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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Hermann von Siemens
German businessman Germany 1885-08-09 1986-10-13 Berlin Munich Q92376
Michelle Muscat
Maltese First Lady (2013-.2020) 1974-05-16 Rabat Q51954740


Catholic priest

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Michael Buchberger
Roman Catholic archbishop Germany 1874-06-08 1961-06-10 Jetzendorf Straubing Q45554
Wilhelm Berning
German archbishop Germany 1877 1955
1955-11-23
Lingen Osnabrück Q103501
Fernando Cento
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1883-08-10 1973-01-13 Pollenza Rome Q1348883
Karl Joseph Alter Catholic archbishop United States of America 1885-08-18 1977-08-23 Toledo Cincinnati Q870719
Richard Cushing
American Catholic cardinal United States of America 1895-08-24 1970-11-02 Boston Boston Q593669
José Clemente Maurer
German cardinal Germany
Bolivia
1900-03-13 1990-06-27 Püttlingen Sucre Q65938
Wilhelm Kempf
German priest, bishop of Limburg Germany 1906-08-10 1982-10-09 Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Q2573592
Hermann Schäufele Catholic archbishop Germany 1906-11-14 1977-06-26 Stebbach Langenegg Q102319
Franz Hengsbach
Catholic cardinal and bishop of Essen, Germany (1910-1991) Germany 1910-09-10 1991-06-24 Velmede Essen Q64060
Miguel Obando y Bravo
Catholic cardinal Nicaragua 1926-02-02 2018-06-03 La Libertad Managua Q888064
Friedrich Wetter
German cardinal Germany 1928-02-20 Landau in der Pfalz Q45034
Walter Kasper
cardinal and bishop of the Catholic Church Germany 1933-03-05 Heidenheim an der Brenz Q44100
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal Germany 1933-12-25 2017-07-05 Leśnica Bad Füssing Q45066
Giovanni Lajolo
Catholic cardinal Italy 1935-01-03 Novara Q312043
Georg Sterzinsky
Catholic Archbishop of Berlin and Cardinal Germany 1936-02-09 2011-06-30 Worławki Berlin Q45049
Erwin Josef Ender German priest and theologian Germany 1937-09-07 2022-12-19 Kamienna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Rome Q78248
Józef Kowalczyk
Archbishop of Gniezno, primate of Poland Poland 1938-08-28 Jadowniki Mokre Q1715097
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga
Catholic cardinal Honduras 1942-12-29 Tegucigalpa Q293434
Leonardo Sandri
Catholic nuncio Argentina 1943-11-18 Buenos Aires Q458202
Stanisław Ryłko
Catholic cardinal Poland 1945-07-04 Andrychów Q528954
Kurt Koch
Cardinal of the Catholic Church Switzerland 1950-03-15 Emmen Q45170


architect

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Odd Nansen
Norwegian architect, author, and humanitarian Norway 1901-12-06 1973-06-27 Bærum Municipality Oslo Q551763
Rudolf Hillebrecht German architect Germany 1910-02-26 1999 Linden-Limmer Hanover Q92380
Albert Bürger German officer and Knight's Cross recipient (1913-1996) Germany 1913-06-13 1996-03-16 Schwäbisch Gmünd Rottweil Q2637742


art historian

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Wilhelm Hausenstein German diplomat (1882-1957) Germany 1882-06-17 1957-06-03 Hornberg Munich Q77851
T. S. R. Boase British art historian 1898-08-31 1974-04-14 Dundee Q7668677


biochemist

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Otto Heinrich Warburg
German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
1883-10-08 1970-08-01 Freiburg im Breisgau West Berlin Q76464
Adolf Butenandt
German biochemist (1903-1995) Germany 1903-03-24 1995-01-18 Bremerhaven Munich Q5327
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen
German biochemist, Nobel Laureate Germany 1911-04-06 1979-08-06 Munich Munich Q44597
Robert Huber
German Nobel laureate in chemistry Germany 1937-02-20 Munich Q76623


career soldier

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under Erwin Rommel Germany 1897-10-28
1897-10-22
1984-11-28
1984-11-22
Metzingen Bad Honnef Q61638
Ferdinand Maria von Senger und Etterlin German general (1923-1987) Germany 1923-06-08 1987-01-10 Tübingen Ühlingen-Birkendorf Q122830


chemist

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Otto Hahn
German chemist and physicist West Germany
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
1879-03-08 1968-07-28 Frankfurt Göttingen Q57065
Hermann Staudinger
German chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Germany 1881-03-23 1965-09-08 Worms Freiburg im Breisgau Q48956
Georg Wittig German chemist (1979 Nobel Prize) Germany 1897-06-16 1987-08-26 Berlin Heidelberg Q77171
Karl Ziegler
German chemist Germany 1898-11-26 1973-08-12 Helsa Mülheim an der Ruhr Q76624
Ernst Otto Fischer
German chemist Germany 1918-11-10 2007-07-23 Solln Munich Q44594


composer

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Carl Orff
German composer (1895–1982) German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
Germany
1895-07-10 1982-03-29 Munich Munich Q44086
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist (1915-1997) Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Russia
1915-03-07
1915-03-20
1997-08-01 Zhytomyr Moscow Q124890


conductor

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Günter Wand German orchestra conductor (1912-2002) Germany 1912-01-07 2002-02-14 Elberfeld Canton of Fribourg Q62692
Georg Solti
Hungarian-British conductor (1912–1997) Hungary
United Kingdom
1912-10-21 1997-09-05 Budapest Antibes Q128085
Karl Münchinger
German conductor Germany 1915-05-29 1990-03-13 Stuttgart Stuttgart Q65295
Kurt Masur
German conductor (1927-2015) Germany
German Democratic Republic
1927-07-18 2015-12-19 Brzeg Greenwich Q157921


diplomat

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Frants Hvass Danish diplomat Kingdom of Denmark 1896-04-29 1982-12-21 Copenhagen Copenhagen Q1445737
Shunichi Matsumoto Japanese diplomat Japan
Empire of Japan
1897-06-07 1987-01-25 Taiwan under Japanese rule Q822414
Fuʾād ʿAmmūn Lebanese diplomat, jurist and judge (1899-1977) Lebanon 1899-11-25
20th century
1977-02-11 Deyr el-Qamar Q1439708
Pellegrino Ghigi Italian diplomat Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1899-11-29 1995 Ravenna Q997554
Christopher Steel British diplomat United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1903-02-12 1973-09-17 Swindon Q16007499
Hans von Herwarth
German diplomat Germany 1904-07-14 1999-08-21 Berlin Küps Q213945
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
German diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations (1904-1973) Germany 1904-09-29 1973-02-16 Bremen Bremen Q215113
Nematollah Nassiri
Iranian politician (1911-1979) Iran 1911-08-04 1979-02-15 Semnan Qasr Prison Q516639
Berndt von Staden
German Ambassador to the United States Germany 1919-06-24 2014-10-17 Rostock Q215079
Paul Gustafsson Finnish diplomat Finland 1923-04-09 2002-03-23 Helsinki Helsinki Q17380405
Björn-Olof Alholm Finnish ambassador Finland 1925-04-25 2011-06-17 Mikkeli Helsinki Q11854327
Andreas Meyer-Landrut
German diplomat Germany 1929-05-31 Tallinn Q215078
Hisashi Owada
Japanese diplomat Japan 1932-09-18 Shibata Q701990
Paavo Rantanen
Finnish diplomat Finland 1934-02-28 Jyväskylä Q4348163
Avi Primor
Israeli diplomat Israel 1935-04-08 Tel Aviv Q790704
Robert M. Kimmitt
US official United States of America 1947-12-19 Logan Q822657
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Austrian diplomat and politician Austria 1948-09-05 Salzburg Q78575
Srgjan Kerim
Macedonian diplomat North Macedonia 1948-12-12 Skopje Q690405
Janusz Reiter
Polish diplomat Poland 1952-08-06 Kościerzyna Q871133
Matti Anttonen
Finnish diplomat Finland 1957-11-27 Tampere Q4067636
Riina Kionka
Estonian diplomat Estonia 1960-12-29 Detroit Q2152903


