List of personalities of the city of Frankenthal
This list contains personalities born in Frankenthal (Palatinate) as well as those who have or had their sphere of activity in Frankenthal without being born there. Both sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Frankenthal
Years up to 1800
- Abraham Heidanus (1597–1678), Reformed theologian
- Esther Moscherosch b. Ackermann (1602–1632), wife of the statesman and Baroque poet Johann Michael Moscherosch
- Jacob Marrel (1614–1681), still life painter
- Carl Büttinghausen (1731–1786), theologian and historian
- Andreas Riem (1749–1814), theologian and publicist of the Enlightenment period
- Jakob Wilhelm Speyerer (1789–1876), entrepreneur and politician
19th century
1801 to 1850
- Louis Schulz (1806–1885), lawyer and member of the German Reichstag
- Johann Philipp Becker (1809–1886), revolutionary
- Karl von Alwens (1820–1889), Vice President of the Bavarian Chamber of Deputies
- Carl Schubart (1820–1889), painter and lithographer
- Georg Vierling (1820–1901), composer (dedication of Vierlingstrasse )
- Konrad Maurer (1823–1902), Bavarian legal historian
- Caesar Willich (1825–1886), portrait and genre painter
- Joseph Dahl (1838–1917), Catholic priest, cathedral chapter and vicar general
- Theodor Brünings (1839–1903), lawyer and member of the German Reichstag
- Philipp Perron (1840–1907), sculptor and ornament carver
- Julius von Michel (1843–1911), ophthalmologist
- Georg Müller (1849–1897), senior administrator in Württemberg
1851 to 1880
- Richard Reverdy (1851-1915), civil engineer
- Julius von Blaul (1853–1930), lawyer and district president
- Jakob Wille (1853–1929), librarian and historian
- Karl Wendling (1857–1918), pianist and music teacher
- Ludwig Philipp Keidel (1857–1932), politician (SPD)
- Carl Perron (1858–1928), opera singer
- Franz Nissl (1860–1919), neurologist and psychiatrist
- August von Parseval (1861–1942), designer of airships (dedication of Parsevalplatz )
- Emil Müller (1864–1918), pastor as well as Palatinate local historian, historian and author
- Franz Karcher (1867–1915), banker and industrialist
- Otto Schindler (1871–1936), horticultural teacher
- Eugen Michel (1873–1946), architect, room acoustician and university professor
- Hermann Wilker (1874–1941), rower
- Karl Gentner (1876–1922), opera tenor in Frankfurt and Berlin
- Philipp Kassel (1876–1959), Turner, Olympic champion 1904
- Joseph Kraus (1877–1939), President of the Memel Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice-President of the Council of State and President of the Memelland Landtag
- Ludwig Osthelder (1877–1954), lawyer and administrative officer
- Friedrich Schreck (1878–1946), senior bailiff in Bogen and Neu-Ulm
- Philipp Kraus (1879–1964), opera singer, director and singing teacher
- Albert Boßlet (1880–1957), architect
- Oskar Perron (1880–1975), mathematician
- Johannes Kleinspehn (1880–1944), journalist and politician
1881 to 1900
- Karl Bräuer (1881–1964), finance scientist
- Ludwig Marum (1882–1934), lawyer and politician, victim of the Holocaust
- Ludwig Bußjäger (1885–1962), member of the state parliament and mayor of Frankenthal
- Hans Leitherer (1885–1963), sculptor
- Hanns Fay (1888–1957), painter
- Arnold Fanck (1889–1974), director and pioneer of mountain films
- Paul Martini (1889–1964), medic
- Hans Martini (1890–1969), administrative lawyer
- Paul Bertololy (1892–1972), doctor and writer
- Carl Neubronner (1892–1961), politician
- Heinrich Bürcky (1895–1973), officer
- Walter Perron (1895–1970), painter and sculptor
- Josef Schlick (1895–1977), entrepreneur and politician
- Georg Borttscheller (1896–1973), politician
- Otto Fuchs (1897–1987), aviation pioneer
- Paula Salomon-Lindberg (1897-2000), contralto
- Ellen List (1898 - after 1969), writer
- Kurt Neubert (1898–1972), anatomist
- Franz Rauhut (1898–1988), Romanist
20th century
1901 to 1925
- Georg Gehring (1903–1943), wrestler
- Karl Huber (1904–1965), politician and trade unionist
- Anton Schöndorf (1904–2007), lawyer
- Ludwig Neischwander (1904–1943), communist resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
- Friedrich Wilhelm Ruppert (1905–1946), SS-Obersturmführer and concentration camp leader
- Josef Frank (1906–1971), politician (SPD)
- Norbert Lieb (1907–1994), art historian, university professor
- Frederick Alexander Mann (1907–1991), son of the Jewish attorney Richard Mann, after emigration lawyer in London
- Werner Knab (1908–1945), lawyer and SS leader
- Friedrich Stahler (1908–1978), administrative lawyer and student historian
- Hans Carste (1909–1971), composer and conductor
- Ludwig Koob (1909–1993), commercial and commercial artist, caricaturist and illustrator
