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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 51 of 408 notable people

0036 POLITICIAN

Akif Çağatay Kılıç

Born 1976

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0038 POLITICIAN

Walter Krämer (Politiker)

1892 - 1941

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0043 POLITICIAN

Burkhard Jung

Born 1958

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0048 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Middelhauve

1896 - 1966

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0052 POLITICIAN

Stephan J. Kramer

Born 1968

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0067 POLITICIAN

Fritz Fries (Politiker)

1887 - 1967

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0069 POLITICIAN

Katja Dörner

Born 1976

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0083 POLITICIAN

Kerstin Müller

Born 1963

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0112 POLITICIAN

Volkmar Klein

Born 1960

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0115 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Oechelhäuser

1820 - 1902

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0120 POLITICIAN

Johannes Remmel

Born 1962

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0145 POLITICIAN

Peter Stein (Politiker)

Born 1968

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0160 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Salzmann

1886 - 1959

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0207 POLITICIAN

Erich Großkopf

1903 - 1977

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0221 POLITICIAN

Walter Heringlake

1901 - 1969

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0225 POLITICIAN

Hermann Klingspor

1885 - 1969

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0230 POLITICIAN

Walter Link

1937 - 2010

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0231 POLITICIAN

Walter Delius (Oberbürgermeister)

1884 - 1945

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0240 POLITICIAN

Sandra Weeser

Born 1969

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0261 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Kemper (Politiker, 1888)

1888 - 1962

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0262 POLITICIAN

Friedemann Keßler

1928 - 1985

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0268 POLITICIAN

Reinhard Jung

Born 1952

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0276 POLITICIAN

Horst Schmitthenner

Born 1941

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0279 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Kreutz (Unternehmer)

1808 - 1879

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0285 POLITICIAN

Louis Ernst

1839 - 1900

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0307 POLITICIAN

Otto Weber (Politiker, 1894)

1894 - 1973

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0321 POLITICIAN

Horst Hellmann

1929 - 2010

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0324 POLITICIAN

Ruth Bühren-Gamb

1922 - 1993

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0332 POLITICIAN

Johann Heinrich Blecher

1803 - 1871

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0334 POLITICIAN

Eckehart Peil

Born 1935

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0336 POLITICIAN

Hans-Georg Vitt

1923 - 1981

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0345 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Daub

1928 - 1993

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0351 POLITICIAN

Frank Steinraths

Born 1973

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0357 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Vogel (Politiker, 1856)

1856 - 1934

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0358 POLITICIAN

Hans Reinhardt

1920 - 1998

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0359 POLITICIAN

Werner Stump

Born 1943

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0360 POLITICIAN

Andreas Müller (Politiker, 1983)

Born 1983

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0369 POLITICIAN

Ulf Stötzel

Born 1939

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0370 POLITICIAN

Falk Heinrichs

Born 1960

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0372 POLITICIAN

Joseph Anton Friedrich August von Hövel

1842 - 1917

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0373 POLITICIAN

Eckhard Schleifenbaum

1939 - 1981

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0378 POLITICIAN

Tanja Wagener

Born 1972

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0380 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Otto (Politiker, 1893)

1893 - 1983

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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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0391 POLITICIAN

Hedwig Finger

1899 - 1974

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0393 POLITICIAN

Karl Eckmann

1910 - 1987

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0395 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Fritsch

1817 - 1881

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0401 POLITICIAN

Johann Georg Achenbach

1706 - 1776

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0407 POLITICIAN

Gerd Achenbach (Politiker)

Born 1941

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0408 POLITICIAN

Carl Matthias Aloys Pietz

1849 - 1881

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