economist

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Franz Böhm German economist (1895-1977) Germany 1895-02-16 1977-09-26 Constance Rockenberg Q69289
Fritz Neumark German economist Germany 1900-07-20 1991-03-09 Hanover Baden-Baden Q125727
Alfred Müller-Armack
German economist and politician (1901-1978) Germany 1901-06-28 1978-03-16 Essen Cologne Q67672
Arthur Frank Burns
American economist and diplomat (1904-1987) United States of America 1904-04-27 1987-06-26 Ivano-Frankivsk Johns Hopkins Hospital Q284230
Gaston Eyskens
Belgian prime minister (1905–1988) Belgium 1905-04-01 1988-01-03 Lier Leuven Q14999
Robert Marjolin
French economist and politician (1911-1986) France 1911-07-27 1986-04-15 Paris Paris Q539315
Herbert Giersch
German economist (1921-2010) Germany 1921-05-11 2010-07-22 Dzierżoniów Saarbrücken Q91471
Helmut Schlesinger
German economist Germany 1924-09-04 Penzberg Q96812
Enrique Barón Crespo
Spanish politician, economist, and lawyer Spain 1944-03-27 Madrid Q449826


engineer

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Hans Ledwinka
Austrian automobile designer Austria
Austria-Hungary
1878-02-14 1967-03-02
1967-03-03
Klosterneuburg Munich Q111964
Eberhard von Kuenheim German businessman Germany 1928-10-02 Judyty Q71690


entrepreneur

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Heinrich Nordhoff
German businessman Germany 1899-01-06 1968-04-12 Hildesheim Wolfsburg Q68625
Max Grundig
German engineer (1908–1989) Germany 1908-05-07 1989-12-08 Nuremberg Baden-Baden Q77541
Peter von Siemens German businessman Germany 1911-01-29 1986-05-23 Berlin Munich Q99599
Josef Neckermann
German entrepreneur and equestrian (1912-1992) Germany 1912-06-05 1992-01-13 Würzburg Dreieich Q518550
Berthold Beitz
German industrialist (1913-2013) Germany 1913-09-26 2013-07-30 Bentzin Kampen (Sylt) Q95870
Wolfgang Wagner
grandson of Richard Wagner and director of the Bayreuth Festival (1919-2010) Germany 1919-08-30 2010-03-21 Bayreuth Bayreuth Q60452
Artur Fischer German inventor (1919-2016) Germany 1919-12-31 2016-01-27 Waldachtal Waldachtal Q71001


explorer

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German explorer (1873-1969) Germany 1873-10-10 1969-08-05 Schwerin Eutin Q60697
Gunnar Jarring
Swedish diplomat and Turkologist (1907-2002) Sweden 1907-10-12 2002-05-29 Höganäs Stockholm Q977052


functionary

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
George Meany
American labor leader United States of America 1894-08-16 1980-01-10 New York City George Washington University Hospital Q141704
Heinrich Gutermuth German functionary and blacksmith Germany 1898-06-18 1977-06-28 Ilbeshausen-Hochwaldhausen Bochum Q1597435
Franz Stadler German functionary (1913-2000) Germany 1913-10-08 2000-03-02 Regensburg Munich Q1449127


historian

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Fritz Stern
American historian Germany
United States of America
1926-02-02 2016-05-18 Wrocław New York City Q66375
Eeva Ahtisaari
Finnish history teacher, First Lady Finland 1936-06-18 Varkaus Q11856875
Margus Laidre
Estonian historian and diplomat Estonia 1959-09-18 Tartu Q1768297
István Hiller
Hungarian historian, politician (born: 1964) Hungary 1964-05-07 Sopron Q458925


journalist

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Gerd Bucerius
German politician and journalist (1906-1995) Germany 1906-05-19 1995-09-29 Hamm Hamburg Q78109
Hans Mayer
German literary scholar Germany
German Democratic Republic
1907-03-19 2001-05-19 Cologne Tübingen Q70737
Klaus von Bismarck
German officer and journalist (1912-1997) Germany 1912-03-06 1997-05-22 Jarchlino Hamburg Q87533
Heinz Berggruen
art dealer, author (1914-2007) Germany
United States of America
1914-01-06 2007-02-23 Berlin Paris
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Q66992
Karl-Günther von Hase
German soldier and diplomat Germany 1917-12-15 2021-05-09 Węgry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Bad Godesberg Q1729788
Volrad Deneke German journalist Germany 1920-03-08 2006-09-19 Wernigerode Bad Godesberg Q2532854
Egon Bahr
German politician (SPD) (1922-2015) Germany 1922-03-18 2015-08-19 Treffurt Berlin Q62206
Hans van Mierlo
Dutch politician (1931–2010) Kingdom of the Netherlands 1931-08-18 2010-03-11 Breda Amsterdam Q288771
Tiit Matsulevitš
Estonian politician Estonia 1958-09-27 Tallinn Q829947


judge

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Emil Sandström
Chairman of the international League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Sweden 1886-10-11 1962-07-06 Nyköping Stockholm Q1336804
Conor Maguire Irish politician (1889-1971) Ireland
Irish Free State
1889-12-16 1971-09-26 Cong Dublin Q177721
Hermann Weinkauff
German judge Germany 1894-02-10 1981-07-09 Trippstadt Heidelberg Q1258089
Hans Carl Nipperdey German legal scholar (1895-1968) Germany 1895-01-21 1968-11-21 Bad Berka Cologne Q1578951
Willi Geiger
German judge (1909-1994) Germany 1909-05-22 1994-01-19 Neustadt an der Weinstraße Karlsruhe Q105913
Georg Wannagat German jurist (1916-2006) Germany 1916-06-26 2006-09-07 Brzeziny Kassel Q96910
Gerd Pfeiffer German judge (1919-2007) Germany 1919-12-22 2007-02-01 Strzegom Karlsruhe Q1510730
Gisela Niemeyer
German judge and jurist (1923-2012) Germany 1923-09-25 2012-02-07 Gdańsk Bonn Q1527412
Ernst Träger
German judge (1926-2015) Germany 1926-01-29 2015-01-25 Künzelsau Waldbronn Q105351
Walter Rudi Wand
German judge (1928-1985) Germany 1928-09-07 1985-06-29 Kleinkeula Karlsruhe Q109250
Konrad Kruis
German judge (1930-2022) Germany 1930-05-11 2022-12-26 Munich Q1543483
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
German judge (1930-2019) Germany 1930-09-19 2019-02-24 Kassel Au Q69183
Otto Seidl German judge Germany 1931-12-11 2022-12-10 Munich Q2040611
Walter Wallmann
German politician (1932-2013) Germany 1932-09-24 2013-09-21 Uelzen Frankfurt Q446890
Karin Graßhof
German jurist Germany 1937-06-25 Kiel Q105696
Hans-Joachim Jentsch
German judge and politician (1937-2021) Germany 1937-09-20 2021-03-28 Fürstenwalde Wiesbaden Q1577349
Helga Seibert
German judge Germany 1939-01-07 1999-04-12 Witzenhausen Munich Q119075
Carl-Dieter Spranger
German politician Germany 1939-03-28 Leipzig Q95850
Udo Steiner former judge at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Germany 1939-09-16 Bayreuth Q115086
Winfried Hassemer German judge Germany 1940-02-17 2014-01-09 Gau-Algesheim Frankfurt Q105358
Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem German judge Germany 1940-03-04 Hanover Q123522
Renate Jaeger German judge Germany 1940-12-30 Darmstadt Q112989
Brun-Otto Bryde German judge Germany 1943-01-12 Hamburg Q107784
Paul Kirchhof
German jurist Germany 1943-02-21 Osnabrück Q452285
Lerke Osterloh German jurist Germany 1944-09-29 Wüsting railway station Q103111
Evelyn Haas German jurist Germany 1949-04-07 Hanover Q103616
Brigitte Bierlein
Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024) Austria 1949-06-25 2024-06-03 Vienna Vienna Q916162
Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt German jurist Germany 1950-04-30 Leipzig Q99520
Ferdinand Kirchhof German jurist Germany 1950-06-21 Osnabrück Q111735
Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff German academic and judge Germany 1953-01-31 Weitensfeld im Gurktal Q99414
Michael Eichberger German jurist Germany 1953-06-23 Würzburg Q101131
Udo Di Fabio
German jurist Germany 1954-03-26 Walsum Q103075
Rudolf Mellinghoff German judge Germany 1954-11-25 Langenfeld Q98316
Johannes Masing
German judge Germany 1959-01-09 Wiesbaden Q106188
Susanne Baer
German judge Germany 1964-02-16 Saarbrücken Q101872
Andreas Paulus German politician Germany 1968-08-30 Frankfurt Q103083
Gabriele Britz German judge Germany 1968-10-01 Jugenheim Q1225408


