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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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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

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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0025 POLITICIAN

Christine Lieberknecht

Born 1958

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0112 POLITICIAN

Mark Hauptmann

Born 1984

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0116 POLITICIAN

Erich Wiesner

1897 - 1968

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0183 POLITICIAN

Peter D. Krause

Born 1964

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0215 POLITICIAN

Martin Kirchner (Politiker)

Born 1949

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0220 POLITICIAN

Karl Georg Schmidt (Politiker)

1904 - 1940

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0225 POLITICIAN

Wolfram Dette

Born 1951

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0244 POLITICIAN

Günter Apel

1927 - 2007

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0246 POLITICIAN

Simone Raatz

Born 1962

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0250 POLITICIAN

Hermann Apelt

1876 - 1960

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0272 POLITICIAN

Thomas Hartung (Politiker)

Born 1970

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0278 POLITICIAN

Karl Wilhelm von Fritsch

1769 - 1850

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0313 POLITICIAN

Gottfried Theodor Stichling

1814 - 1891

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0326 POLITICIAN

Gotthard Urban

1905 - 1941

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0339 POLITICIAN

Hans Bernhard Jacobi

1886 - 1940

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0340 POLITICIAN

Carl Leberecht Schwabe

1778 - 1851

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0352 POLITICIAN

Friedrich von Kekulé

1930 - 2009

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0389 POLITICIAN

Heinz Nehrling

1928 - 2004

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0394 POLITICIAN

Karl Pabst (Bürgermeister)

1835 - 1910

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0400 POLITICIAN

Ina Albowitz

Born 1943

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0415 POLITICIAN

Willy Eberling

1902 - 1974

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0419 POLITICIAN

André Blechschmidt

Born 1957

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0422 POLITICIAN

Volkhardt Germer

Born 1944

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0429 POLITICIAN

Eberhard Ponndorf

1897 - 1980

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0430 POLITICIAN

Hermann Buchterkirchen

1906 - 1983

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0431 POLITICIAN

Klaus Schmid-Burgk

1913 - 1984

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0437 POLITICIAN

Carl Günther Ruland

1874 - 1962

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0439 POLITICIAN

Curt Fischer (Politiker)

1901 - 1945

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0440 POLITICIAN

Karola Stange

Born 1959

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0441 POLITICIAN

Steffen Dittes

Born 1973

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0443 POLITICIAN

Thomas Lippmann

Born 1961

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0455 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Wünzer (Politiker)

1862 - 1929

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0462 POLITICIAN

Hans Ziemer

1920 - 1987

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0467 POLITICIAN

Helmut Göschel

Born 1944

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0469 POLITICIAN

Erika Vogel

1907 - 1998

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0470 POLITICIAN

Michael Friedrich (Politiker)

Born 1951

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0479 POLITICIAN

Iris Martin-Gehl

Born 1956

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0484 POLITICIAN

Reinhard Krebs

Born 1959

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0486 POLITICIAN

Willy Hüttenrauch

1909 - 1996

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0487 POLITICIAN

Tamara Thierbach

Born 1953

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0493 POLITICIAN

Dirk Möller

Born 1961

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0502 POLITICIAN

Agnes Gierck

1886 - 1944

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0503 POLITICIAN

Otto Flöl

1887 - 1959

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0505 POLITICIAN

Irene Köhler

1918 - 1984

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0507 POLITICIAN

Ralf Bornkessel

Born 1958

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0508 POLITICIAN

Kjell Eberhardt

Born 1961

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0514 POLITICIAN

Hans Hellmich

1904 - 1970

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0517 POLITICIAN

Fritz Seidenstücker

1899 - 1987

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0518 POLITICIAN

Carl Adolph Schultze

1758 - 1818

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0519 POLITICIAN

Peter Schenk (Politiker)

1938 - 2017

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0523 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Kaun

1911 - 1944

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0526 POLITICIAN

Hermann Jöck

1873 - 1925

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