List of personalities of the city of Pforzheim
This list contains the honorary citizens of the city of Pforzheim as well as personalities born in today's city area. The last section is sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Honorary citizen of Pforzheim
The following - not exhaustive - overview contains people who have received honorary citizenship from the city of Pforzheim. The list is based on the date of the award.
- 1857: Wilhelm Ludwig Frommel , Protestant clergyman and educator
- 1939: Alfons Kern , architect and historian
- 1962: Julius Moser , President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- 1966: Johann Peter Brandenburg , politician (FDP / DVP), Member of the Bundestag, Lord Mayor
- 1967: Theodor Scheidt (1887–1976), master builder and freelance architect
- 1985: Willi Weigelt (1920–2002), politician (SPD), Lord Mayor 1966–85
- 1991: Richard Ziegler , painter
- 1995: Walter Witzenmann , entrepreneur, cultural promoter and city councilor
- 1998: Rolf Schweizer , church music director
Winner of the ring of honor of the city of Pforzheim
- 1967: Gottfried Leonhard , member of the Bundestag
- 1967: Karl Richardon , councilor
- 1967: Oskar Trost (1882–1972), local writer
- 1973: Hermann Rapp (1894–1988), local councilor (SPD)
- 1986: Bruno Bader (1901–1992), founder of the Bader mail order company in 1929
- 1990: Werner Dietrich (1916–1997), doctor and founder of the dance tournament for the Goldstadtpokal (the ring is now in the Pforzheim Jewelery Museum .)
- 1991: Rolf Schweizer , cantor, church music director and composer
- Ewald Steinle, old town councilor
- Hermann Leicht, old town councilor
Personalities born in Pforzheim
Until 1850
- Johannes Reuchlin (1455–1522), philosopher and humanist
- Ulrich Hosse (1455–1535), mint master, mayor, supported the Reformation
- Ernst (1482–1553), Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim
- Nikolaus Gerbel (around 1485 - 1560), humanist
- Johann Schwebel (1490–1540), theologian and reformer
- Christoph Wertwein (around 1512 - 1553), Catholic administrator
- Charles II (1529–1577), Margrave of Baden-Durlach
- Johann Burchard May (1652–1726), philologist and historian
- Johann Heinrich May the Elder (1653–1719), Lutheran theologian, philologist and historian
- Johann Burckhardt Mögling (1657–1725), ducal-württ. Personal physician and member of the " Leopoldina " academy of scholars
- Ernst Christoph Steinhäußer (1731–1811), Wardein of Baden and Mayor of Durlach
- Karl Joseph Bouginé (1735–1797), Protestant theologian and teacher
- Siegmund Friedrich Gehres (1760–1837), civil servant and author
- Philipp Jakob Becker (1763–1829), painter
- Christopher Bechtler (1782–1843), goldsmith and precision mechanic
- Karl Heinrich Baumgärtner (1798–1886), physician
- Wilhelm Eisenlohr (1799–1872), physicist
- Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Roller (1802–1878), psychiatrist
- August Dennig (1805–1883), politician and member of the Reichstag
- Carl von Neubronn (1807–1885), lawyer
- August Benckiser (1820–1894), mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
- Julius Naeher (1824–1911), engineer and local researcher
- Leopold Arnsperger (1834–1906), physician and member of the German Reichstag
- Ludwig Auerbach (1840–1882), merchant, jewelry manufacturer and poet
- Eugen Becker (1848–1914), Finance Minister of the Grand Duchy of Baden
- Bertha Benz (1849–1944), automobile pioneer
1851 to 1900
- Victor Mayer (1857–1946), entrepreneur
- Adolf Dennig (1858–1930), physician and university professor
- Theodor Fahrner (1859–1919), steel engraver
- Alfons Kern (1859–1941), architect
- Theodor Benckiser (1860–?), Chemist and manufacturer
- Karl Hildenbrand (1864–1935), politician (SPD)
- Rudolf Kuppenheim (1865–1940), victim of anti-Semitism in Pforzheim
- Emil Strauss (1866–1960), novelist, storyteller and playwright
- Auguste Supper (1867–1951), writer
- Emil Dittler (1868–1902), sculptor
- Friedrich Speidel (1868–1937), mining entrepreneur
- Karl Arnsperger (1870–1934), Oberamtmann of Baden
- Johanna Wittum (1870–1903), nurse, author and philanthropist
- Hermann Fühner (1871–1944), pharmacologist, doctor and toxicologist