jurist

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Kurt Magnus German radio pioneer and jurist Germany 1887-03-28 1962-06-20 Kassel Wiesbaden Q1793834
Heinrich Welsch German politician (1888-1976) Germany 1888-10-13 1976-11-23 Saarlouis Saarbrücken Q896008
Ludger Westrick
German jurist Germany 1894-10-23 1990-07-31 Münster Bonn Q99445
Robert Kempner
German-American lawyer Germany
United States of America
1899-10-17 1993-08-15 Freiburg im Breisgau Königstein im Taunus Q73106
Karl Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
German jurist (1904-1990) Germany 1904-02-08 1990-08-23 Kleinheubach Kleinheubach Q1670081
Horst Herold German jurist (1923-2018) Germany 1923-10-21 2018-12-14 Sonneberg Nuremberg Q314480
Kurt Rebmann German jurist Germany 1924-05-30 2005-04-21 Heilbronn Stuttgart Q107235
Rudolf Bernhardt German jurist (1925-2021) Germany 1925-04-29 2021-12-01 Kassel Heidelberg Q1479415
Karl Korinek
Austrian law professor, president of the Constitutional Court of Austria Austria 1940-12-07 2017-03-09 Vienna Vienna Q1716914
Gerhart Holzinger
Austrian jurist, President of the Constitutional Court of Austria Austria 1947-06-12 Gmunden Q1512945
Peter Müller
German politician Germany 1955-09-25 Illingen Q62333
Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010 Kingdom of the Netherlands 1956-05-07 Biezelinge Q133386


lawyer

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Umberto Tupini
Italian lawyer, politician and mayor Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1889-05-27 1973-01-07 Rome Rome Q4003498
Jos Chabert
Belgian politician (1933–2014) Belgium 1933-03-16 2014-04-09 Etterbeek Brussels metropolitan area Q531528
Bernard Cazeneuve
French prime minister France 1963-06-02 Senlis Q560890


military officer

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Adolf Heusinger
German general (1897-1982) Germany 1897-08-04 1982-11-30 Holzminden Cologne Q60337
Friedrich Foertsch
German Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr general (1900-1976) Germany 1900-05-19 1976-12-14 Drzonowo Wałeckie Goslar Q84893
Reinhard Gehlen
German general, Nazi, spy (1902-1979) Germany 1902-04-03 1979-06-08 Erfurt Berg Q57991
Amedeo Guillet
Italian army officer (1909-2010) Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1909-02-07 2010-06-16 Piacenza Rome Q460611
Bruce K. Holloway
(1912-1999) United States Air Force general and World War II flying ace United States of America 1912-09-01 1999-09-30 Knoxville Orlando Q991673
Elmo Zumwalt
United States Navy admiral (1920–2000) United States of America 1920-11-29 2000-01-02 San Francisco Duke University Hospital Q666620
David C. Jones
U.S. Air Force general (1921-2013) United States of America 1921-07-09 2013-08-10 Aberdeen Sterling Q823221
James L. Holloway III
American admiral (1922-2019) United States of America 1922-02-23 2019-11-26 Charleston Alexandria Q443371
Brent Scowcroft
9th & 17th United States National Security Advisor (1925-2020) United States of America 1925-03-19 2020-08-06 Ogden Falls Church Q656511
Wolfgang Altenburg
German general Germany 1928-06-24 2023-01-25 Piła Q75705
James L. Jones
United States Marine Corps Commandant and National Security Advisor United States of America 1943-12-19 Kansas City Q467451


military personnel

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince Germany 1893-12-21 1971-07-13 Regensburg Regensburg Q63016
Ernst Jünger
German writer Germany 1895-03-29 1998-02-17 Heidelberg Riedlingen Q76727
Frederick Browning
British Army general (1896–1965) United Kingdom 1896-10-20 1965-03-14 Kensington Cornwall Q719369
Richard Schimpf German general and Knight's Cross recipient (1897-1972) Germany 1897-05-16 1972-12-30 Eggenfelden Düsseldorf Q97783
Jean-Étienne Valluy French general France 1899-05-15 1970-01-04 Rive-de-Gier Paris Q3175875
Bruce Cooper Clarke
United States Army general United States of America 1901-04-29 1988-03-17 Adams Washington, D.C. Q3645458
Wolf Graf von Baudissin
German general i Bundeswehr (1907–1993) Germany 1907-05-08 1993-06-05 Trier Hamburg Q91327
Heinrich Trettner
German general (1907-2006) Germany
Nazi Germany
1907-09-19 2006-09-18 Minden Mönchengladbach Q569380
Jacques Massu
French general France 1908-05-05 2002-10-26 Châlons-en-Champagne Conflans-sur-Loing Q693529
Ulrich de Maizière
German general (1912–2006) Germany 1912-02-24 2006-08-26
2006-08-27
Stade Bonn Q66353
Stig Synnergren
Swedish general and supreme commander (1915-2004) Sweden 1915-02-25 2004-04-29 Boden Sweden Q6200650
Franz-Joseph Schulze German general and Knight's Cross recipients Germany 1918-09-18 2005-01-31 Salzkotten Bonn Q111828
Horst von Schroeter German World War II U-boat commander (1919-2006) Germany 1919-06-10 2006-07-25 Bieberstein Bonn Q78352
Günter Luther
German admiral (1922-1997) Germany 1922-03-17 1997-05-31 Bestwig Kiel Q1560780
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
German resistance member Germany 1922-07-10 2013-03-08 Smęcino Munich Q64878
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
cousin of Queen Elizabeth II; grandson of King George V and Queen Mary and second and first cousin once removed to King Charles III United Kingdom 1935-10-09 Belgrave Square Q158258
David D. McKiernan
United States general United States of America 1950-12-11 Atlanta Q548722


