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Karl Marx
(Philosopher & Economist - Famous for His Theory of 'Marxism' )
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117
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 5, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trier, Germany
Died: March 14, 1883
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Nicole Brown Simpson
(Murdered Wife of American Footballer O. J. Simpson)
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35
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 19, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: June 12, 1994
3
Richard Wagner
(Known for His Operas and Music Dramas ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ and ‘Tristan und Isolde’)
95
31
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Zazie Beetz
(Actress Best Known for Her Comedy Series ‘Atlanta’ and Anthology Series ‘Easy’)
70
39
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 25, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mitte, Berlin, Germany
5
Marco Reus
(German Professional Football Player Who Plays as an Attacking Midfielder / Forward)
73
22
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Johannes Brahms
(One of the Romantic Period's Most Revered and Popular Composers)
77
4
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Otto Frank
(German Businessman and Father of ‘Anne Frank', the Author of 'The Diary of a Young Girl’)
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7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 12, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Province of Hesse-Nassau
Died: August 19, 1980
8
Albrecht Durer
(German High Renaissance Painter Best Known for His Work ‘Meisterstiche’)
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11
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 21, 1471
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Died: April 6, 1528
9
Sophie Scholl
(German Student and Anti-Nazi Political Activist)
59
20
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Manfred von Richthofen
(One of the Most Widely Known German Fighter Pilots of All Time)
35
21
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 2, 1892
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: April 21, 1918
11
Lena Meyer-Landrut
(German Singer Best Known as the Winner of the 'Eurovision Song Contest 2010' for Her Song 'Satellite')
46
19
Listed In: Lyricists & Songwriters
Birthdate: May 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
12
Sabine Schmitz
(Racecar driver)
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13
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Walter Gropius
(Architect)
25
12
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 18, 1883
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 5, 1969
14
Klaus Meine
(German Rock Singer Best Known as the Longtime Frontman of the Hard Rock Band 'Scorpions')
11
4
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Klemens von Metternich
(Chancellor of the Austrian Empire from 1821 to 1848)
13
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 15, 1773
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: June 11, 1859
16
Lilli Palmer
(Actress)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: January 27, 1986
17
Lex Barker
(Actor)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 8, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rye, New York, United States
Died: May 11, 1973
18
Baron Münchhausen
(Fiction writer)
10
5
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Senta Berger
(Actress Best Known for Her Role in the TV Series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.')
10
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 13, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
20
Augustus II the Strong
(Elector of Saxony)
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3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1670
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: February 1, 1733
21
Novalis
(German Romantic Poet and Philosopher Known for His Poems ‘Hymns to the Night’ and ‘Spiritual Songs’)
13
4
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Franz Mesmer
(Doctor)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 23, 1734
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Swabia, Germany
Died: March 5, 1815
23
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
(German Expressionist Painter and Printmaker Who was One of the Founders of the Artists Group 'Die Brücke')
10
3
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 6, 1880
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aschaffenburg, Germany
Died: June 15, 1938
24
Dieter Rams
(German Industrial Designer and Educator Who Believed in the "Less but Better" Approach)
6
2
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Sebastian Koch
(Actor)
3
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 31, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
26
Gustav Stresemann
(Chancellor of Germany)
6
2
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Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
(Prince)
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5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 18, 1869
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: August 2, 1955
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Otto Lilienthal
(German Aeronautical Engineer Who Completed Successful Glider Flights for the First Time)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Anklam, Germany
Died: August 10, 1896
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Hans Münch
(Physician)
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1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 14, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Died: 2001 AD
30
Justus von Liebig
(German Chemist Who is Considered One of the Principal Founders of Organic Chemistry)
6
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 12, 1803
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: April 18, 1873
31
Michael Cretu
(Founder of Enigma)
3
1
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Gregor Strasser
(Politician, Pharmacist)
3
1
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George I of Great Britain
(Former King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714 - 1727))
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12
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 28, 1660
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: June 11, 1727
34
Rudolph I of Habsburg
(King)
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1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 1, 1218
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Breisgau
Died: July 15, 1291
35
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
(officer)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parchim
Died: June 18, 1916
36
Wolfgang Porsche
(Shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Porsche AG)
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0
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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
(German Physician & Naturalist Considered to be a Main Founder of 'Zoology' and 'Anthropology' as Comparative, Scientific Disciplines)
3
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 11, 1752
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gotha, Germany
Died: January 22, 1840
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Tom Tykwer
(Best Known as the Director of Films: 'Run Lola Run', 'Heaven' and 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer')
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 23, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wuppertal, Germany
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Walter Sickert
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 31, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Munich
Died: January 22, 1942
40
Diana Damrau
(Singer)
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0
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Christiane Kubrick
(German Actress and Widow of American Filmmaker 'Stanley Kubrick')
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
42
Karoline Herfurth
(Actress)
5
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 22, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
43
Emile Berliner
(Inventor)
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1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 20, 1851
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: August 3, 1929
44
Max Ophüls
(Film Director)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 6, 1902
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saarbrücken, Germany
Died: March 26, 1957
45
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
(Retired German Formula-1 Racing Driver)
3
1
46
Vanessa Mai
(Singer)
5
0
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Sepp Dietrich
(Military Officer)
5
4
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Hans Frank
(German Politician and Lawyer Who Served as Governor-General of Poland During World War II)
13
13
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Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
(Princess)
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0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: November 16, 1878
50
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
(Prominent Figure and Catalyst of the New German Cinema Movement)
2
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 31, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bad Wörishofen, Germany
Died: June 10, 1982
