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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 36 of 346 notable people

0005 ACTOR

Veronica Ferres

Born 1965

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0007 PHILOSOPHER

Richard David Precht

Born 1964

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0011 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Sebastian Thrun

Born 1967

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0020 ECONOMIST

Jens Weidmann

Born 1968

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0024 DRUMMER

Stefan Kaufmann (musician)

Born 1960

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0036 HANDBALL

Rüdiger Neitzel

Born 1963

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0037 ACTOR

Michael Lesch

Born 1965

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0044 EXECUTIVE

Timotheus Höttges

Born 1962

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0060 COMPOSER

Jens Josef

Born 1967

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0067 ACTOR

Stephan Ullrich

Born 1960

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0086 AUTHOR

Ansgar Zerfaß

Born 1965

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0096 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Flocken

Born 1961

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0098 ACTOR

Cuco Wallraff

Born 1963

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0103 ECONOMIST

Klaus Beckmann (Wirtschaftswissenschaftler) – Wi

Born 1965

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0135 POLITICIAN

Jörg Schneider (Politiker)

Born 1964

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0137 PRESENTER

Jörg Schönenborn

Born 1964

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0140 POLITICIAN

Stefan Brangs

Born 1964

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0148 ACTOR

Dirk S. Greis

Born 1961

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0154 JOURNALIST

Marc Pitzke

Born 1963

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0161 FOOTBALL

Manfred Dum

Born 1961

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0165 ACTOR

Hans Kieseier

Born 1962

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0169 JUDGE

Bettina Brückner

Born 1965

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0176 ACADEMIC

Dietmar Hübner

Born 1968

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0181 COMPOSER

Matthias Hornschuh

Born 1968

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0185 PHILOSOPHER

Norbert W. Paul

Born 1964

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0196 PUPPETEER

Martin Paas

Born 1967

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0202 HISTORIAN

Beate Battenfeld

Born 1963

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0216 WRITER

Martin Schallbruch

Born 1965

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0223 WRITER

Christel Scheja

Born 1965

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0232 HISTORIAN

Klaus Herdepe

Born 1965

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0236 WRITER

Gregor Köhne

Born 1960

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0261 CHESS

Bernd Schneider (Schachspieler)

Born 1965

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0295 THEOLOGE

Clemens Breuer

Born 1964

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0313 BUSINESS

Jörg Föste

Born 1960

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0318 PRESENTER

Peter Kohl (Journalist)

Born 1962

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0328 BASSIST

Peter Issig (Künstler)

Born 1965

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