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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 39 notable births.

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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Showing 11 of 536 notable people

0028 ARISTOCRAT

Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1737 - 1758

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0029 ARISTOCRAT

Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

1603 - 1669

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0031 ARISTOCRAT

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

1808 - 1877

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0052 ARISTOCRAT

Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844–1894)

1844 - 1894

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0053 ARISTOCRAT

Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

1740 - 1786

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0060 ARISTOCRAT

Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1786 - 1816

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0062 ARISTOCRAT

Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar, Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz

1641 - 1675

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0065 ARISTOCRAT

Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1854 - 1908

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0089 ARISTOCRAT

Princess Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1724 - 1757

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0176 ARISTOCRAT

Ernestina Albertina di Sassonia-Weimar

1722 - 1769

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0203 ARISTOCRAT

Wilhelmine-Christine de Saxe-Weimar

1658 - 1712

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