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 31 of 336 notable people

0005 FOOTBALL

Rudolf Kargus

Born 1952

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0028 COMPOSER

Michael Bach (musician)

Born 1958

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0035 PRIEST

Ulrich Neymeyr

Born 1957

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0045 PRESENTER

Petra Gerster

Born 1955

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0057 POLITICIAN

Monika Stolz

Born 1951

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0061 SCULPTOR

Karlheinz Oswald

Born 1958

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0063 FOOTBALL

Emanuel Günther

Born 1954

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0081 PUBLICIST

Jürgen Rose (Publizist)

Born 1958

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0102 HOCKEY

Tobias Frank

Born 1958

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0112 ACTOR

Annalena Schmidt

Born 1951

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0117 ART HISTORIAN

Ferdinand Werner (Verleger)

Born 1950

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0135 PROFESSOR

Andreas Dittmann

Born 1959

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0136 POLITICIAN

Michael Kissel

Born 1955

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0137 POLITICIAN

Iris Blaul

Born 1955

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0139 ECONOMIST

Werner Fröhlich

Born 1953

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0160 AUTHOR

Rüdiger Schaper

Born 1959

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0164 WRITER

Hildegard Kurt

Born 1958

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0165 THEOLOGIAN

Heinz-Dieter Neef

Born 1955

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0169 COMPOSER

Rainer Dimmler

1951 - 2018

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0170 ACADEMIC

Walter Perron (Jurist)

Born 1956

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0171 SCULPTOR

Walter Schembs

Born 1956

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0179 AUTHOR

Werner Zager

Born 1959

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0187 JOURNALIST

Hermann Schlösser

Born 1953

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0194 BADMINTON

Stefan Frey (Badminton)

Born 1959

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0227 PSYCHOLOGIST

Andreas Ferbert

Born 1951

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0231 POLITICIAN

Hermann Schaus

Born 1955

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0233 ARTIST

Horst Rettig

Born 1959

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0253 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Kessing

Born 1957

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0289 PRIEST

Hans-Jürgen Eberhardt (Prälat)

Born 1958

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0304 FOOTBALL

Walfried Günther

Born 1955

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0307 SCULPTOR

Axel Groehl

Born 1953

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