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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.

1500155016001650170017501800185019001950
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  • Film & TV
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Showing 12 of 536 notable people

0041 SCULPTOR

Adolf von Donndorf

1835 - 1916

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0156 SCULPTOR

Angelica Facius

1806 - 1887

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0204 SCULPTOR

Helmut Lander

1924 - 2013

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0211 SCULPTOR

Robert Härtel

1831 - 1894

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0212 SCULPTOR

Arnold Waldschmidt

1873 - 1958

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0264 SCULPTOR

Ulrich Barnickel

Born 1955

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0325 SCULPTOR

Johann Christian Ludwig Klauer

1782 - 1815

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0329 SCULPTOR

Arno Zauche

1875 - 1941

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0374 SCULPTOR

Hans Eberling

1905 - 1982

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0398 SCULPTOR

Richard Ohmann

1850 - 1910

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0458 SCULPTOR

Herbert Lungwitz

1913 - 1992

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0536 SCULPTOR

Jens Tydén

Born 1941

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