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TRIER

Most Famous People Born in Trier, Germany

Notable people
582
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Presenter 5.3×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Trier Is Known For

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Politician is Trier's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (71).

Trier over-indexes on presenter5.3× the global rate.

Trier under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician71
  2. Painter31
  3. Academic28
  4. Football26
  5. Writer25
  6. Actor25
  7. Author17
  8. Priest16
  1. Presenter75.3×
  2. Academic284.8×
  3. Author173.4×
  4. Economist83.3×
  5. Mathematician72.4×
  6. Officer92.4×
  7. Historian142.3×
  8. Judge62.2×
  1. Football260.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 29 of 582 notable people

0031 SOLDIER

Wolf Graf von Baudissin

1907 - 1993

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0042 MATHEMATICIAN

Peter Thullen

1907 - 1996

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0114 PAINTER

Reinhard Heß (Maler)

1904 - 1998

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0180 WRITER

Hanns Maria Lux

1900 - 1967

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0209 LEPIDOPTERIST

Gustav Wellenstein

1906 - 1997

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0214 ACADEMIC

Otto C. A. zur Nedden

1902 - 1994

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0216 ACADEMIC

Gerhard Troost

1906 - 1999

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0232 GEOLOGIST

Oscar Walter Oelsner

1902 - 1963

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0271 ACTOR

Frank Michelis

1905 - 1975

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0277 CARICATURIST

Pelle Igel

1905 - 1981

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0281 POLITICIAN

Hans Eiden

1901 - 1950

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0283 PAINTER

Paul Nicolaus

1904 - 1945

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0289 POLITICIAN

Gabriele Strecker

1904 - 1983

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0310 POLITICIAN

Andreas Hoevel

1900 - 1942

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0319 ACTOR

Loni Michelis

1908 - 1966

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0376 POLITICIAN

Peter Jacobs

1906 - 1967

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0387 PUBLISHER

Nikolaus Koch (Verleger, 1908)

1908 - 1982

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0404 SPORT

Helmut Opschruf

1909 - 1992

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0406 LAWYER

Wilhelm Steinlein

1901 - 1974

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0427 ART HISTORIAN

Friedrich von Lorentz

1902 - 1968

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0436 ACADEMIC

Albin Proppe

1907 - 1990

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0463 POLITICIAN

Fritz Hoffmann (Politiker)

1908 - 2000

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0482 WRITER

Harry Schraemli

1904 - 1995

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0484 POLITICIAN

August Wacker

1902 - 1963

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0511 OFFICER

Wilhelm Boffer

1908 - 1970

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0516 JOURNALIST

René Bayer

1904 - 1982

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0521 POLITICIAN

Philipp Zimmer

1905 - 1975

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0522 POLITICIAN

Franz Herrig

1906 - 1961

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0564 DIPLOMAT

Carl Stein (Diplomat)

1908 - 2003

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