military physician

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Werner Forssmann
German physician, Nobel prize winner (1904-1979) German Reich
West Germany
German Empire
1904-08-29 1979-06-01 Berlin Schopfheim Q77152
Valérie André
veteran of the French resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female General Officer France 1922-04-21 Strasbourg Q3554228


pastor

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Wolfgang Huber
German bishop Germany 1942-08-12 Strasbourg Q71790
Nikolaus Schneider
German bishop Germany 1947-09-03 Duisburg Q72878


pedagogue

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Eduard Spranger
German psychologist (1882-1963) Germany 1882-06-27
1882-06-17
1963-09-17 Groß-Lichterfelde Tübingen Q61151
Cyril Svoboda
Czech politician Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
1956-11-24 Prague Q696669


philosopher

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Theodor Litt German philosopher Germany
Kingdom of Prussia
1880-12-27 1962-07-16
1962-06-16
Düsseldorf Bonn Q104267
Karl Popper
Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994) Cisleithania
Austria
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1902-07-28 1994-09-17 Vienna Kenley Q81244
Max Müller
German philosopher and Catholic intellectual Germany 1906-09-06 1994-10-18 Offenburg Freiburg im Breisgau Q77749
Ralf Dahrendorf
German-British sociologist, politician (1929–2009) United Kingdom
Germany
1929-05-01 2009-06-17 Hamburg Cologne Q76959


physicist

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Max Born
German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970) German Reich
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1882-12-11 1970-01-05 Wrocław Göttingen Q58978
Ernst Ruska German physicist (1906–1988) Germany
Allied-occupied Germany
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
German Empire
1906-12-25 1988-05-27 Heidelberg West Berlin Q71022
J. Hans D. Jensen
German nuclear physicist West Germany
German Reich
1907-06-25 1973-02-11 Hamburg Heidelberg Q76797
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz
German physicist Germany 1911-03-28 2000-12-16 Esslingen am Neckar Allensbach Q91169
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
German physicist (1912–2007) Kingdom of Württemberg
Germany
1912-06-28 2007-04-28 Kiel Söcking Q65350
Wolfgang Paul German physicist Germany 1913-08-10 1993-12-07 Lorenzkirch Bonn Q57227
Reimar Lüst German astrophysicist (1923-2020) Germany 1923-03-25 2020-03-31 Barmen Hamburg Q73713
Herbert Kroemer
German-American physics (1928–2024) Germany
United States of America
1928-08-25 2024-03-08 Weimar Q71016
Klaus von Klitzing
German physicist Germany 1943-06-28 Środa Wielkopolska Q71024
Gerd Binnig
German physicist Germany
Allied-occupied Germany
1947-07-20 Frankfurt Q76766
Georg Bednorz
physicist Germany 1950-05-16 Neuenkirchen Q76687
Wolfgang Ketterle
German physicist Germany 1957-10-21 Heidelberg Q76462


pianist

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Vladimir Horowitz
Russian and American pianist United States of America
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Ukraine
1903-10-01 1989-11-05 Kyiv New York City Q192506
Daniel Barenboim
Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor Argentina
Israel
Spain
State of Palestine
1942-11-15 Buenos Aires Q152768


poet

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
José Gorostiza Mexican poet Mexico 1901-11-10 1973-03-16 Villahermosa Mexico City Q695854
Fodéba Keita
Guinean entertainer and politician (1921-1969) Guinea 1921-01-19 1969-05-27 Siguiri Camp Boiro Q472572


