Frankfurt has produced a number of well-known record producers, poets, chemists, philosophers, actors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Frankfurt includes Hans Zimmer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Otto Hahn, Erich Fromm, Ernst Udet, and many others.

Famous People Born In Frankfurt

Hans ZimmerHans Zimmer
(Music Composer)

12 September 1957

German

Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
(Poet)

28 August 1749

German

Otto HahnOtto Hahn
(Chemist)

08 March 1879

German

Erich FrommErich Fromm
(Psychologist, Philosopher, University teacher, Non-fiction writer, Sociologist)

23 March 1900

German

Karl SchwarzschildKarl Schwarzschild
(Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University teacher, Mathematician)

09 October 1873

German

Ernst UdetErnst Udet
(Aviator, Officer, Actor)

26 April 1896

German

Mink BrarMink Brar
(actor, film producer, model)

04 November 1980

German

Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von Kleist
(Playwright, Poet, Short story writer, Novelist, Writer, Poet lawyer, Journalist)

18 October 1777

German

Klaus BadeltKlaus Badelt
(Composer, Film score composer)

12 June 1967

German

Willy MesserschmittWilly Messerschmitt
(Aeronautical engineer, Engineer, University teacher)

26 June 1898

German

Nadja BenaissaNadja Benaissa
(Singer, Actor, Songwriter)

26 April 1982

German

Georg Konrad MorgenGeorg Konrad Morgen
(Judge, Jurist)

08 June 1909

German

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Marcus NispelMarcus Nispel
(film director)

15 April 1963

German

Ellen von UnwerthEllen von Unwerth
(photographer)

1954 AD

German

Jan KirchhoffJan Kirchhoff
(Association football player)

01 October 1990

German

Amschel Mayer RothschildAmschel Mayer Rothschild
(Banker)

12 June 1773

German

Birgit PrinzBirgit Prinz
(Association football player, Psychologist)

25 October 1977

German

Bettina von ArnimBettina von Arnim
(Writer, Salon-holder, Composer, Novelist)

04 April 1785

German

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Carl Mayer von RothschildCarl Mayer von Rothschild
(Banker)

24 April 1788

German

Jo WeilJo Weil
(Voice actor, Singer, Stage actor, Film actor)

29 August 1977

German

Abraham GeigerAbraham Geiger
(Historian, Rabbi, University teacher)

24 May 1810

German

Erich Seligmann FrommErich Seligmann Fromm

23 March 1900

German

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