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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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0013 WRITER

Ludwig Bechstein

1801 - 1860

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0031 ARISTOCRAT

Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808–1877)

1808 - 1877

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0047 PAINTER

Carl Werner

1808 - 1894

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0134 OFFICER

Karl von Heygendorff

1806 - 1895

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0156 SCULPTOR

Angelica Facius

1806 - 1887

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0170 PHYSICIAN

Friedrich Brauell

1807 - 1882

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0173 WRITER

Amalie Winter

1803 - 1879

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0179 PAINTER

Franziska Schultze

1805 - 1864

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0234 CHEMIST

Karl Ludwig Reimann

1804 - 1872

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0252 WRITER

Moritz Müller (Theologe)

1806 - 1886

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0346 ACTOR

Maria Schmidt

1807 - 1875

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0380 AUTHOR

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Beyer

1803 - 1887

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0385 ARTIST

Friedrich Remde

1801 - 1878

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0403 SINGER

Lidy Steche

1805 - 1878

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0409 PUBLISHER

Ludwig Wilhelm Seidel

1802 - 1894

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0432 PAINTER

Alfred Heideloff

1802 - 1826

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0446 OFFICER

Julius von Egloffstein (General)

1803 - 1861

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