politician

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Rudolf Wissell
German politician (1869-1962) Germany 1869-03-09 1962-12-13 Göttingen Berlin Q224519
Hans von Raumer German politician (1870-1965) Germany 1870-01-10 1965-11-03 Dessau Berlin Q96964
Rudolf Krohne
German politician (1876-1953) Germany 1876-09-06 1953-06-17 Rendsburg Berlin Q96976
Andreas Hermes
German politician (1878-1964) Germany 1878-07-18
1878-07-16
1964-01-04 Cologne Berg Q66634
Isidro Ayora
President of Ecuador Ecuador 1879-09-02 1978-03-22 Loja Los Angeles Q728787
Robert Pferdmenges
German banker and politician (1880-1962) Germany 1880-03-27 1962-09-28 Mönchengladbach Cologne Q82964
Helene Weber
German politician (1881–1962) Germany 1881-03-17 1962-07-25 Elberfeld Bonn Q95851
Friedrich Dessauer German philosopher (1881-1963) Germany 1881-07-19 1963-02-16 Aschaffenburg Frankfurt Q78116
George Bell
British Anglican theologian, bishop and politician (1883–1958) United Kingdom 1883-02-04 1958-10-03 Hayling Island Canterbury Q336326
Walter von Keudell
German politician and jurist (1884-1973) Germany 1884-07-17 1973-05-07 Castellammare di Stabia Bonn Q85816
Theodor Steltzer German politician (1885-1967) Germany 1885-12-17 1967-10-27 Trittau Munich Q74239
Hans Schlange-Schöningen
German politician (1886-1960) Germany 1886-11-17 1960-07-20 Kamieniec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship Bad Godesberg Q216242
Ferdinand Friedensburg
German politician (1886-1972) Germany 1886-11-17 1972-03-11 Świdnica West Berlin
Berlin
Q895898
Hermann Pünder
German politician (1888-1976) Germany 1888-04-01 1976-10-03 Trier Fulda Q109572
Max Becker
German politician (1888-1960) Germany 1888-05-25 1960-07-29 Kassel Heidelberg Q126964
Christine Teusch
German politician (1888-1968) Germany 1888-10-11 1968-10-24 Ehrenfeld Ehrenfeld Q104995
Adolf Grimme
German politician, Lower Saxony Landtag member (1889-1963) Germany 1889-12-31 1963-08-27 Goslar Brannenburg Q84851
Wilhelm Boden German lawyer, civil servant and politician (1890-1961) Germany 1890-03-05 1961-10-18 Grumbach Birnbach Q87674
Paul Luchtenberg
German politician (1890-1973) Germany 1890-06-03 1973-04-07 Burscheid Burscheid Q1394855
Albert Stohr
Bishop of Mainz (1890-1961) Germany 1890-11-13 1961-06-03 Friedberg Seligenstadt Q69039
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
Prime Minister of Greece (1890-1973) Greece 1890-12-26 1973-07-26 Tripoli Athens Q728887
Rainer von Fieandt
Finnish politician (1890-1972) Finland 1890-12-26 1972-04-28 Turku Helsinki Q824517
Andrew S. Clarkin Irish politician (1900-1955) Ireland 1891 1955-11-23 Dublin Q507022
Erich Köhler
German politician, president of the Bundestag (1892-1958) Germany 1892-06-27 1958-10-23 Erfurt Wiesbaden Q70058
Hans Ritter von Lex
German politician (1893-1970) Germany 1893-10-27 1970 Rosenheim Munich Q91316
Nobusuke Kishi
56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan (1896-1987) Japan
Empire of Japan
1896-11-13 1987-08-07 Yamaguchi Tokyo Q315572
Werner Hilpert
German politician (1897-1957) Germany 1897-01-17 1957-02-24 Leipzig Oberursel (Taunus) Q111401
Eugen Leibfried
German politician (1897-1978) Germany 1897-04-16 1978-10-14
1978-10-12
Neckargerach Eberbach Q1372713
Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras Greek politician and diplomat Greece 1897-11-03 1991-04-27 Goura Athens Q7155968
Karl Weber
German politician, former minister of justice (1898-1985) Germany 1898-03-08 1985-05-21 Koblenz-Arenberg Koblenz Q85846
Günter Henle
German politician, diplomat, art collector and publisher (1899-1979) West Germany
Kingdom of Bavaria
1899-02-03 1979-04-13 Würzburg Duisburg Q1560566
Fritz Glahn German politician (1899-1977) Germany 1899-03-05 1977-09-29 Dellfeld Zweibrücken Q1466388
Franz Jonas
seventh President of Austria (1899–1974) Cisleithania
Austria
Nazi Germany
1899-10-04 1974-04-24 Floridsdorf Vienna Q13014
Bernhard Bauknecht
German politician (1900-1985) Germany 1900-03-31 1985-10-23 Albertshofen Ravensburg Q824734
Filinto Müller
Brazilian politician (1900-1973) Brazil 1900-07-11 1973-07-11 Cuiabá Orly Q823114
Josef Felder German politician (1900-2000) Germany 1900-08-24 2000-10-28 Augsburg Munich Q103836
Fritz Burgbacher
German politician (1900-1978) Germany 1900-09-01 1978-07-29 Mainz Cologne Q1319111
Heinrich Troeger German politician (1901-1975) Germany 1901-03-04 1975-08-28 Zeitz Bad Nauheim Q1599075
Khalil Esfandiary Bakhtiary
Persian ambassador (1901-1983) Iran 1901-04-03 1983 Isfahan Munich Q1452594
Hermann Kopf
German politician and lawyer (1901-1991) Germany 1901-05-29 1991-05-05 Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau Q1611828
Alberto Fermín Zubiría
President of Uruguay (1901-1971) Uruguay 1901-10-09 1971-10-04 Montevideo Montevideo Q535797
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman France 1901-11-03 1976-11-23 18th arrondissement of Paris Créteil Q151164
Walter Hallstein
German diplomat and statesman (1901–1982) Germany 1901-11-17 1982-03-29 Mainz Stuttgart Q159995
Nazem Akkari
Prime Minister of Lebanon Lebanon 1902 1985-03-11 Tripoli Q3337385
Cevat Açıkalın
Turkish politician and diplomat Turkey 1902 1970-05-24 Istanbul Sapanca Q6049122
Victor Bodson
lawyer and politician from Luxembourg (1902-1984) Luxembourg 1902-03-24
1902
1984-06-29 Luxembourg Mondorf-les-Bains Q649630
Otto Schmidt German politician (1902-1984) Germany 1902-08-01 1984-12-12 Cologne Sinzig Q119070
Eduard Orth
German politician (1902-1968) Germany 1902-10-13 1968-03-31 Germersheim Mainz Q1289488
Anton Sabel German politician (1902-1983) Germany 1902-10-15 1983-01-05 Neuwied Fulda Q593641
Josef Schüttler German politician (1902-1972) Germany 1902-12-11 1972-10-07 Sauerland Singen Q1230770
August Neuburger German politician (1902-1999) Germany 1902-12-22 1999-02-02 Baiertal Heidelberg Q763204
Detlef Struve German politician (1903-1987) Germany 1903-05-12 1987-05-24 Breiholz Embühren Q1201370
Ludwig Rosenberg
German politician (1903-1977) Germany 1903-06-29 1977-10-23 Charlottenburg Düsseldorf Q1463668
Erich Brost journalist (1903-1995) Germany 1903-10-29 1995-10-08 Elbląg Essen Q90776
Johann Baptist Gradl
Member of the German Bundestag (1904-1988) Germany 1904-03-25 1988-07-02 Berlin West Berlin Q96959
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Chancellor of West Germany (CDU; 1966–1969) Germany 1904-04-06 1988-03-09 Albstadt Tübingen Q2512
Matthias Hoogen German politician and lawyer (1904-1985) Germany 1904-06-25 1985-07-13 Straelen Ehrenkirchen Q1516165
Joseph Baumgartner German politician (1904-1964) Germany 1904-11-16 1964-01-21 Sulzemoos Munich Q102803
Giacinto Bosco
Italian politician (1905-1997) Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1905-01-25 1997-10-11 Santa Maria Capua Vetere Rome Q1522032
Theodor Oberländer
Minister for Expellees, Ostforscher, Probable war criminal (not convicted) (1905-1998) Germany 1905-05-01 1998-05-04 Meiningen Bonn Q64467
Boubou Hama Nigerien author, historian, and politician (1906-1982) Niger 1906 1982-01-19 Fonéko Tédjo Niamey Q2912103
Otto Freiherr von Feury German politician (1906-1998) Germany 1906-12-27 1998-03-27 Munich Steinhöring Q109046
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Prime Minister of Greece intermittently between 1955–80, President from 1980–85, 1990–95 Greece 1907-03-08 1998-04-23 Proti, Serres Athens Q156806
Hans von der Groeben
German politician (1907-2005) Germany 1907-05-14 2005-03-06 Łankiejmy Rheinbach Q69917
Jean Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers
Belgian politician Belgium 1907-07-02 1991-05-17 Braine-l'Alleud Braine-l'Alleud Q3164697
Käte Strobel
German politician (1907–1996) Germany 1907-07-23 1996-03-26 Nuremberg Nuremberg Q71560
Paul Elvinger Luxembourgian lawyer and politician (1907-1982) Luxembourg 1907-10-14 1982-12-01 Walferdange Luxembourg Q15176517
Carlos Vasallo Rojas Chilean politician and diplomat Chile 1908 1983-07-28 Santiago Santiago Q13460758
Rolf Dahlgrün
German politician (1908-1969) Germany 1908-05-19 1969-12-19 Hanover Harburg Q215094
Sarit Thanarat
Prime Minister of Thailand (1908-1963) Thailand 1908-06-16 1963-12-08 Bangkok Bangkok Q975621
Hippolyt Freiherr Poschinger von Frauenau German politician and entrepreneur (1908-1990) Germany 1908-06-19 1990-07-20 Bamberg Zwiesel Q98117
Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996) France 1909-04-17 1996-12-09 Ablon-sur-Seine Paris Q12950
Pierre Clerdent Belgian politician (1909-2006) Belgium 1909-04-29 2006-06-11 Liège Chaudfontaine Q872753
Hertha Firnberg
Austrian politician (1909-1994) Austria 1909-09-18 1994-02-14 Vienna Vienna Q1614681
Lauritz Lauritzen
German politician (1910-1980) Germany 1910-01-20 1980-06-05 Kiel Bad Honnef Q71369
Bruno Brandes
German politician (1910-1985) Germany 1910-03-27
1910-03-07
1985-06-21 Ilsede Bischofsgrün Q993078
Josef Klaus
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001) Austria 1910-08-15 2001-07-25 Kötschach-Mauthen Vienna Q241131
Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane Private secretary United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1910-09-30 1984-04-30 London Aberdeen Q641835
Karl Schiller
German scientist and politician (1911-1994) Germany 1911-04-24 1994-12-26 Wrocław Hamburg Q65513
Teddy Kollek
Israeli politician (1911-2007) Israel 1911-05-27 2007-01-02
2007-01-07
Nagyvázsony Jerusalem Q302203
Kurt Conrad
German politician (1911-1982) Germany 1911-10-19 1982-07-16 Homburg Homburg Q1793455
Veikko Helle
Finnish politician Finland 1911-12-11 2005-02-05 Vihti Lohja Q5799015
Heinz Kühn
German politician (SPD) (1912-1992) Germany 1912-02-18 1992-03-12 Cologne Cologne Q87622
Hamengkubuwono IX
Sultan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, first Governor of the Special region of Yogyakarta and 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1912-1988) Indonesia 1912-04-12 1988-10-02
1988-10-03
Yogyakarta Washington, D.C. Q76227
Fritz Hellwig
German politician (1912-2017) Germany 1912-08-03 2017-07-22 Saarbrücken Bonn Q71949
Franz Amrehn
German politician (1912-1981) Germany 1912-11-23 1981-10-04 Berlin West Berlin Q96399
Praphas Charusathien
Thai military officer, politician (1912-1997) Thailand 1912-11-25 1997-08-18 Udon Thani Bangkok Q964152
Heinz Galinski
president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (1912-1992) Germany 1912-11-28 1992-07-19 Malbork Berlin Q74324
Teuvo Aura
Finnish politician and jurist (1912–1999) Finland 1912-12-28 1999-01-11 Ruskeala Maria Hospital Q699071
Fritz Erler
German politician (1913-1967) Germany 1913-07-14 1967-02-22 Berlin Pforzheim Q71365
Philipp von Bismarck
German politician (1913–2006) Germany 1913-08-19 2006-07-20 Jarchlino Obernholz Q98103
Eduard Wallnöfer
Austrian politician (1913-1989) Austria 1913-12-11 1989-03-15 Schluderns Innsbruck Q113599
Rudolf Eberhard German politician (1914-1998) Germany 1914-11-01 1998-12-26 Nuremberg Munich Q100405
Melih Esenbel
Diplomat, politician Turkey 1915 1995-07-27 Istanbul Istanbul Q6079309
Christian Broda Austrian lawyer and politician (1916-1987) Austria 1916-03-12 1987-02-01 Vienna Vienna Q89372
Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm
German politician (1916-1977) Germany 1916-10-17 1977-01-19 Munich Bad Soden-Salmünster Q109177
