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TUEBINGEN

Most Famous People Born in Tuebingen, Germany

Notable people
651
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1927
Most distinctive
Theologian 8.9×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Tuebingen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Tuebingen Is Known For

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Politician is Tuebingen's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (64).

Tuebingen over-indexes on theologian — 8.9× the global rate.

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

  1. Politician64
  2. Academic54
  3. Painter27
  4. Lawyer26
  5. Actor23
  6. Theologian21
  7. Football18
  8. Historian15
  1. Theologian218.9×
  2. Academic548.2×
  3. Chemist135.8×
  4. Art Historian75.7×
  5. Physicist114.1×
  6. Mathematician113.4×
  7. Photographer92.9×
  8. Physician122.7×
  1. Football180.3×
  2. Singer80.6×
  3. Actor230.7×
  4. Writer140.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0018 JOURNALIST

Werner Spies

Born 1937

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0043 CHEMIST

Georg Zundel

1931 - 2007

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0081 ARCHITECT

Fritz Auer

Born 1933

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0127 HISTORIAN

Helmut Böhme (Historiker)

1936 - 2012

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0132 SCULPTOR

Paul Zimmermann (blacksmith)

Born 1939

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0137 AUTHOR

Wilhelm Karl König

Born 1935

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0138 ART HISTORIAN

Heinrich Pfeiffer (Kunsthistoriker)

Born 1939

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0141 PHYSICIST

Walter Zürn

Born 1937

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0166 ACADEMIC

Fritz Genkinger

1934 - 2017

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0174 ACADEMIC

Theo Buck

1930 - 2019

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0175 PRESENTER

Sigi Harreis

1937 - 2008

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0179 PHOTOGRAPHER

Albrecht Ade

Born 1932

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0185 ASTRONOMER

Joachim Herrmann (Astronom)

Born 1931

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0208 ACADEMIC

Dieter Seitzer

Born 1933

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0223 THEOLOGIAN

Jörg Baur

Born 1930

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0229 AUTHOR

Wiebke von Thadden

Born 1931

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0257 MUSIC

Michael Höltzel

1936 - 2017

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0259 PRODUCER

Uli Märkle

1938 - 2005

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0265 HISTORIAN

Hansmartin Schwarzmaier

Born 1932

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0266 ACADEMIC

Gunther Arzt

Born 1936

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0269 POLITICIAN

Eugen Schmid (Jurist)

Born 1932

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0275 THEOLOGIAN

Martin Holland

Born 1934

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0284 WRITER

Inge Buck

Born 1936

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0287 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Theo Lutz

1932 - 2010

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0291 PHYSICIST

Hubert Goenner

Born 1936

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0312 SCIENTIST

Karl-Dieter Keim

Born 1939

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0316 SCHOLAR

Jürgen F. Baur

Born 1937

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0326 POLITICIAN

Sigurd Hauff

Born 1935

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0342 WRITER

Horst Schmid-Schickhardt

1937 - 2016

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0352 COMPOSER

Dietrich Boekle

1936 - 2014

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0370 LAWYER

Claus Ott

Born 1937

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0374 AUTHOR

Volker D. Laturell

Born 1939

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0376 POLITICIAN

Alfred Geisel (Politiker)

Born 1931

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0397 PHYSIOLOGE

Holger Schmid-Schönbein

1937 - 2017

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0404 POLITICIAN

Claus Jäger (Politiker, 1931)

1931 - 2013

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0453 THEOLOGIAN

Ottheinrich Knödler

1930 - 2015

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0505 POLITICIAN

Eugen Volz

1932 - 2019

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0515 ARCHITECT

Heinrich Niemeyer (Architekt, 1936)

1936 - 2010

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0573 SPORT

Hans Rieckert

Born 1938

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0601 LAWYER

Herwig Schirmer

Born 1938

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