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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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  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Music
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Showing 36 of 582 notable people

0038 FOOTBALL

Günther Herrmann (footballer)

Born 1939

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0041 SINGER

Franz Grundheber

Born 1937

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0108 ILLUSTRATOR

Herbert Holzing

1931 - 2000

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0149 WRITER

Dagmar von Gersdorff

Born 1938

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0162 COMPOSER

Heinz Heckmann (Komponist)

Born 1932

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0167 COMPOSER

Heinz Martin Lonquich

1937 - 2014

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0196 PAINTER

Erich Kraemer

1930 - 1994

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0213 POLITICIAN

Bernward Löwenberg

Born 1937

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0218 AUTHOR

Heribert Klar

1933 - 1992

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0222 TRANSLATOR

Roswitha Matwin-Buschmann

Born 1939

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0226 ARCHIVIST

Hartmut Müller

Born 1938

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0241 WRITER

Hans Scherer (Journalist)

1938 - 1998

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0243 THEOLOGIAN

Ernst Haag

1932 - 2017

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0246 ACTOR

Günter Geiermann

1938 - 2013

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0259 SCULPTOR

David D. Lauer

1939 - 2014

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0288 ACADEMIC

Rudolf Weber-Fas

Born 1933

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0295 ACADEMIC

Klaus Trouet

1932 - 2012

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0304 ACADEMIC

Ernst Kasper

1935 - 2008

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0312 INVENTOR

Guinter Kahn

1934 - 2014

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0323 HISTORIAN

Hansgeorg Molitor

Born 1939

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0326 SOCIOLOGIST

Paul Trappe

1931 - 2005

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0346 HISTORIAN

Franz Rudolf Zankl

1937 - 2016

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0349 MANAGER

Jost Prüm

1930 - 2017

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0370 POLITICIAN

Alfred Fögen

Born 1936

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0375 ACADEMIC

Karl J. Thomé-Kozmiensky

1936 - 2016

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0379 AUTHOR

Wilfried Reinehr

Born 1936

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0408 POLITICIAN

Hans-Günther Heinz

Born 1933

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0411 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Lambert

Born 1936

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0432 POLITICIAN

Helmut Gestrich

1931 - 2009

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0446 PRIEST

Reinhard Helbing

1933 - 2013

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0450 LINGUIST

Bernd Kielhöfer

1938 - 2018

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0509 POLITICIAN

Reinhold Otto (Politiker)

Born 1932

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0519 ROWER

Achim Krause-Wichmann

1930 - 2000

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0527 PRIEST

Gerhard Schwetje

1936 - 2020

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0539 BOXER

Hans-Peter Mehling

Born 1934

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0580 SWIMMER

Fred Fries

Born 1938

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