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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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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.

  1. Politician52
  2. Actor44
  3. Painter36
  4. Writer33
  5. Author23
  6. Composer19
  7. Physician13
  8. Sculptor12
  1. Duke1048.6×
  2. Aristocrat1112.3×
  3. Publisher68.9×
  4. Philologist57.1×
  5. Soldier66.3×
  6. Author235.0×
  7. Physician133.5×
  8. Sculptor123.4×
  1. 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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0014 SOVEREIGN

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1783 - 1853

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0057 PAINTER

Ferdinand Jagemann

1780 - 1820

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0060 ARISTOCRAT

Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1786 - 1816

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0076 ASSESSOR

August von Goethe

1789 - 1830

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0100 MUSIC

Carl Eberwein

1786 - 1868

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0107 PHYSICIAN

Emil Osann

1787 - 1842

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0184 HISTORIAN

Wilhelm Ernst Weber

1780 - 1850

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0232 DRAMA

Wilhelm Gerhard

1780 - 1858

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0238 HISTORIAN

August Ernst Zinserling

1780 - 1831

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0290 WRITER

Bernhard Friedrich Voigt

1787 - 1859

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0303 WRITER

Luise Stichling

1781 - 1860

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0324 FORESTER

Emil Ernst Gottfried von Herder

1783 - 1855

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0325 SCULPTOR

Johann Christian Ludwig Klauer

1782 - 1815

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0423 WRITER

Georg Friedrich August Schmidt

1785 - 1858

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0438 PHYSICIAN

Friedrich Wilhelm Schwabe

1780 - 1842

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0464 PAINTER

Louise von Kloch

1788 - 1848

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0488 OFFICER

Moritz Heinrich von Boyneburg

1788 - 1868

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0496 PAINTER

Mariana De Ron

1782 - 1840

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0509 AUTHOR

Wassili de Santi

1788 - 1840

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