Hans Joachim Sewering German physician (1916-2010) Germany 1916-10-30
1916-01-30
2010-06-18 Bochum Dachau Q74289
Rinaldo Del Bo
Italian politician (1916-1991) Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1916-11-19 1991-01-16 Milan Milan Q1226622
Bruno Heck
German politician (1917-1989) Germany 1917-01-20 1989-09-16 Aalen Blaubeuren Q316603
Liselotte Funcke
German politician (1918-2012) Germany 1918-07-20 2012-08-02
2012-08-01
Hagen Hagen Q1485298
Werner Dollinger
German politician and economist (1918-2008) Germany 1918-10-10 2008-01-03 Neustadt an der Aisch Neustadt an der Aisch Q488902
Werner Maihofer
German legal scholar and politician Germany 1918-10-20 2009-10-06 Constance Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Q65587
Mikko Juva
Finnish historian, politician, Lutheran theologian and archbishop Finland 1918-11-22 2004-01-01 Kaarlela Turku Q1933723
Josef Stingl German politician (1919-2004) Germany 1919-03-19 2004-03-19 Chlum Svaté Maří Leutesdorf Q120800
Albert Osswald
German politician (1919-1996) Germany 1919-05-16 1996-08-15 Giessen Schwangau Q87682
Hans Georg Emde German politician (1919-2013) Germany 1919-07-28 2013-02-15 Elberfeld Hachenburg Q1579715
Georg Leber
German politician (SPD) (1920-2012) Germany 1920-10-07 2012-08-21 Obertiefenbach Schönau am Königsee Q62237
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
German politician (1921-2016) Germany 1921-05-11 2016-12-07 Essen Munich Q215201
Otto Grieg Tidemand
Norwegian politician Norway 1921-06-18 2006-06-10 Oslo Oslo Q7109609
Wolfgang Mischnick
German politician (1921-2002) Germany 1921-09-29 2002-10-06 Dresden Bad Soden am Taunus Q90837
Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
German Social Democrat politician (1922-2005) Germany 1922-07-24 2005-02-24 Olsztyn Cologne Q67517
Katharina Focke
German politician & federal minister in the government of Willy Brandt & Helmut Schmidt Germany
Prussia
1922-10-08 2016-07-10 Bonn Cologne Q90823
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Spanish politician (1922–2012) Spain 1922-11-23 2012-01-15 Vilalba Calle de Fernando el Católico, Madrid Q276043
André Bord
French politician France 1922-11-30 2013-05-13 Strasbourg Holtzheim Q517196
Wilhelm Haferkamp
German politician (1923-1995) Germany 1923-07-01 1995-01-17 Duisburg City of Brussels Q66851
Joseph Rudolph Grimes
Liberian politician Liberia 1923-10-31 2007-09-07 Monrovia Guttenberg Q12432984
Louis Lansana Beavogui
President Guinea (1923-1984) Guinea 1923-12-28 1984-08-19 Macenta Conakry Q718245
Karl-Heinz Narjes
German politician (1924-2015) Germany 1924-01-30 2015-01-26 Soltau Bonn Q77989
Paul Mikat
German politician (1924-2011) Germany 1924-12-10 2011-09-24 Scherfede Düsseldorf Q2061301
Kurt Gscheidle
German politician (1924-2003) Germany 1924-12-16 2003-02-22 Stuttgart Saarbrücken Q69145
Walter Arendt
German politician:Social Democratic Party (SPD)/Federal Minister of Labour/Social Affairs/Germany(1969-1976) Germany 1925-01-17 2005-03-07 Heessen Bornheim Q84385
Friedrich Zimmermann
German politician (1925-2012) Germany 1925-07-18 2012-09-16 Munich Filzmoos Q65529
Werner Nachmann
president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (1925-1988) Germany 1925-08-12 1988-01-21 Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Q95385
Helmut Rohde
German politician (SPD) (1925-2016) Germany 1925-11-09 2016-04-16 Hanover Sankt Augustin Q897281
Walther Leisler Kiep
German politician Germany 1926-01-05 2016-05-09 Hamburg Kronberg im Taunus Q2547309
Erhard Eppler
German politician (1926-2019) Germany 1926-12-09 2019-10-19 Ulm Schwäbisch Hall Q71360
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009) Germany 1926-12-20 2009-12-05 Aachen Bonn Q60153
Botho Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
German noble (1927-2008) Germany 1927-02-16 2008-01-27 Eisenach Bad Reichenhall Q75893
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (1927-2016) Germany
German Democratic Republic
1927-03-21 2016-03-31 Reideburg Pech Q106235
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Polish politician and prime minister (1927-2013) Poland 1927-04-18 2013-10-28 Płock Warsaw Q55922
Karl Ravens
German politician (1927-2017) Germany 1927-06-29 2017-09-08 Achim Hanover Q85853
Gerhard Jahn
German politician (1927-1998) Germany 1927-09-10 1998-10-20 Kassel Marburg Q73924
Leopold Wagner Austrian politician (1927-2008) Austria 1927-12-04 2008-09-26 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Q88543
Gerhard Stoltenberg
German politician and minister (1928-2001) Germany 1928-09-29 2001-11-23 Kiel Bad Godesberg Q62214
Martin Purtscher
Austrian politician Austria 1928-11-12 2023-01-27 Thüringen Q1398063
Martin Grüner
German politician (1929-2018) Germany 1929-07-19 2018-02-04 Stuttgart Bonn Q1522327
Erkki Pystynen Finnish politician Finland 1929-11-02 Heinola Q5389685
Kurt Biedenkopf
German politician Germany 1930-01-28 2021-08-12 Ludwigshafen Dresden Q64176
Egon Klepsch
German politician Germany 1930-01-30 2010-09-18 Děčín Koblenz Q61013
Dieter Julius Cronenberg German politician (1930-2013) Germany 1930-02-08 2013-11-21 Neheim-Hüsten Q124036
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017) Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
Germany
1930-04-03 2017-06-16 Friesenheim Oggersheim Q2518
Guido Brunner
German diplomat and politician (1930–1997) Spain
Germany
1930-05-27 1997-12-02 Madrid Madrid Q216261
Johannes Rau
president of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 July 2004 Germany 1931-01-16 2006-01-27 Wuppertal Berlin Q2551
Peter Schmidhuber
German politician Germany 1931-12-15 2020-12-26 Munich Q67956
Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck
German politician (1931-2017) Germany 1931-12-17 2017-07-26 Münster Surenburg Q123370
Max Streibl
German politician (1932-1998) Germany 1932-01-06 1998-12-11 Oberammergau Munich Q63569
Richard Lugar
American politician (1932-2019) United States of America 1932-04-04 2019-04-28 Indianapolis Fairfax Q363079
Luigi Berlinguer
Italian jurist and politician (1932–2023) Italy 1932-07-25 2023-11-01 Sassari Siena Q327879
Bernhard Vogel
German politician Germany 1932-12-19 Göttingen Q74268
Erich Schneider German politician (1933-) Germany 1933-08-02 2024-02-08 Q1353189
Norbert Blüm
German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020) Germany 1935-07-21 2020-04-23 Rüsselsheim am Main Bonn Q66632
Heikki Haavisto
Finnish politician (1935–2022) Finland 1935-08-20 2022-07-22 Raisio Raisio Q4348825
Wolfgang Böhmer
German politician Germany
German Democratic Republic
1936-01-27 Dürrhennersdorf Q64299
Amr Moussa
politician from Egypt Egypt 1936-10-03 Cairo Q381113
Anke Fuchs
German politician (1937–2019) Germany 1937-07-05 2019-10-14 Hamburg Wilhelmshaven Q73197
Rudolf Seiters
German politician Germany 1937-10-13 Osnabrück Q73941
Lothar Späth
German politician of the CDU (1937-2016) Germany 1937-11-16 2016-03-18 Sigmaringen Stuttgart Q69349
Rainer Offergeld
German politician and jurist Germany 1937-12-26 Genoa Q95845
Klaus Töpfer
German politician Germany 1938-07-29 2024-06-08 Wałbrzych Munich Q62889
Wolfgang Bötsch
German politician (1938-2017) Germany 1938-09-08 2017-10-14 Bad Kreuznach Würzburg Q85844
Klaus Hänsch
German politician (born 1938) Germany 1938-12-15 Szprotawa Q62420
Theo Waigel
German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria party Germany 1939-04-22 Ursberg Q62077
Harald Ringstorff
German politician Germany
German Democratic Republic
German Reich
1939-09-25 2020-11-19 Wittenburg Schwerin Q65536
Jerzy Buzek
Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001) President of the European Parliament (2009-2012) Poland 1940-07-03 Smilovice Q55910
Volker Hauff
German politician Germany 1940-08-09 Backnang Q96981
Pertti Salolainen
Finnish politician Finland 1940-10-19 Helsinki Q326512
Hermann Otto Solms
German politician Germany 1940-11-24 Lich Q70407
Petr Pithart
Czech politician, lawyer and political scientist Czech Republic 1941-01-02 Kladno Q685676
Paavo Lipponen
Finnish politician Finland 1941-04-23 Pello Q29110
Edmund Stoiber
German politician Germany 1941-09-28 Oberaudorf Q44507
Eberhard Diepgen
German politician Germany 1941-11-13 Pankow Q60957
László Sólyom
politician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023) Hungary 1942-01-03 2023-10-08 Pécs Budapest Q152335
Mohamed ElBaradei
Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Egypt 1942-06-17 Cairo Q133308
Riitta Uosukainen
Finnish politician Finland 1942-06-18 Lesogorsky Q438744
Daniel Tarschys
Swedish political scientist Sweden 1943-07-21 Engelbrekt church parish Q5218897
Kasit Piromya
Thai politician Thailand 1944-12-15 Thonburi Q58288
Georg Milbradt
German politician Germany 1945-02-23 Eslohe Q67527
Hans-Gert Pöttering
German politician Germany 1945-09-15 Bersenbrück Q57301
Józef Oleksy
Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (1946-2015) Poland 1946-06-22 2015-01-09 Nowy Sącz Warsaw Q55924
Erkki Tuomioja
Finnish politician Finland 1946-07-01 Helsinki Q58121
Erwin Pröll
Austrian politician, governor of Lower Austria Austria 1946-12-24 Ziersdorf Q78762
Paul Breyne
Belgian politician Belgium 1947-01-10 Ypres Q2054522
Peter Harry Carstensen
German politician Germany 1947-03-12 Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog Q62196
Jean-Yves Le Drian
French politician (born 1947) France 1947-06-30 Lorient Q559040
Siim Kallas
Estonian politician Estonia 1948-10-02 Tallinn Q156469
Norbert Lammert
German politician, president of the Bundestag Germany 1948-11-16 Bochum Q57474
Erwin Sellering
German politician Germany 1949-10-18 Sprockhövel Q69301
Michel Barnier
Prime Minister of France since 2024 France 1951-01-09 La Tronche Q438465
Bertie Ahern
11th Taoiseach of Ireland from 1997 to 2008 Ireland 1951-09-12 Drumcondra Q154550
Volker Bouffier
German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse Germany 1951-12-18 Giessen Q69341
Klaus Wowereit
German politician Germany 1953-10-01 West Berlin Q8863
Matthias Platzeck
German politician (SPD) German Democratic Republic
Germany
1953-12-29 Potsdam Q57682
Jean-Claude Juncker
Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019) Luxembourg 1954-12-09 Redange Q57661
Alexei Gordeyev
Russian politician Russia 1955-02-28 Frankfurt (Oder) Q478290
Martin Schulz
German politician Germany 1955-12-20 Hehlrath Q17905
Zoltán Balog
Hungarian Reformed bishop; former politician, minister Hungary 1958-01-07 Ózd Q218882
Didier Reynders
Belgian politician, currently European Commissioner for Justice Belgium 1958-08-06 Liège Q978208
Stanislaw Tillich
former Minister-President of Saxony Germany 1959-04-10 Neudörfel Q77391
Andris Teikmanis
Latvian politician Latvia 1959-11-29 Riga Q4453739
Mart Laar
Estonian politician and historian Estonia 1960-04-22 Viljandi Q307473
Hannelore Kraft
German politician Germany 1961-06-12 Mülheim an der Ruhr Q61938
Mehdi Jomaa
Tunisian politician Tunisia
France
1962-04-21 Mahdia Q15304780
Pieter De Crem
Belgian federal minister of Defence Belgium 1962-07-22 Aalter Q1534851
Bruno Le Maire
french politician France 1969-04-15 Neuilly-sur-Seine Q993472
Mathias Cormann
Australian politician Australia
Belgium
1970-09-20 Eupen Q1813692


