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Karl Marx
(Philosopher & Economist - Famous for His Theory of 'Marxism' )
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Birthdate: May 5, 1818
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trier, Germany
Died: March 14, 1883
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Friedrich Nietzsche
(German Philosopher, Cultural Critic and Philologist)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 15, 1844
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Röcken, Lützen, Germany
Died: August 25, 1900
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Wilhelm II
(German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888 - 1918))
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 27, 1859
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 4, 1941
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Max Ernst
(Primary Pioneer of the 'Dada Movement' and 'Surrealism' Known for His Work 'A Week of Kindness')
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 2, 1891
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brühl, Germany
Died: April 1, 1976
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
(German Composer Best Known for His Compositional Series and Analytical Contributions to Music Theory)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany
Died: December 5, 2007
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Jürgen Habermas
(German Philosopher and Sociologist Best Known for His Theory of ‘Communicative Action')
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 18, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany
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Franz Boas
(German–American Anthropologist and a Pioneer of Modern Anthropology)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 9, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minden, Germany
Died: December 21, 1942
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Luigi Pirandello
(Italian Playwright and Novelist & Winner of 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 28, 1867
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Agrigento, Italy
Died: December 10, 1936
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Heinrich Heine
(German Poet & Literary Critic Know for His Works 'Germany. A Winter's Tale' and 'Buch der Lieder')
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, Germany
Died: February 17, 1856
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Justus von Liebig
(German Chemist Who is Considered One of the Principal Founders of Organic Chemistry)
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 12, 1803
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: April 18, 1873
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Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
(Prince)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: May 26, 1940
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Jacob Burckhardt
(Swiss Historian of Art and Culture)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 25, 1818
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: August 8, 1897
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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
(Dutch Physical Chemist Known for Work on Rates of Chemical Reaction, Chemical Equilibrium, and Osmotic Pressure)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 30, 1852
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: March 1, 1911
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Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
(German Mathematician Who Made Valuable Contributions to Number Theory, Analysis and Mechanics)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 13, 1805
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Düren, Germany
Died: May 5, 1859
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James Robertson Justice
(British Actor Best Known for Playing Pompous Authority Figures in Comedy Films)
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2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 15, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lewisham, England
Died: July 2, 1975
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Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
(Diplomat)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 8, 1831
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 24, 1891
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Alastair Denniston
(Field hockey player at the 1908 Summer Olympics)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 1, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: January 1, 1961
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Armin Laschet
(Leader of the Christian Democratic Union)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 18, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Robert Schuman
(Politician)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 29, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Clausen, Luxembourg
Died: September 4, 1963
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Sucharit Bhakdi
(Thai-German Retired Microbiologist Who Termed COVID-19 Pandemic as "Fake")
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 1, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
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Friedrich Merz
(German Politician and Lawyer)
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 11, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Hermann Emil Fischer
(German Chemist and Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry in 1902)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 9, 1852
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Euskirchen, Germany
Died: July 15, 1919
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Ernst Albrecht
(First European civil servants appointed in 1958 and served as Director-General)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
Died: December 13, 2014
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Christian IX of Denmark
(Former King of Denmark (1863 – 1906))
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: April 8, 1818
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Germany
Died: January 29, 1906
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Joseph Goebbels
(German Nazi Politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda (1933 – 1945))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 29, 1897
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Died: May 1, 1945
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Andrea Nahles
(Politician)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 20, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mendig, Germany
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Thilo Sarrazin
(Politician)
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Johannes Peter Müller
(One of the Great Natural Philosophers of the 19th Century)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 14, 1801
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: April 28, 1858
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Sebastian Thrun
(Computer scientist)
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Ferdinand Tönnies
(One of the Founding Fathers of Classical German Sociology)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 26, 1855
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oldenswort, Germany
Died: April 9, 1936
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Carl Schurz
(13th United States Secretary of the Interior (1877 - 1881))
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 2, 1829
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Erftstadt, Germany
Died: May 14, 1906
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Axel Honneth
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
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Robert Ley
(Former politician during the Nazi era; Ley headed the German Labour Front from 1933 to 1945)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 15, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Niederbreidenbach, Nümbrecht, Germany
Died: October 25, 1945
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Lisa Sauermann
(Mathematician)
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Bernd Lucke
(Politician)
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Frederik Pleitgen
(Journalist)
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Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
(Military officer)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 20, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 15, 1885
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Jürgen Todenhöfer
(Author)
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George Washington
(Inventor and Businessperson)
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: May 20, 1871
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kortrijk, Belgium
Died: March 29, 1946
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Wolfgang Köhler
(Psychologist)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 21, 1887
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tallinn, Estonia
Died: June 11, 1967
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Hans Riegel
(Entrepreneur)
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: October 15, 2013
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Oskar Lafontaine
(Served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 16, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saarlouis, Germany
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Abraham Geiger
(Former rabbi and scholar, considered the founding father of Reform Judaism)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 24, 1810
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: October 23, 1874
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Markus Gabriel
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 6, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Remagen, Germany
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Petra Schürmann
(Actress)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mönchengladbach, Rhine Province, Germany
Died: January 14, 2010
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Albert von Kölliker
(Anatomist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 6, 1817
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: November 2, 1905
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Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein
(Member of the princely family of Liechtenstein)
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Romano Guardini
(German Catholic Priest)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 17, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Verona, Italy
Died: October 1, 1968
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Emil du Bois-Reymond
(German Physiologist and Physician Who Developed Experimental Electrophysiology and Co-Discovering Nerve Action Potential)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 7, 1818
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 26, 1896
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Heinrich von Treitschke
(Former historian, political writer and National Liberal member of the Reichstag during the time of the German Empire)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 15, 1834
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: April 28, 1896