- Adolf Metzner (1910–1978), track and field athlete
- Ella Weiß (1910–1995), teacher and politician (SPD, non-party)
- Philipp Hilbert (1911–1992), professional racing cyclist
- Richard Jung (1911-1986), neurologist
- Hans Rall (1912–1998), historian and archivist
- Karin Bruns (1918–1997), painter, graphic artist and set designer
- Ludwig Thumm (1920–2011), Vice President of the Federal Court of Justice
- Wilhelm Engelbreit (1924–1986), lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Rudi Fischer (1925–2012), soccer goalkeeper
1926 to 1960
- Helmut Hüther (1926–1991), trade unionist and politician (SPD)
- Rudolf Kassel (1926–2020), classical philologist
- Ludwig Overbeck (1926–2017), physician and university professor
- Willi Hölz (1929–2010), football player
- Erich Sauer (* 1931), sculptor
- Rudi Klug (* 1938), holder of the Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
- Michael Brocke (* 1940), Judaist
- Johanna K. Eichhorn (1945–2017), costume painter, painter and draftsman
- Stefan Hradil (* 1946), sociologist
- Rolf Praml (* 1948), lawyer and politician (SPD)
- Dieter Schiffmann (* 1948), historian and politician (SPD)
- Elmar Worgull (* 1949), visual artist, art educator and art historian
- Peter Trump (* 1950), hockey player, Olympic champion 1972
- Dieter Sarreither (* 1951), economist, mathematician and President of the Federal Statistical Office
- Theo Wieder (* 1955), lawyer and politician (CDU), Lord Mayor
- Alexander Hüther (* 1957), guitarist, songwriter, music publisher and producer
- Michael Wettengel (* 1957), historian and archivist
- Harald-Alexander Klimek (* 1959), painter, draftsman, graphic artist, illustrator, exhibition curator and book designer
- Richard Nikolaus Wenzel (* 1959), composer of contemporary serious music and organist
- Gabriele G. Kiefer (* 1960), landscape architect
1961 to 2000
- Hermann Deichfuß (* 1962), lawyer, since 2013 judge at the Federal Court of Justice
- Jörg-Hannes Hahn (* 1963), organist, church musician and conductor
- Frank Schröder (* 1963), snooker player
- Anke Simon (* 1963), politician (SPD)
- Steffen Butz (* 1964), cartoonist
- Christoph Teichmann (* 1964), lawyer and professor
- Christian Baldauf (* 1967), lawyer and politician (CDU)
- Steffen Kailitz (* 1969), political scientist
- Christoph Fuhrbach (* 1970), endurance athlete
- Dirk Hoffmann (* 1972), computer scientist
- Andreas Sturm (* 1974), clergyman and vicar general of the Speyer diocese
- Bettina Lotsch (* 1977), chemist
- Fatma Mittler-Solak (* 1977), TV presenter
- Ivonne Polizzano (* 1981), actress
- Selim Teber (* 1981), soccer player
- Jessica Bechtel (* 1984), wrestler
- Felix Hell (* 1985), organist
- Christian Grimm (* 1987), soccer player
- Danny Blum (* 1991), soccer player
- Barış Atik (* 1995), football player
- Frauke Schäfer (* before 1999), German opera singer (soprano)
Personalities who have worked in the city
- Erkenbert von Frankenthal (≈1079–1132) was the founder of the monastery and prior of the Augustinian Canons in Frankenthal. The Erkenbert ruins and a primary school are named after him.
- Caspar Heidanus (1530–1586), reformed theologian, was a preacher in Frankenthal.
- As a Catholic monk, Petrus Dathenus (1531 / 32–1588) became a supporter of the Calvinist direction of the Reformation and led a group of Flemish religious refugees to Frankenthal. The Dathenushaus is named after him.
- Pieter Schoubroeck (≈1570 / 73–1607) was a member of the Flemish painter group based in Frankenthal. He died in Frankenthal.
- Sebastian Kurtz (1576–1659) worked for the town clerk in Frankenthal in 1594, later arithmetic master in Nuremberg and author of mathematical books.
- Anton Mirou (1578 – ≈1627) was a Flemish-Dutch painter from the Frankenthal School of Painting. The Café Mirou is named after him.
- Joseph Fontanesi († 1795), Electoral Palatinate or Electoral Palatinate-Bavarian court official and sponsor of the city of Frankenthal
- Nicolas de Pigage (1723–1796), was a Lorraine architect who built the Speyer Gate in Frankenthal.
- Simon Feilner (1726–1798), plasterer, porcelain painter and manufacture director in Frankenthal.
- Esther de Gélieu (1757-1817) was the director of Philanthropin , the first state high school for girls, from which the Karolinen-Gymnasium later emerged.
- Heinrich Maria Graf (1758–1822), Roman Catholic clergyman and member of the Bavarian state parliament
- Georg Adam Kühnle (1796–1863) was a river shipowner, dealer and co-founder of the foundry and machine works in Frankenthal, from which Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch emerged . According to him, which is Kühnlestraße named.
