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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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Showing 23 of 536 notable people

0042 AUTHOR

Sascha Anderson

Born 1953

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0051 AUTHOR

Helene Böhlau

1859 - 1940

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0141 AUTHOR

Klaus Hortschansky

1935 - 2016

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0171 AUTHOR

Basilius Monner

1500 - 1566

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0175 AUTHOR

Andrea Hanna Hünniger

Born 1984

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0223 AUTHOR

Wolf von Kalckreuth

1887 - 1906

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0227 AUTHOR

Stephan Suschke

Born 1958

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0228 AUTHOR

Adelheid von Schorn

1841 - 1916

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0230 AUTHOR

Wolfgang Held (Schriftsteller, 1930)

1930 - 2014

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0239 AUTHOR

Volker Mauersberger

Born 1939

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0240 AUTHOR

Auguste Götze

1840 - 1908

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0242 AUTHOR

Bettina Hürlimann

1909 - 1983

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0266 AUTHOR

Nancy Hünger

Born 1981

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0274 AUTHOR

Bernhard von Zech (Minister)

1649 - 1720

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0294 AUTHOR

Ludwig Wieland

1777 - 1819

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0314 AUTHOR

Walter Paul Kettel

1899 - 1977

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0317 AUTHOR

Jürgen Piquardt

Born 1941

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0370 AUTHOR

Eberhard Zschimmer

1873 - 1940

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0372 AUTHOR

Thomas Neumann (Soziologe)

1937 - 2002

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0380 AUTHOR

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Beyer

1803 - 1887

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0381 AUTHOR

Leonhard Schrickel

1876 - 1931

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0463 AUTHOR

Arno Schröder

1867 - 1925

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0509 AUTHOR

Wassili de Santi

1788 - 1840

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