publisher

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Franz Burda sr.
German publisher (1903-1986) Germany 1903-02-24 1986-09-30 Philippsburg Offenburg Q76021
Axel Springer
German mass media owner Germany 1912-05-02 1985-09-22 Altona West Berlin Q216183


theologian

[edit]
name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Rudolf Bultmann
German theologian Germany 1884-08-20 1976-07-30 Wiefelstede Marburg Q76327
Willem Visser 't Hooft
Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966 Kingdom of the Netherlands 1900-09-20 1985-07-04 Haarlem Geneva Q574414
Joachim Beckmann German theologian Germany 1901-07-18 1987-01-18 Eickel Haan Q1634734
Heinrich Albertz
German Protestant pastor and politician (SPD), MdL, MdA, Governing Mayor of Berlin Germany 1915-01-22 1993-05-18 Wrocław Bremen Q705862
Konrad Raiser
German Protestant theologian Germany 1938-01-25 Magdeburg Q84846
Gianfranco Ravasi
Catholic cardinal Italy 1942-10-18 Merate Q531594


university teacher

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Joseph Höffner
German Cardinal (1906-1987) Germany 1906-12-24 1987-10-16 Horhausen Cologne Q45060
Karl Lehmann
German theologian, Bishop of Mainz, catholic Cardinal (1936-2018) Germany 1936-05-16 2018-03-11 Sigmaringen Mainz Q45019
Zenon Grocholewski
Catholic cardinal Poland 1939-10-11 2020-07-17 Bródki, Greater Poland Voivodeship Rome Q189728


writer

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Pin Malakul
Thai educator and writer (1903-1995) Thailand 1903-10-24 1995-10-05 Bangkok Bangkok Q835781
Manfred Rommel
German politician (1928–2013) Germany 1928-12-24 2013-11-07
2013-10-07
Stuttgart Stuttgart Q57952


