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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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0080 SCREENWRITER

Harald G. Petersson

1904 - 1977

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0110 ACTOR

Walburga Gmür

1901 - 1974

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0115 ORGANIST

Michael Schneider (organiste)

1909 - 1994

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0121 BOTANIST

Otto Schwarz (Botaniker)

1900 - 1983

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0145 OFFICER

Martin Unrein

1901 - 1972

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0218 WRITER

Jutta Hecker

1904 - 2002

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0220 POLITICIAN

Karl Georg Schmidt (Politiker)

1904 - 1940

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0242 AUTHOR

Bettina Hürlimann

1909 - 1983

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0243 JOURNALIST

Volkmar Muthesius

1900 - 1979

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0258 PAINTER

René Halkett

1900 - 1983

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0321 ZEICHNER

Hans-Friedrich Geist

1901 - 1978

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0322 MATHEMATICIAN

Adam Schmidt

1908 - 1990

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0326 POLITICIAN

Gotthard Urban

1905 - 1941

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0349 ACADEMIC

Winifred Needler

1904 - 1987

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0374 SCULPTOR

Hans Eberling

1905 - 1982

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0377 LIBRARIAN

Fritz Meyen

1902 - 1974

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0415 POLITICIAN

Willy Eberling

1902 - 1974

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0430 POLITICIAN

Hermann Buchterkirchen

1906 - 1983

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0439 POLITICIAN

Curt Fischer (Politiker)

1901 - 1945

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0447 PROFESSOR

Karl Bär (Agrarwissenschaftler)

1901 - 1946

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0457 FARMER

Fritz Lützenberg

1901 - 1974

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0469 POLITICIAN

Erika Vogel

1907 - 1998

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0486 POLITICIAN

Willy Hüttenrauch

1909 - 1996

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0514 POLITICIAN

Hans Hellmich

1904 - 1970

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0527 BANDLEADER

Paul Kley

1900 - 1985

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