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 16 of 336 notable people

0042 ACTOR

Walter Buschhoff

1923 - 2010

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0043 ARCHITECT

Vladimir Kagan

1927 - 2016

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0050 MATHEMATICIAN

Bertram Huppert

Born 1927

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0053 SERIAL KILLER

Christa Lehmann

Born 1922

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0078 FILM

Christoph Engel (Schauspieler)

1925 - 2011

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0109 POLITICIAN

Marie-Elisabeth Klee

1922 - 2018

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0124 PHILOSOPHER

Richard Wisser

1927 - 2019

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0162 EDUCATION

Ernst Meyer (Pädagoge)

1920 - 2007

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0205 WRITER

Walter Baier (Journalist)

1929 - 2000

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0266 MANUFACTURER

Ludwig von Heyl zu Herrnsheim (Industrieller, 1920

1920 - 2010

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0275 FOOTBALL

Hans Mechnig

1929 - 2016

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0278 ORGANIST

Tobias Ihle

1924 - 2008

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0314 ARCHITECT

Manfred Schmitt-Fiebig

Born 1924

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0316 MITARBEITER

Werner Dinger

1927 - 2012

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0319 THEOLOGIAN

Peter Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht

Born 1924

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0326 FOOTBALL

Helmut Müller (Fußballspieler, 1925)

1925 - 2006

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