- Carl Herb (1871–1935 / 48), writer
- Guillermo Kahlo (1871–1941), photographer in Mexico and father of Frida Kahlo
- Ernst Gideon Bek (1872–1945), jewelry dealer and manufacturer
- Richard Hepp (1872–1929), senior bailiff in Baden
- Adolf Sautter (1872–1956), sculptor
- Hermann Schneider (1874–1953), psychiatrist, philosopher and educator
- Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877–1957), chemist and Nobel Prize winner for chemistry
- Heinrich Groß (1878–1967), lawyer
- Otto Rometsch (1878–1938), architect
- Julius Helmstädter (1879–1945), politician (SPD)
- Paul Gerstner (1880–1945), economist
- Emil Bizer (1881–1957), painter
- Max Dittler (1881–1964), Baden District Administrator
- Julius Moser (1882–1970), entrepreneur
- Alfred Reebstein (1882–1974), civil engineer and anthroposophist
- Hans Meid (1883–1957), painter and illustrator
- Otto Waldmann (1885–1955), animal disease researcher and professor
- Erich Rothacker (1888–1965), philosopher and sociologist
- Robert Faas (1889–1966), football goalkeeper
- Adolf Kastner (1889–1963), Germanist, historian and grammar school teacher
- Adolf Waldmann (1889–1964), tinkerer and inventor
- Emil Georg Bührle (1890–1956), Swiss industrialist
- Hans Völter (1890–1944), politician
- Hermann Erpf (1891–1969), music teacher and composer
- Else Mayer (1891–1963), nun and pioneer of the women's movement
- Fritz Todt (1891–1942), civil engineer, Reich Minister for Armaments and Ammunition 1940–1942
- Richard Ziegler (1891–1992), painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- Marius Hiller (1892–1964), football player
- Hermann Schüstenstuhl (1894–1982), sculptor
- Fritz Wetzel (1894–1982), football player
- Karl Linser (1895–1976), dermatologist
- Hans Ferdinand Mayer (1895–1980), physicist and electrical engineer
- Gustav Roller (1895–1959), football player
- Rudolf Goldschmidt (1896–1976), district administrator, government vice-president
- Hellmut Maneval (1898–1967), football player
- Karl Abt (1899–1985), painter
- Walter Stößer (1900–1935), mountaineer
- Adolf Rosenberger (1900–1967), racing car driver and businessman
1901 to 1925
- Walter Schumacher (1901–1976), botanist and university professor
- Fritz Schwerdt (1901–1970), church goldsmith
- Adolf Dietzel (1902–1993), chemist
- Carl Mayer (1902–1974), American sociologist of religion
- Erich Stuckel (1903–1962), politician (CDU)
- Hans Frühauf (1904–1991), electrical engineer, university professor and State Secretary (GDR)
- Theodor Burkhardt (1905–1958), football player
- Fritz Dietrich (1905–1945), musicologist and composer
- Hans Henninger (1905–1937), actor
- Laura Perls (1905–1990), psychoanalyst
- Herbert Witzenmann (1905–1988), writer and researcher
- Otto Lauer (1908–1971), politician (CDU / SPD)
- Willi Strinz (1908–1988), resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Walter Witzenmann (1908–2004), entrepreneur and politician
- Karl Schroth (1909–1999), resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Karl Gengenbach (1911–1944), lawyer and SS standard leader
- Ludwig Pfältzer (1911–1942), conscientious objector and Nazi victim
- Werner Streib (1911–1986), officer, night fighter pilot during the Second World War
- Eugen Bachmann (1913–1975), politician (CDU)
- Hans Lutz Merkle (1913-2000), manager
- Gisela Bär (1920–1991), sculptor
- Wolfgang Preisendanz (1920–2007), Germanist and literary scholar
- Klaus Nonnenmann (1922–1993), writer
- Fritz Wurster (1922–2016), politician (CDU) and Mayor of Pforzheim (1969–1987)
- Hans Blickensdörfer (1923–1997), sports journalist and writer
- Wolfgang Ott (1923–2013), Navy officer and writer
- Heinrich Bartels (1924–1969), classical archaeologist
- Rudolf Dentler (1924–2006), goldsmith, artist and self-proclaimed "King of Ulm"
- Franz Fischer (1925–2016), archaeologist
- Roger Goepper (1925–2011), art historian
- Peter Raisch (1925–2008), lawyer
1926 to 1950
- Egon Hölder (1927–2007), civil servant and President of the Federal Statistical Office
- Günter Hauser (1928–1981), mountaineer, expedition leader, mountain writer and entrepreneur
- Wolf-Dieter Kohler (1928–1985), art and glass painter
