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ULM

Most Famous People Born in Ulm, Germany

Notable people
579
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1919
Most distinctive
Publisher 8.3×
Through the Centuries

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

What Ulm Is Known For

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Politician is Ulm's biggest profession — 7% of all notables (43).

Ulm over-indexes on publisher8.3× the global rate.

Ulm under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician43
  2. Academic34
  3. Football31
  4. Actor29
  5. Writer26
  6. Author20
  7. Painter19
  8. Composer15
  1. Publisher68.3×
  2. Academic345.8×
  3. Theologian104.8×
  4. Author204.0×
  5. Sculptor133.4×
  6. Officer123.1×
  7. Chemist63.0×
  8. Mathematician82.8×
  1. Football310.5×
  2. Politician430.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
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Showing 34 of 579 notable people

0199 ACADEMIC

Wilhelm Braun-Feldweg

1908 - 1998

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0203 ACADEMIC

Kay Hailbronner

Born 1943

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0214 ACADEMIC

Carl Bilfinger

1879 - 1958

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0219 ACADEMIC

Richard Egenter

1902 - 1981

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0221 ACADEMIC

Nina Degele

Born 1963

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0223 ACADEMIC

Martin Burgi

Born 1964

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0228 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Binder (Germanist)

1916 - 1986

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0235 ACADEMIC

Astrid Stadler (Rechtswissenschaftlerin)

Born 1959

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0253 ACADEMIC

Eberhard Menzel (Völkerrechtler)

1911 - 1979

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0259 ACADEMIC

Hans Gekeler

1930 - 2010

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0267 ACADEMIC

Manfred Wolf (Rechtswissenschaftler)

1939 - 2007

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0276 ACADEMIC

Gerhard Isenberg

1902 - 1982

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0284 ACADEMIC

Oliver Bendel

Born 1968

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0301 ACADEMIC

Eberhard Eichenhofer

Born 1950

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0329 ACADEMIC

Christine Haug

Born 1962

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0341 ACADEMIC

Roland Baumhauer

Born 1956

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0356 ACADEMIC

Johannes Riede

1916 - 1997

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0376 ACADEMIC

Michael Kellner (Mediziner)

Born 1962

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0379 ACADEMIC

Bernhard Bischoff (Kunstpädagoge)

1932 - 2008

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0392 ACADEMIC

Josef Knoll

1899 - 1976

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0396 ACADEMIC

Manfred Miller (Verwaltungswissenschaftler) – Wi

Born 1956

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0398 ACADEMIC

Nikolaus Bosch

Born 1965

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0411 ACADEMIC

Olaf Rank

Born 1971

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0429 ACADEMIC

Theodor Butterfaß

1926 - 2015

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0430 ACADEMIC

Lutz Schall

1894 - 1978

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0439 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Gröner

Born 1957

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0457 ACADEMIC

Franz Greß

Born 1941

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0467 ACADEMIC

Lorenz Scheurl

1558 - 1613

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0473 ACADEMIC

Gottfried Hecking

1687 - 1743

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0478 ACADEMIC

Christoph Blanck

1480 - 1541

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0487 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Wechsler

1930 - 2012

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0505 ACADEMIC

Katharina Sophia Volz

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0511 ACADEMIC

Gerda Ritschel-Beurlin

1927 - 1989

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0547 ACADEMIC

Hans-Joachim Pflüger

Born 1949

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