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Ludwig van Beethoven
(One of the Most Admired Composers and Pianists in the History of Western Music)
262
46
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 17, 1770
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: March 26, 1827
2
Marlene Dietrich
(Actress and Singer)
75
32
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
Died: May 6, 1992
3
Johannes Kepler
(Astronomer Best Known for his Laws of Plantery Motion)
90
16
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 27, 1571
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Weil der Stadt, Germany
Died: November 15, 1630
4
Werner Heisenberg
(German Theoretical Physicist and One of the Main Pioneers of the Theory of Quantum Mechanics)
43
9
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Würzburg, Germany
Died: February 1, 1976
5
Robert Koch
(Physician)
28
5
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 11, 1843
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Died: May 27, 1910
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Fritz Haber
(Chemist)
25
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 9, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wrocław
Died: January 29, 1934
7
Rainer Maria Rilke
(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
28
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 29, 1926
8
Max Born
(German Physicist Who Won Nobel Prize for His Contribution to Quantum Mechanics)
17
5
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 11, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: January 5, 1970
9
Mats Hummels
(Association football player)
15
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bergisch Gladbach
10
Paul Klee
(Swiss-born German Artist Whose Work Exhibited Shades of 'Expressionism', 'Cubism', and 'Surrealism')
18
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 18, 1879
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
Died: May 29, 1940
11
Klaus Fuchs
(Theoretical Physicist and Atomic Spy)
20
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 29, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rüsselsheim, German Empire
Died: January 28, 1988
12
Horst Buchholz
(Actor)
19
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 4, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 3, 2003
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Katarina Witt
(Figure skater)
16
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Staaken, Berlin, Germany
14
Leopold I of Belgium
(First King of the Belgians (1831 - 1865))
11
6
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 16, 1790
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
Died: December 10, 1865
15
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
(German-English Army Officer, Admiral, Scientist and Colonial Governor)
15
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 17, 1619
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: November 29, 1682
16
Alicia von Rittberg
(German Actress Known for Her Role as ‘Ida Lenze’ in the TV Series ‘Charité’ and Film 'Fury')
13
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
17
Princess Feodora of Leiningen
(Princess)
5
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 7, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amorbach, Germany
Died: September 23, 1872
18
Helmut Schmidt
(Politician)
6
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 23, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 10, 2015
19
Theodor Schwann
(Physiologist)
19
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 7, 1810
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Neuss, Germany
Died: January 11, 1882
20
Alfred Eisenstaedt
(Father of Photojournalism)
20
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: December 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tczew, Germany
Died: April 23, 1995
21
Heinrich Heine
(German Poet & Literary Critic Know for His Works 'Germany. A Winter's Tale' and 'Buch der Lieder')
9
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 17, 1856
22
Joseph Pilates
(Physical Trainer and Inventor of the 'Pilates' Method of Physical Fitness)
7
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Died: October 9, 1967
23
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
(Designer)
12
2
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: April 5, 2012
24
Willy Brandt
(Chancellor of Germany (1969 - 1974))
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5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 18, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lübeck, Germany
Died: October 8, 1992
25
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor (1745 - 1765))
5
3
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 8, 1708
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: August 18, 1765
26
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
(German Mathematician Who Founded the Theory of Elliptic Functions)
10
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1804
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: February 18, 1851
27
Otto Dix
(German Painter Known for His Ruthless and Harshly Realistic Depictions of German Society During the Weimar Republic)
3
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 2, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gera, Germany
Died: July 25, 1969
28
Max Müller
(Scholar, Philologist)
5
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 6, 1823
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt, German Confederation
Died: October 28, 1900
29
F. W. Murnau
(Film director)
6
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 28, 1888
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bielefeld, Germany
Died: March 11, 1931
30
Cornelia Funke
(German Author of Children's Fiction Best Known for Her Novels: ‘The Thief Lord’ and ‘Dragon Rider’)
10
1
31
Peter Scholze
(Mathematician, University teacher)
5
1
32
Bernd Schuster
(Football player as Midfielder)
4
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 22, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
33
Leopold von Ranke
(German Historian and a Founder of Modern Source-Based History)
5
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 21, 1795
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wiehe, Roßleben-Wiehe, Germany
Died: May 23, 1886
34
Mohamed Zidan
(Association football player)
8
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Port Said, Egypt
35
Manfred Rommel
(Writer, Politician, Jurist)
3
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 24, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: November 7, 2013
36
Arnold Sommerfeld
(Physicist)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: April 26, 1951
37
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(Princess)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1800
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gotha, Germany
Died: August 30, 1831
38
Cora Schumacher
(Actress)
5
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Langenfeld, Germany
39
Uli Jon Roth
(German Guitarist)
2
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 18, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, West Germany
40
Hermine Reuss of Greiz
(Princess)
2
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 17, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz, German Empire
Died: August 7, 1947
41
Paul Landers
(German Musician)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: East Berlin, Germany
42
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
(Prussian field marshal)
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4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 16, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toitenwinkel, Rostock, Germany
Died: September 12, 1819
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Toni Mahfud
(German Instagram Star)
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10
Listed In: Social Media Stars
Birthdate: December 2, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
44
Hans-Joachim Marseille
(German Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot and Flying Ace During World War Ii)
3
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 13, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 30, 1942
45
Werner von Siemens
(Inventor)
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2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 13, 1816
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gehrden
Died: December 6, 1892
46
Yvonne Catterfeld
(Singer)
2
0
47
Armin Meiwes
(German Convicted Murderer)
16
15
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Hermann Tilke
(German Racing Driver, Engineer, and Circuit Designer)
1
0
49
Heinrich Böll
(One of Germany’s Foremost Post-World War II Writers)
3
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 21, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: July 16, 1985
50
Ernst Ruska
(Inventor of Electron Microscope)
13
2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 25, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Heidelberg
Died: May 27, 1988
