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Most Famous German Artists & Designers

Art & Design 1,388
Germany 19,303
288 AD Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer German Painter 1471–1528
693 PK Paul Klee Paul Klee German Painter 1879–1940
1,053 CD Caspar David Friedrich German Painter 1774–1840
1,115 JG Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gutenberg German Goldsmith 1394–1468
1,336 LM Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe German Architect 1886–1969
1,562 ME Max Ernst Max Ernst German Painter 1891–1976
2,024 JB Joseph Beuys Joseph Beuys German Sculptor 1921–1986
2,166 LC Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder German Painter 1472–1553
3,103 OD Otto Dix Otto Dix German Painter 1891–1969
3,518 EL Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German Painter 1880–1938
4,956 AK Anselm Kiefer German Painter b. 1945
5,022 EN Emil Nolde Emil Nolde German Painter 1867–1956
6,715 JA Josef Albers Josef Albers German Painter 1888–1976
7,022 AM August Macke August Macke German Painter 1887–1914
8,734 FO Frei Otto German Architect 1925–2015
9,169 FX Franz Xaver Winterhalter Franz Xaver Winterhalter German Painter 1805–1873
10,304 EM Erich Mendelsohn German Architect 1887–1953
10,561 OF Oskar Fischinger German Painter 1900–1967
10,832 LC Lovis Corinth Lovis Corinth German Painter 1858–1925
11,184 EB Ernst Barlach Ernst Barlach German Sculptor 1870–1938
11,469 FS Franz Stuck Franz Stuck German Sculptor 1863–1928
11,479 AR Anton Raphael Mengs Anton Raphael Mengs German Painter 1728–1779
11,486 JH John Heartfield John Heartfield German Photographer 1891–1968
11,814 MW Martin Waldseemüller Martin Waldseemüller German Cartographer 1470–1520
11,827 KS Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German Sculptor 1884–1976
11,954 WV Wolf Vostell Wolf Vostell German Sculptor 1932–1998
13,270 TR Tilman Riemenschneider Tilman Riemenschneider German Sculptor 1460–1531
13,732 WV Wilhelm von Gloeden Wilhelm von Gloeden German Photographer 1856–1931
14,033 HB Hans Baldung Hans Baldung German Painter 1484–1545
14,256 AS August Sander German Photographer 1876–1964
14,328 VS Veit Stoss Veit Stoss German Sculptor 1447–1533
14,823 AE Alfred Eisenstaedt Alfred Eisenstaedt German Photographer 1898–1995
15,129 WT Wolfgang Tillmans Wolfgang Tillmans German Photographer b. 1968
15,319 PO Philipp Otto Runge Philipp Otto Runge German Painter 1777–1810
15,491 EH Erich Heckel Erich Heckel German Painter 1883–1970
15,525 SP Sigmar Polke Sigmar Polke German Photographer 1941–2010
15,990 JI Jörg Immendorff German Painter 1945–2007
17,830 LV Leo von Klenze Leo von Klenze German Painter 1784–1864
18,542 GB Gottfried Böhm Gottfried Böhm German Architect b. 1920
19,250 SM Sebastian Münster Sebastian Münster German Cartographer 1488–1552
19,748 SL Stefan Lochner German Painter 1410–1451
20,387 FV Franz von Lenbach Franz von Lenbach German Painter 1836–1904
22,682 OM Otto Mueller Otto Mueller German Painter 1874–1930
23,150 PL Peter Lindbergh Peter Lindbergh German Photographer 1944–2019
23,382 HH Hans Hofmann Hans Hofmann German Painter 1880–1966
23,400 HJ Helmut Jahn German Architect b. 1940
26,719 KB Karl Blossfeldt Karl Blossfeldt German Photographer 1865–1932
26,792 FX Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German Sculptor 1736–1783
26,942 EO E. O. Plauen E. O. Plauen German Cartoonist 1903–1944
27,859 GW Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff German Architect 1699–1753
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Inside Germany Artists & Designers

1,388 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous germany artists & designers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Germany Artists & Designers peaked in the 1920s with 106 people.

What Germany Artists & Designers Are Known For

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Painter are Germany Artists & Designers's biggest group — 46% of all notables (637).

Germany Artists & Designers over-index on sculptor — 24.5× the global rate.

  1. Painter637
  2. Sculptor278
  3. Architect227
  4. Artist86
  5. Photographer66
  6. Designer32
  7. Illustrator14
  8. Draughtswoman11
  1. Sculptor27824.5×
  2. Architect22724.4×
  3. Illustrator1418.4×
  4. Designer3217.8×
  5. Painter63716.8×
  6. Photographer6614.3×
  7. Artist869.7×

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