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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 36 of 536 notable people

0009 PAINTER

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

1918 - 2007

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Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

1712 - 1774

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Carl Werner

1808 - 1894

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Ferdinand Jagemann

1780 - 1820

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Franz Horny

1798 - 1824

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Carl Hummel

1821 - 1907

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Fritz von Wille

1860 - 1941

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Friedrich Preller the Younger

1838 - 1901

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Bernd Schwarzer

Born 1954

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Otto Schwerdgeburth

1835 - 1866

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Hans Wislicenus

1864 - 1939

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Friedrich Martersteig

1814 - 1899

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Hans Vent

1934 - 2018

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Franziska Schultze

1805 - 1864

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Karl Eckermann

1834 - 1891

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Thomas Reimann

Born 1953

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René Halkett

1900 - 1983

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Gerd Sonntag (Künstler)

Born 1954

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Karl Alexander Brendel

1877 - 1945

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Horst de Marées

1896 - 1988

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Alexander von Szpinger

1889 - 1969

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Frank Rödel

Born 1954

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Paul Walter Ehrhardt

1872 - 1959

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Max Merker

1861 - 1928

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Hannes Loos

1913 - 1987

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Adam Weise

1776 - 1835

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August Will

1834 - 1910

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Konrad Henker

Born 1979

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Rudolf Ridel

1828 - 1893

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Alfred Heideloff

1802 - 1826

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Johann Ernst Rentzsch (der Jüngere)

1693 - 1767

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Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr

1772 - 1841

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Louise von Kloch

1788 - 1848

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August Lieber (Maler)

1828 - 1850

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Wilhelm Danz

1873 - 1948

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Mariana De Ron

1782 - 1840

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