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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336 notable people

0301 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Vogel (Widerstandskämpfer)

1898 - 1989

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0302 POLITICIAN

Philipp Brand

1833 - 1914

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0303 AGRONOMIST

Hermann Franz (Wanderlehrer)

1841 - 1908

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0304 FOOTBALL

Walfried Günther

Born 1955

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0305 SPORT

Herbert W. Hofmann

Born 1934

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0306 POLITICIAN

Steffen Unger

Born 1969

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0307 SCULPTOR

Axel Groehl

Born 1953

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0308 ORGANIST

Johann Peter Geissel

Born 1636

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0309 LAWYER

Gerd Schmitt

Born 1949

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0310 OFFICER

Ferdinand von Cronenbold

1837 - 1904

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0311 BUSINESS

Fritz Doerr

1858 - 1935

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0312 JUDGE

Ludwig Daehn

1865 - 1944

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0313 ARTIST

Philipp Klöter

1891 - 1961

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0314 ARCHITECT

Manfred Schmitt-Fiebig

Born 1924

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0315 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Langenbach

1841 - 1911

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0316 MITARBEITER

Werner Dinger

1927 - 2012

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0317 CARTOONIST

Isabell Ristow

Born 1986

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0318 ARCHITECT

Georg Ludwig Freed

1858 - 1936

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0319 THEOLOGIAN

Peter Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht

Born 1924

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0320 WRITER

Friedrich Karl Castelhun

1828 - 1905

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0321 BRAUER

Louis Rühl

Born 1871

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0322 KATHOLISCHER

Peter Friedrich Wallreuther

1712 - 1786

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0323 LAWYER

Emil Krämer

1877 - 1938

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0324 ARCHITECT

Carl Mink

1880 - 1939

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0325 LAWYER

Wilhelm Daehn

1872 - 1943

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0326 FOOTBALL

Helmut Müller (Fußballspieler, 1925)

1925 - 2006

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0327 BUSINESS

Wilhelm Valckenberg (Politiker, 1844)

1844 - 1914

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0328 POLITICIAN

Jakob Friedrich

1861 - 1914

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0329 ACADEMIC

Philipp Waibler

1824 - 1902

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0330 POLITICIAN

Sebastian Glaser (Politiker)

1842 - 1899

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0331 SCULPTOR

Jost Dotzinger

Died 1472

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0332 POLITICIAN

Cornelius Valckenberg

1815 - 1873

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0333 ABT

Rupert I. (Kloster Limburg)

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0334 LAWYER

Gustav von Zangen

1839 - 1912

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0335 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Curtmann (Politiker)

1833 - 1893

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0336 MECHANIC

Rudolf Becker (Unternehmer)

Born 1937

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