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
Bernd Pröschold
Born 1976
Jacob Heinzerling
1846 - 1941
Karin Wehn
Born 1967
Heinrich Wolf (entomologist)
1924 - 2004
Maike Seuren
Born 1986
Karl Ludwig Radenbach
1918 - 1986
Otto Weber (Politiker, 1894)
1894 - 1973
Bodo Meier
Born 1949
Simon Herold
Born 1987
Heinrich Krauße
1871 - 1934
Volkmar Denckmann
1905 - 1979
Gerhard Wagner (Autor)
Born 1954
Heinrich Macco
1843 - 1920
Eugen Kirch
1888 - 1973
Thomas Klotz (Musicaldarsteller)
Born 1980
Charles H. Daub
1855 - 1917
Christian Kämpfer
Born 1971
Fritz Spruth
1895 - 1991
Ferdinand von Dörnberg
1833 - 1902
Friedhelm Koch
Born 1937
Horst Hellmann
1929 - 2010
Ägidius Schickhard
1601 - 1650
Günter Schmidt (Arzt)
1940 - 2018
Ruth Bühren-Gamb
1922 - 1993
Johannes Oechelhäuser
1787 - 1869
Karl von Dörnberg (Verwaltungsjurist, 1863) – W
1863 - 1929
Julius Pohlig junior
1870 - 1942
Gustav Wilhelm von Achenbach
1847 - 1911
Wolfgang H. Koch
Born 1951
Daniel Flender
1665 - 1723
Ellen Henrichs
Born 1955
Johann Heinrich Blecher
1803 - 1871
Hermann Flender (Diplomat)
1918 - 2004
Eckehart Peil
Born 1935
Michael Feld
Born 1970
Hans-Georg Vitt
1923 - 1981
Heinrich Ludwig Boerner
1846 - 1916
Andreas Kuhl
Born 1979
Friedhelm Dornseifer
Born 1946
Wolfgang Friedrich von Schenck
1768 - 1848
Hermann Ignatius Flender
1681 - 1747
Thomas Arens
Born 1960
Ulrich Heifer
1930 - 2018
Markus Podzimek
Born 1975
Gerhard Daub
1928 - 1993
Hans Bode (Ingenieurwissenschaftler)
1947 - 2008
Peter Sichmann
Born 1947
Bernhard Sprickmann Kerkerinck
1837 - 1915
Susanne Menzel (Wissenschaftlerin)
Born 1976
Thilo Schmidt
Born 1976
Frank Steinraths
Born 1973
Birgitta Weber
Born 1962
Florian Schnorrenberg
Born 1977
Johannes Goebel
1891 - 1952
Norbert Steiner
Born 1954
Denis Michelis
Born 1980
Heinrich Vogel (Politiker, 1856)
1856 - 1934
Hans Reinhardt
1920 - 1998
Werner Stump
Born 1943
Andreas Müller (Politiker, 1983)
Born 1983
Stefan Schulze-Hausmann
Born 1960
Gerd Neuser
Born 1945
Timo Latsch
Born 1977
Rudolf Weber (Unternehmer)
1856 - 1932
Walter Horn (Astronom)
1881 - 1967
Gunnar Herrmann
Born 1975
Martin Witkowski
Born 1976
Thomas Kohl (Mediziner)
Born 1962
Ulf Stötzel
Born 1939
Falk Heinrichs
Born 1960
Oskar Waldrich
1880 - 1967
Joseph Anton Friedrich August von Hövel
1842 - 1917
Eckhard Schleifenbaum
1939 - 1981
Thorn Kring
Born 1973
Herbert Böcher
1903 - 1983
Andreas Müller (Fußballspieler, 1971)
Born 1971
Sybille Witkowski
Born 1980
Tanja Wagener
Born 1972
Stefanie Birkelbach
Born 1967
Heinrich Otto (Politiker, 1893)
1893 - 1983
Michael Bernshausen
Born 1983
Jacob Schickhart
1584 - 1664
Jacob Schickhart der Ältere
1565 - 1637
Regina Schüttenhelm
Born 1964
Helga Schwarz-Schumann
Born 1955
Helga Rock
Born 1951
Wilhelm Seel (Bergingenieur)
1816 - 1875
Sascha Westrich
Born 1975
Martin Schickhard
1590 - 1657
Heinz Hermann (Leichtathlet)
1915 - 1996
Hedwig Finger
1899 - 1974
Grete Thomsen
1902 - 1987
Karl Eckmann
1910 - 1987
Philipp Christoph Schickhard
1581 - 1672
Friedrich Fritsch
1817 - 1881
Kurt Neheimer
1924 - 1995
Hermann Jacob Pagenstecher
1765 - 1836
Herbert Brüninghaus
Born 1910
Henrich Schickhartt
1540 - 1606
Wolfgang Neuser (Musiker)
1951 - 2018
Johann Georg Achenbach
1706 - 1776
Franz Joseph Musset
1786 - 1859
Rudolf Brachthäuser
1921 - 2016
Gudrun Hogaust-Pleuger
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Karsten Schul
Born 1967
Hermann Flender (Theologe)
1653 - 1725
Gerd Achenbach (Politiker)
Born 1941
Carl Matthias Aloys Pietz
1849 - 1881