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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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0006 PHYSICIST

Herbert Kroemer

Born 1928

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0085 DESIGNER

Uziel Gal

1923 - 2002

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0087 MATHEMATICIAN

Max Koecher

1924 - 1990

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0096 PHILOSOPHER

Wolfgang Müller-Lauter

1924 - 2001

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0136 COSTUME DESIGNER

Charlotte Flemming

1920 - 1993

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0146 ARTIST

Holger Runge

Born 1925

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0172 ACTOR

Helmut Müller-Lankow

1928 - 2006

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0204 SCULPTOR

Helmut Lander

1924 - 2013

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0213 ACTOR

Rolf Ripperger

1928 - 1975

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0219 ACTOR

Willi Neuenhahn

1928 - 1993

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0244 POLITICIAN

Günter Apel

1927 - 2007

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0257 DESIGNER

Hans Michel (Grafiker)

1920 - 1996

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0267 ACADEMIC

Hans-Dietrich Kahlke

1924 - 2017

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0271 ACTOR

Heinz Hellmich (Schauspieler)

1924 - 2009

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0332 PHYSICIST

Heinrich Karsten Wagenfeld

1928 - 2005

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0334 GUITAR

Ursula Peter

1924 - 1989

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0353 COMPOSER

Herbert Peter (Komponist)

1926 - 2010

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0389 POLITICIAN

Heinz Nehrling

1928 - 2004

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0397 COMPOSER

Günter Lampe

1925 - 2003

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0402 PUBLISHER

Helmut Bähring

1923 - 2002

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0404 EDUCATOR

Sonja Müller

Born 1923

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0416 SPORT

Bernhard Trefflich

1924 - 2011

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0462 POLITICIAN

Hans Ziemer

1920 - 1987

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0473 SURGEON

Heinz Peter Kämmerer

1927 - 2017

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0535 OBERST

Hans Bierschenk

1923 - 1988

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