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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×
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.
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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August von Kotzebue
1761 - 1819
Wolfgang Hohlbein
Born 1953
Sibylle Berg
Born 1962
Ludwig Bechstein
1801 - 1860
Friedrich Justin Bertuch
1747 - 1822
Amalia von Helvig
1776 - 1831
Marcus Behmer
1879 - 1958
Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof
Born 1939
Amalie Winter
1803 - 1879
Robert Keil
1826 - 1894
Wolfgang Maximilian von Goethe
1820 - 1883
August Jacob Liebeskind
1758 - 1793
Jutta Hecker
1904 - 2002
Christian Rosenau
Born 1980
Moritz Müller (Theologe)
1806 - 1886
Ernst-Andreas Ziegler
Born 1938
Hanns Floerke
1875 - 1944
Till Sailer
Born 1942
Holger Zürch
Born 1967
Bernhard Friedrich Voigt
1787 - 1859
Carl Bertuch
1777 - 1815
Frank Willmann (Autor)
Born 1963
Eckart Krumbholz
1937 - 1994
Luise Stichling
1781 - 1860
Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg
1883 - 1964
Dietrich Wachler
1934 - 2004
Else Ernst
1874 - 1946
Konrad Weichberger
1877 - 1948
Georg Friedrich August Schmidt
1785 - 1858
Jens Kirsten
Born 1967
Maria von Wedel
1855 - 1913
Jürgen Gruhle
1959 - 2010
Harry Scheibe
1897 - 1979