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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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0002 INSTRUMENT MAKER

Carl Zeiss

1816 - 1888

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0005 QUEEN

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1811 - 1890

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0010 DUKE

Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1818 - 1901

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0049 COMPOSER

Walther von Goethe

1818 - 1885

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0168 PAINTER

Friedrich Martersteig

1814 - 1899

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0187 CONDUCTOR

Gustav Schmidt (Komponist, 1816)

1816 - 1882

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0313 POLITICIAN

Gottfried Theodor Stichling

1814 - 1891

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0444 GENERALMAJOR

Leonhard von und zu Egloffstein (General, 1815) �

1815 - 1900

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0489 LEUTNANT

Bernhard von Conta

1816 - 1899

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0504 ARCHITECT

Eduard Sältzer

1811 - 1880

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