Misc

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name image description country of citizenship date of birth date of death place of birth place of death item
Ramón Menéndez Pidal
Spanish philologist (1869-1968) Spain 1869-03-13 1968-11-14 A Coruña Madrid Q381953
Massimo Pilotti
Italian jurist Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1879-08-01 1962-04-29 Rome Rome Q3851409
Emil Preetorius
German scenographer and politician (1883-1973) Germany 1883-06-21 1973-01-27 Mainz Munich Q523225
Friedrich Flick
German businessperson, convicted of WWII war crimes (1883-1972) Germany 1883-07-10 1972-07-20 Kreuztal
Ernsdorf
Constance Q63888
Karl von Frisch
German-Austrian ethologist (1886-1982) Austria 1886-11-20 1982-06-12 Vienna Munich Q60060
Gerhard Marcks
German sculptor (1889–1981) Germany 1889-02-18 1981-11-13 Berlin Burgbrohl Q61507
Friedrich Baethgen German historian Germany 1890-07-30 1972-06-18 Greifswald Munich Q108753
Pekka Myrberg
Finnish mathematician Finland 1892-12-30 1976-07-21 Vyborg Helsinki Q3702124
Friedrich Ruge
German admiral (1894-1985) Germany 1894-12-24 1985-07-03 Leipzig Tübingen Q71542
John Cullberg
Bishop of Västerås Sweden 1895-04-23 1983-08-10 Harestads parish Uppsala Q5614033
Giorgio Liuzzi Italian general Italy
Kingdom of Italy
1895-08-30 1983-11-05 Vercelli Milan Q3765554
Josef Kammhuber
German general Germany 1896-08-19 1986-01-25 Tüßling Munich Q65566
Shiina Etsusaburo
Japanese bureaucrat and politician (1898-1979) Japan
Empire of Japan
1898-01-16 1979-09-30 Mizusawa Keio University Hospital Q509600
Joseph Wendel
German prelate; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising Germany 1901-05-27 1960-12-31 Blieskastel Munich Q45317
Werner Heisenberg
German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
1901-12-05 1976-02-01 Würzburg Munich Q40904
Gret Palucca
German dancer Germany
German Reich
German Democratic Republic
1902-01-08 1993-03-22 Munich Dresden Q441984
Heinz Rühmann
German actor (1902–1994) German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
West Germany
Germany
1902-03-07 1994-10-03
1994-10-04
Essen Aufkirchen Q60876
Konrad Lorenz
Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 Austria 1903-11-07 1989-02-27 Vienna Vienna Q78496
Karl Holzamer former director general of ZDF Germany 1906-10-13 2007-04-22 Frankfurt Mainz Q109353
Johann von Kielmansegg
German general Germany 1906-12-30 2006-05-26 Hofgeismar Bonn Q1692273
Kurt Bittel
German prehistorian Germany
German Reich
1907-07-05 1991-01-30 Heidenheim an der Brenz Heidenheim an der Brenz Q99134
Max Danz German athletics competitor and internist (1908-2000) Germany 1908-09-06 2000-06-20 Kassel Kassel Q1912390
Martin Held
actor (1908-1992) Germany 1908-11-11 1992-01-31 Berlin Berlin Q112253
Karl Klasen
President of the Bundesbank Germany 1909-04-23 1991-04-22 Hamburg Hamburg Q1731927
Lennart Bernadotte
Swedish prince Sweden 1909-05-08 2004-12-21 Stockholm Mainau Q564226
Konrad Zuse
German computer scientist and engineer (1910 - 1995) Germany 1910-06-22 1995-12-18 Wilmersdorf Hünfeld Q60093
Georg Meistermann
German artist (1911–1990) Germany 1911-06-16 1990-06-12 Solingen Cologne Q1410754
Helmut Coing German legal scholar Germany 1912-02-28 2000-08-15 Celle Kronberg im Taunus Q112106
Ernst Cramer German opinion journalist Germany
United States of America
1913-01-28 2010-01-19 Augsburg Berlin Q88958
Johannes Steinhoff
German World War II fighter pilot and general of the Bundeswehr Germany 1913-09-15 1994-02-21 Bottendorf Pech Q61466
Rolf Rodenstock German entrepreneur (1917-1997) Germany 1917-07-01 1997-02-06 Munich Munich Q121224
Gerd Schmückle German general officer and author (1917-2013) Germany 1917-12-01 2013-05-28 Stuttgart Munich Q1259231
Nils Oker-Blom
Finnish physician, professor and archiater Finland 1919-08-05 1995-01-16 Helsinki Helsinki Q5408218
Karl Dietrich Bracher German historian and political scientist (1922-2016) Germany 1922-03-13 2016-09-19 Stuttgart Bonn Q69799
Loriot
German humorist, cartoonist, film director and actor Germany 1923-11-12 2011-08-22 Brandenburg an der Havel Ammerland (Münsing) Q44736
Ernst Breit
German trade unionist (1924-2013) Germany 1924-08-20 2013-02-22 Lohe-Rickelshof Bonn Q90839
Alfred Grosser
Writer, sociologist and political scientist (1925–2024) France
Germany
1925-02-01 2024-02-07 Frankfurt 14th arrondissement of Paris Q76395
Egidius Braun eighth president of the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB, German Football Association) Germany 1925-02-27 2022-03-16 Breinig Aachen Q74497
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
French official and politician (1926–2020) France 1926-02-02 2020-12-02 Koblenz Authon Q2124
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017) United States of America
Second Polish Republic
1928-03-28 2017-05-26 Warsaw Falls Church Q168041
Dieter Wellershoff
German soldier Germany 1933-03-16 2005-07-16 Dortmund Flamersheim Q87874
Gustav Hägglund
Finnish general and former Chief of Defence Finland 1938-09-06 Vyborg Q3357738
Kálmán Györgyi Hungarian jurist (1939-2019) Hungary 1939-05-24 2019-02-17 Budapest Q1030490
Henk van den Breemen
Dutch general Kingdom of the Netherlands 1941-03-23 2024-01-20 Valkenswaard Mijnsheerenland Q823305
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
German biologist (1995 Nobel Prize) Germany 1942-10-20 Magdeburg Q77174
Jean-Louis Tauran
cardinal from France (1943-2018) France 1943-04-05 2018-07-05 Bordeaux Hartford Q450310
Erwin Neher
German biophysicist Nazi Germany
Germany
1944-03-20 Landsberg am Lech Q77126
Roland Koch
German jurist and former politician Germany 1958-03-24 Frankfurt Q60934

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