Born 1962
Peter Stein (Politiker)
Born 1968
Bernhard Salzmann
1886 - 1959
Erich Großkopf
1903 - 1977
Walter Heringlake
1901 - 1969
Hermann Klingspor
1885 - 1969
Walter Link
1937 - 2010
Walter Delius (Oberbürgermeister)
1884 - 1945
Sandra Weeser
Born 1969
Heinrich Kemper (Politiker, 1888)
1888 - 1962
Friedemann Keßler
1928 - 1985
Reinhard Jung
Born 1952
Horst Schmitthenner
Born 1941
Heinrich Kreutz (Unternehmer)
1808 - 1879
Louis Ernst
1839 - 1900
Otto Weber (Politiker, 1894)
1894 - 1973
Horst Hellmann
1929 - 2010
Ruth Bühren-Gamb
1922 - 1993
Johann Heinrich Blecher
1803 - 1871
Eckehart Peil
Born 1935
Hans-Georg Vitt
1923 - 1981
Gerhard Daub
1928 - 1993
Frank Steinraths
Born 1973
Heinrich Vogel (Politiker, 1856)
1856 - 1934
Hans Reinhardt
1920 - 1998
Werner Stump
Born 1943
Andreas Müller (Politiker, 1983)
Born 1983
Ulf Stötzel
Born 1939
Falk Heinrichs
Born 1960
Joseph Anton Friedrich August von Hövel
1842 - 1917
Eckhard Schleifenbaum
1939 - 1981
Tanja Wagener
Born 1972
Heinrich Otto (Politiker, 1893)
1893 - 1983
Helga Schwarz-Schumann
Born 1955
Helga Rock
Born 1951
Hedwig Finger
1899 - 1974
Karl Eckmann
1910 - 1987
Friedrich Fritsch
1817 - 1881
Johann Georg Achenbach
1706 - 1776
Gerd Achenbach (Politiker)
Born 1941
Carl Matthias Aloys Pietz
1849 - 1881