Görlitz, Saxony
1. Michael Ballack (1976)
German Footballer
Former German midfielder who played for Chelsea and Bayern Munich amongst other teams while serving as captain of the German national team; named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in...
2. Benno von Arent (1898)
German Politician And Ss Officer
Benno von Arent was a German National Socialist German Workers' Party a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party Party and SS responsible for art theatres movies etc. Arent...
3. Hildegard Burjan (1883)
Austrian Politician
Hildegard Burjan born Hildegard Freund was the founder of a Catholic religious congregation for women and an Austrian politician. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2012.
4. Lars Kaufmann (1982)
German Handball Player
Lars Kaufmann is a German team handball player. He is World champion from 2007 with the German national team. He participated on the German team that finished 4th at the...
5. Gunther Scholz (1944)
Film Director Screenwriter
Gunther Scholz is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed 25 films since 1979. His 1987 film Interrogating the Witnesses was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film...
6. Hans-Jürgen Dörner (1951)
German Football Player And Coach
Hans-Jürgen Dixie Dörner is a former German football player and who now coaches.
7. Ulrike Richter (1959)
Swimmer
Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals. She received two...
8. Alfred Wagenknecht (1881)
American Politician
Alfred Wagenknecht was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the American Communist Party in 1919...
9. Gudrun Wegner (1955)
Olympic Simmer
Gudrun Wegner was a German swimmer. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 200 400 and 800 m freestyle events; she won a bronze medal in the 400...
10. Bartholomäus Scultetus (Unknow)
German Astronomer And Cartograph
Bartholomäus Scultetus was a mayor of Görlitz astronomer cartographer and compiler of biblical chronologies. He knew Tycho Brahe and was visited by Johannes Kepler. He conferred with Rabbi Loew the...
11. Enrico Poitschke (1969)
Road Bicycle Racer
Enrico Poitschke is a German former road racing cyclist.
12. Marcus Gross (1989)
German Canoeist
Marcus Gross is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe...
13. Reinhart Koselleck (1923)
German Historian
Reinhart Koselleck was a German historian considered as one of the most important historians of the twentieth century.
14. Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze (1885)
German Philosopher
Siegmund-Schultze was a German academic working in theology social pedagogy and social ethics as well as a pioneer of peace movements.
15. Sven Ratke (1972)
German Footballer
Sven Ratke is a German former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
16. André Schulze (1974)
German Racing Cyclist
André Schulze is a German former road racing cyclist who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. He currently works as a directeur sportif at Team NetApp-Endura.
17. Jens Jeremies (1974)
German Footballer
Jens Jeremies is a retired German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Best known for his tackling abilities he played for three clubs during his professional career most notably...
18. Axel Noack (1961)
Athletics (sport) Competitor
Axel Noack is a German former race walker. On 21 June 1987 in Chemnitz he achieved a new world best time in 20 km walk with 1'19:12 hours.
