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WITTENBURG

Most Famous People Born in Wittenburg, Germany

Notable people
322
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1856
Most distinctive
Theologian 18.0×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Wittenburg during each.

What Wittenburg Is Known For

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Politician is Wittenburg's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (38).

Wittenburg over-indexes on theologian18.0× the global rate.

Wittenburg under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician38
  2. Academic24
  3. Theologian21
  4. Author15
  5. Physician15
  6. Lawyer11
  7. Writer10
  8. Painter9
  1. Theologian2118.0×
  2. Aristocrat611.2×
  3. Academic247.4×
  4. Physician156.8×
  5. Author155.4×
  6. Physicist53.7×
  7. Judge53.3×
  8. Mathematician53.1×
  1. Actor90.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Wittenburg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Art & Design
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Showing 38 of 322 notable people

0022 POLITICIAN

Harald Ringstorff

1939 - 2020

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0104 POLITICIAN

Christian Brück

1516 - 1567

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0114 POLITICIAN

Frank-Michael Pietzsch

Born 1942

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0119 POLITICIAN

Johannes Güthling

1903 - 1979

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0128 POLITICIAN

Sepp Müller

Born 1989

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0135 POLITICIAN

Margret Seemann

Born 1961

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0159 POLITICIAN

Max Weiß

1874 - 1944

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0161 POLITICIAN

Ulrich Petzold

Born 1951

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0164 POLITICIAN

Eckhard Naumann

Born 1947

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0185 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Bartels

Born 1949

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0203 POLITICIAN

Carl Otto Müller (Jurist)

1819 - 1898

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0213 POLITICIAN

Hermann Strunk

1882 - 1933

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0214 POLITICIAN

Ilse Neumann

1890 - 1933

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0234 POLITICIAN

Otto Metterhausen

1861 - 1943

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0238 POLITICIAN

Werner Marquardt

1922 - 2001

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0242 POLITICIAN

Frank Scheurell

Born 1962

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0248 POLITICIAN

Matthias Gärtner

Born 1972

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0249 POLITICIAN

Johann Ludolph Quenstedt

1663 - 1714

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0256 POLITICIAN

Thomas Höse

Born 1967

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0257 POLITICIAN

Maren Günther

Born 1931

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0261 POLITICIAN

Björn Lakenmacher

Born 1975

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0262 POLITICIAN

Hermann Trautmann

1842 - 1926

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0265 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Piontek

Born 1939

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0268 POLITICIAN

Matthias Lieschke

Born 1970

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0280 POLITICIAN

Bruno Wittig

1885 - 1973

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0281 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Baarck

Born 1887

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0288 POLITICIAN

Johannes Kwaschik

Born 1948

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0293 POLITICIAN

Torsten Zugehör

Born 1972

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0298 POLITICIAN

Helmut Morche

Born 1930

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0300 POLITICIAN

Uwe Loos

Born 1963

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0302 POLITICIAN

Lothar Geißler

Born 1927

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0304 POLITICIAN

Karsten Schönfeld

Born 1963

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0305 POLITICIAN

Rosemarie Hajek

Born 1951

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0307 POLITICIAN

Robert Wittje

1852 - 1921

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0308 POLITICIAN

Albert Bassüner

1891 - 1946

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0310 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Ehlers (Politiker, 1953)

Born 1953

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0318 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Rieck (Politiker)

Born 1954

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0319 POLITICIAN

Robert Mittag

1886 - 1957

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