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SOLINGEN

Most Famous People Born in Solingen, Germany

Notable people
346
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1933
Most distinctive
Philosopher 5.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Solingen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Solingen Is Known For

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Politician is Solingen's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (55).

Solingen over-indexes on philosopher5.7× the global rate.

Solingen under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician55
  2. Actor19
  3. Writer18
  4. Author14
  5. Singer13
  6. Football12
  7. Academic11
  8. Journalist11
  1. Philosopher75.7×
  2. Theologian75.6×
  3. Entrepreneur65.1×
  4. Economist74.9×
  5. Author144.7×
  6. Academic113.1×
  7. Sculptor52.2×
  8. Journalist112.0×
  1. Football120.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Solingen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 23 of 346 notable people

0028 SINGER

Werner Hollweg

1936 - 2007

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0033 ATHLETIC

Klaus Lehnertz

Born 1938

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0048 ACADEMIC

Manfred Weck

Born 1937

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0069 LAWYER

Wilhelm Höynck

Born 1933

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0070 PHILOSOPHER

Heinz Kimmerle

1930 - 2016

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0084 PAINTER

Lilli Engel

1939 - 2018

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0100 PAINTER

Bettina Heinen-Ayech

1937 - 2020

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0105 LAWYER

Peter Michael Mombaur

Born 1938

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0113 THEOLOGIAN

Ulrich Bach

1931 - 2009

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0138 RACER

Adolf Weil (motorcyclist)

1938 - 2011

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0175 WRITER

Theo Meyer

1932 - 2007

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0182 ECONOMIST

Hans-Otto Schenk

Born 1936

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0203 ENTREPRENEUR

Horst Görtz

Born 1937

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0218 MEDIEVALIST

Dieter von der Nahmer

Born 1937

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0235 ACADEMIC

Wilhelm Wittenbruch

Born 1936

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0239 THEOLOGIAN

Wolfgang Harnisch

Born 1934

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0241 POLITICIAN

Kurt Palis

Born 1937

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0275 MUSIC

Egon Evertz

Born 1936

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0279 AUTHOR

Justus Bockemühl

1930 - 1983

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0281 PRIEST

Peter Haanen

Born 1936

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0298 JOURNALIST

Jochen Pützenbacher

1939 - 2019

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0308 BUSINESS

Manfred Böhmer

1936 - 2016

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0324 POLITICIAN

Heinz Dunkel

1931 - 2002

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