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 22 of 336 notable people

0024 POLITICIAN

Albrecht Glaser

Born 1942

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0046 POLITICIAN

Florian Gerster

Born 1949

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0056 JOURNALIST

Hans Werner Kilz

Born 1943

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0069 ENTREPRENEUR

Alfons Rissberger

Born 1948

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0071 ATHLETIC

Eckart Berkes

1949 - 2014

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0088 PHYSICIAN

Ludwig G. Strauss

1949 - 2013

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0092 SCULPTOR

Hans-Michael Kissel

Born 1942

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0119 ACADEMIC

Frank R. Werner

Born 1944

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0122 PROFESSOR

Maria Moog-Grünewald

Born 1947

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0131 SINOLOGIST

Siegfried Englert

Born 1947

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0172 PHOTOGRAPHER

Klaus Baranenko

1941 - 2011

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0212 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Schroth

Born 1946

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0216 PROFESSOR

Uwe Loos (Manager)

Born 1946

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0232 FOOTBALL

Harald Braner

Born 1943

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0237 BOTANIST

Emil Dister

Born 1949

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0242 ACTOR

Reginald Dehoff

1947 - 2006

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0244 ACADEMIC

Reinhold Schäfer

Born 1945

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0257 MISSING

Philipp Held (Maueropfer)

1942 - 1962

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0259 JOURNALIST

Klaus Mümpfer

Born 1942

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0263 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans-Jörg Seeberger

1943 - 2007

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0277 PAINTER

Ehrhard Hütz

Born 1949

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0309 LAWYER

Gerd Schmitt

Born 1949

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