- Augustin Violet (1799-1859) was the first teacher in 1825 at the educational institution for the deaf and dumb , which he set up in the gate house of the general poor institution and ran until his death. The Augustin Violet School emerged from its foundation .
- Philipp Heintz (1809-1893), lawyer and city councilor in Frankenthal, was a member of the Bavarian state parliament in 1849. He died in Frankenthal.
- Hieronymus Hofer (1815–1890), Protestant clergyman, social reformer, pastor in Frankenthal from 1870 to 1888; The elderly care center Hieronymus-Hofer-Haus is named after him.
- Johannes Mehring (1815–1878) was an inventor in the field of beekeeping. According to him, that is Johannes-Mehring-Straße named.
- Franz Schmitt (1816–1891) was a painter and restorer.
- Paul Josef Nardini (1821–1862), Catholic priest and founder of the order, worked as a chaplain in Frankenthal.
- Andreas Albert (1821–1882) was a foreman. In 1861, together with Andreas Hamm, he founded the rapid press factory Albert & Hamm in Frankenthal (which today belongs to Koenig & Bauer ). The vocational school is named after Andreas Albert.
- Andreas Hamm (1824–1894) was a bell founder and high-speed press manufacturer in Frankenthal. According to him, which is Hamm road named.
- Philipp Karcher (1837–1894) was an entrepreneur whose social innovations are closely linked to the city. His bust stands in front of the restored main building of the sugar factory , near which you can also find Philipp-Karcher-Straße .
- Alwin Koch (1839-1919) was a classical philologist and headed the Latin school and the Progymnasium in Frankenthal from 1880 to 1909.
- Christoph Friedrich Fanck (1846–1906) was a businessman and director of the Frankenthal AG sugar factory .
- Mina Karcher (1846–1925) supported her husband Philipp's social innovations. According to her is Mina-Karcher-Platz named.
- Hans Kopp (1847–1915) was an industrialist and member of the state parliament. According to him, which is Hans-Kopp-Straße named.
- Moritz Mayer (1864–1942), Counselor, worked as a lawyer in Frankenthal and died as a victim of the Holocaust.
- Friedrich Trump (1869–1918), German-American entrepreneur, grandfather of the 45th President of the United States. He learned the hairdressing trade in Frankenthal.
- Hermann Wilker (1874–1941), born in Flomersheim, was an Olympic champion in the rowing four with helmsman in 1912.
- Georg Schubert (1899–1968), sculptor in Frankenthal
- Stephan Cosacchi (1903–1986) was a Hungarian-German linguist and musicologist and composer. According to him, that is Stephan Cosacchi Square named.
- Heinz Amberger (1907–1974), historian, managing director of the adult education center and chairman of the Frankenthal Antiquities Association.
- Fritz Ries (1907–1977) was an industrialist, lawyer and royal Moroccan honorary consul for the states of Hesse and Palatinate. He founded the Pegulan-Werke (now Tarkett).
- Gertrud Wetzel (1914–1994), politician (SPD), was a member of the Frankenthal City Council and a member of the state parliament.
- Alexander von Branca (1919–2011), was the architect of the Stadthalle Frankenthal in 1989/90, which has been called the CongressForum Frankenthal since 2000 .
- Raymond Arnette (1923-2004) was senior teacher at the Albert Einstein Grammar School and, as a Catholic priest, was an active supporter of the Tridentine Mass.
- Herbert L. Breiner (* 1929), deaf-mute teacher and certified psychologist, was director of the Augustin Violet School from 1969 to 1993 , which he expanded into the Palatinate Institute for the Hearing Language Disabled (PIH).
- Christoph Jentsch (1931–2015), geographer and Afghanistan expert, lived in Frankenthal.
- Hans-Dieter Busch (1938–2009), politician (CDU), was a member of the Frankenthal City Council and a member of the state parliament.
- Carlo von Opel (* 1941), entrepreneur, lives on the Frankenthaler Hofgut Petersau.
- Christa-Louise Riedel (* 1943), artist, lives and works in Frankenthal.
- Uschi Keszler (* 1947), German figure skating champion, was an Olympic starter in Innsbruck in 1964.
- Werner Holz (1948–1991) was a painter and graphic artist.
- Werner Jahn (* 1956) was an ice hockey player and runs a physiotherapy practice in Frankenthal.
- Peter Lang (* 1958) was German swimming champion and Olympic starter in Montreal in 1976 and Los Angeles in 1984.
- Frank Meyer-Thurn (1959–2009), musician, guitarist, songwriter and producer, died in Frankenthal.
- Tina Ternes (* 1969), musician, composed the musical for the city anniversary in 2019.
- Johannes Klomann (* 1976), politician (SPD), grew up in Frankenthal.
- Nathalie Weinzierl (* 1994), German figure skating champion, was Frankenthal's Sportswoman of the Year 2012 and Olympic starter in Sochi in 2014.