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Karl Marx
(Philosopher & Economist - Famous for His Theory of 'Marxism' )
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114
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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31
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’)
93
29
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Zazie Beetz
(Actress Best Known for Her Comedy Series ‘Atlanta’ and Anthology Series ‘Easy’)
68
36
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)
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22
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Johannes Brahms
(One of the Romantic Period's Most Revered and Popular Composers)
75
4
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Otto Frank
(German Businessman and Father of ‘Anne Frank', the Author of 'The Diary of a Young Girl’)
66
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)
58
18
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Manfred von Richthofen
(One of the Most Widely Known German Fighter Pilots of All Time)
34
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')
43
18
Listed In: Lyricists & Songwriters
Birthdate: May 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
12
Sabine Schmitz
(Racecar driver)
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Walter Gropius
(Architect)
24
12
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: May 18, 1883
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 5, 1969
14
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
15
Klaus Meine
(German Rock Singer Best Known as the Longtime Frontman of the Hard Rock Band 'Scorpions')
10
4
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Lilli Palmer
(Actress)
13
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: January 27, 1986
17
Lex Barker
(Actor)
8
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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Augustus II the Strong
(Elector of Saxony)
12
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1670
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: February 1, 1733
20
Senta Berger
(Actress Best Known for Her Role in the TV Series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.')
8
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 13, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
21
Dieter Rams
(German Industrial Designer and Educator Who Believed in the "Less but Better" Approach)
6
2
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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
23
Gustav Stresemann
(Chancellor of Germany)
6
2
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Novalis
(German Romantic Poet and Philosopher Known for His Poems ‘Hymns to the Night’ and ‘Spiritual Songs’)
12
4
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Franz Mesmer
(Doctor)
5
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 23, 1734
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Swabia, Germany
Died: March 5, 1815
26
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
27
Otto Lilienthal
(German Aeronautical Engineer Who Completed Successful Glider Flights for the First Time)
6
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Anklam, Germany
Died: August 10, 1896
28
Sebastian Koch
(Actor)
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1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 31, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
29
Hans Münch
(Physician)
4
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)
5
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 12, 1803
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: April 18, 1873
31
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
32
Michael Cretu
(Founder of Enigma)
3
1
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Rudolph I of Habsburg
(King)
6
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 1, 1218
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Breisgau
Died: July 15, 1291
34
Sepp Dietrich
(Military Officer)
5
4
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Karoline Herfurth
(Actress)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 22, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
36
Baldur von Schirach
(German Nazi Politician and Leader of the Nazi Youth Movement)
10
9
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Joseph Beuys
(German Abstract Painter and Founder of a Provocative Art Movement Known as 'Fluxus')
3
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Krefeld, Germany
Died: January 23, 1986
38
Diana Damrau
(Singer)
4
0
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Gregor Strasser
(Politician, Pharmacist)
3
1
40
Stefan Quandt
(German Billionaire Heir, Industrialist and Co-Owner of 'BMW')
2
1
41
Wolfgang Porsche
(Shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Porsche AG)
4
0
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Emile Berliner
(Inventor)
5
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 20, 1851
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: August 3, 1929
43
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
44
Tom Tykwer
(Best Known as the Director of Films: 'Run Lola Run', 'Heaven' and 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer')
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 23, 1965
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wuppertal, Germany
45
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
(officer)
3
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parchim
Died: June 18, 1916
46
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
47
Dieter Zetsche
(German Businessman, Chairman of 'TUI AG' and Former Head of 'Mercedes-Benz')
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0
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Christiane Kubrick
(German Actress and Widow of American Filmmaker 'Stanley Kubrick')
2
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
49
Karl Wolff
(Politician, Officer)
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3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 13, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Darmstadt
Died: July 17, 1984
50
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
(Retired German Formula-1 Racing Driver)
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