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WEIMAR

Most Famous People Born in Weimar, Germany

Notable people: 536
Peak decade: 1950s
Median birth year: 1879
Most distinctive: Duke 48.6×

Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Weimar Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

Politician is Weimar's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (52).

Weimar over-indexes on duke — 48.6× the global rate.

Weimar under-produces football — only 0.1× the global rate.

Football90.1×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Filtered to 1770s Clear ×

0033 ACTOR

Karoline Jagemann

1777 - 1848

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0048 WRITER

Amalia von Helvig

1776 - 1831

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0099 COMPOSER

Traugott Maximilian Eberwein

1775 - 1831

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0161 THEATRE

Heinrich Schmidt (Schauspieler, 1779)

1779 - 1857

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0163 BOTANIST

August Wilhelm Dennstedt

1776 - 1826

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0283 ACADEMIC

Karl Ernst Schmid

1774 - 1852

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0291 WRITER

Carl Bertuch

1777 - 1815

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0294 AUTHOR

Ludwig Wieland

1777 - 1819

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0315 ARCHITECT

Carl Friedrich Christian Steiner

1774 - 1840

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0340 POLITICIAN

Carl Leberecht Schwabe

1778 - 1851

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0350 ACADEMIC

Friedrich Hufeland

1774 - 1839

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0356 PUBLISHER

Wilhelm Hoffmann (Buchhändler)

1777 - 1859

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0358 PAINTER

Adam Weise

1776 - 1835

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0365 FARMER

Karl Emil Adelbert von Herder

1779 - 1857

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0453 PAINTER

Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr

1772 - 1841

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