49.6331° N, 8.3648° E

WORMS

Most Famous People Born in Worms, Germany

Notable people
336
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1916
Most distinctive
Rabbi 13.3×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Worms Is Known For

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Politician is Worms's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (53).

Worms over-indexes on rabbi13.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician53
  2. Football27
  3. Academic18
  4. Actor14
  5. Sculptor12
  6. Author9
  7. Lawyer9
  8. Painter8
  1. Rabbi513.3×
  2. Entrepreneur76.1×
  3. Sculptor125.5×
  4. Academic185.3×
  5. Theologian54.1×
  6. Author93.1×
  7. Architect72.4×
  8. Historian61.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 15 of 336 notable people

0058 HANDBALL

Heinrich Keimig

1913 - 1966

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0065 FOOTBALL

Josef Fath

1911 - 1985

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0074 FOOTBALL

Jakob Eckert

1916 - 1940

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0098 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Fabius von Gugel

1910 - 2000

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0114 FIGHTER

Heinrich Hoffmann (pilot)

1913 - 1941

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0129 ART HISTORIAN

Walter Hotz

1912 - 1996

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0145 FOOTBALL

Stanislas Laczny

Born 1911

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0186 PAINTER

Marie-Luise Heller

1918 - 2009

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0190 PSYCHIATRIST

Friedrich Meinertz

1919 - 1964

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0209 POLITICIAN

Willi Zinnkann

1915 - 1997

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0226 ARTIST

Ludwig Feil

1910 - 1980

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0243 POLITICIAN

Lucie Kölsch

1919 - 1997

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0279 DEKAN

Heinrich Bardong

1917 - 2015

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0281 POLITICIAN

Alfred Truschel

1910 - 1990

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0292 POLITICIAN

Georg Berg (Politiker, 1910)

1910 - 1985

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