- Walter Schirmer (1928–2018), prelate and Caritas director
- Karl Weiß (1928–2014), politician (SPD)
- Dieter Antritter (1929–2015), jazz musician
- Martin Bullinger (* 1930), lawyer, university professor and media lawyer
- Fritz Rau (1930–2013), concert and tour organizer
- Frithjof Rodi (* 1930), philosopher
- Dieter Walther (1930–2013), religious educator
- Friedemann Rex (* 1931), Professor of the History of Natural Sciences
- Horst Bachmayer (1932–2017), professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
- Karl-Eugen Rehfuess (* 1933), soil and forest scientist
- Peter Förtig (* 1934), professor of music theory and composer
- Werner Daughtermann (* 1934), chemist and university professor
- Karl Walter Bock (* 1935), pharmacologist and toxicologist
- Dietmar Friedmann (* 1937), book author, lecturer and psychotherapy developer
- Hermann Häring (* 1937), humanities scholar
- Wolfgang Reinhard (* 1937), historian
- Michael P. Speidel (* 1937), American ancient historian
- Wolfgang R. Langenbucher (* 1938), communication scientist
- Manfred Mohr (* 1938), digital artist
- Renate Schostack (1938–2016), journalist and writer
- Bernd Schmidbauer (* 1939), politician (CDU)
- Hans Volle (* 1939), politician (CDU)
- Reinhard Zeiher (* 1939), wrestler
- Peter Bareis (1940–2018), tax lawyer
- Werner Hudelmaier (* 1940), politician (CDU)
- Ulrich Knoop (* 1940), university professor
- Ulrich Ritzel (* 1940), journalist and writer
- Jochen Hasenmayer (* 1941), cave diver
- Hans Dieter Trayer (* 1941), actor
- Joachim Becker (* 1942), politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Pforzheim 1985–2001
- Wolfgang Heinz (* 1942), criminologist and legal scholar
- Bernd Manuwald (* 1942), classical philologist
- Rudolf Theilmann (* 1942), art historian and drummer
- Klaus Mangold (* 1943), manager
- Wilfried Setzler (* 1943), historian and Germanist
- Eberhard Bauer (* 1944), psychologist
- Christine von Weizsäcker (* 1944), biologist and environmental activist
- Bernd Kielburger (* 1947), politician (SPD)
- Dieter Kosslick (* 1948), director of the Berlin International Film Festival
- Edgar Schneider (* 1949), soccer player
- Bernd Grimmer (* 1950), economist, member of the state parliament
1951 to 1975
- Kurt App (* 1952), object artist
- Robin Lautenbach (* 1952), journalist
- Klaus Rapp (* 1952), offset printer and politician (REP)
- Gabriele Scherle (* 1952), Protestant theologian
- Karl-Heinz Stengel (* 1952), President of the YMCA Association in Germany
- Hans-Eckart Eckhardt (* 1953), actor, speaker, presenter, director and voice actor
- René Weller (* 1953), boxer
- Bernhard Amann (* 1954), police officer and politician
- Peter Bofinger (* 1954), economist
- Johannes Buchter (* 1954), politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Robert Hochbaum (* 1954), politician (CDU)
- Nana Göbel (* 1955), anthroposophist
- Bernd Posselt (* 1956), politician (CSU)
- Jürgen Elsässer (* 1957), journalist and author
- Tomas Maier (* 1957), fashion designer
- Martin Wolff (* 1957), politician
- Ulrich Dietz (* 1958), manager
- Lothar Gassmann (* 1958), evangelical publicist and theologian
- Bernd Klotz (* 1958), soccer player and coach
- Martin Boss (* 1959), classical archaeologist
- Astrid Fritz (* 1959), author
- Dirk Weinspach (* 1959), police chief in Aachen
- Götz Wörner (* 1959), music producer
- Klaus Zechiel-Eckes (1959–2010), historian
- Jasmin Bayer (* 1960), jazz singer
- Andreas Grün (* 1960), guitarist and composer
- Hagen Pfundner (* 1960), pharmaceutical manager and university professor
- Jörg Schmidt (* 1960), politician (SPD)
- Hartmut Walz (* 1960), business economist
- Uwe Hübner (* 1961), television and radio presenter
- Beate Ling (* 1961), singer and vocal coach
- Holger Müller (* 1961), Protestant theologian
- Mike Bartel (1962–2017), journalist and writer
- Markus Bott (* 1962), boxer
- Sabine Dittrich (* 1962) specialist book and novelist
- Peter Gumbsch (* 1962), materials scientist and physicist
- Gert Hager (* 1962), politician (SPD) and Lord Mayor of Pforzheim
- Almut Klotz (1962–2013), musician and author
- Alexander Künzler (* 1962), amateur boxer
- Michael Ruck (* 1963), chemist
- Christoph Horn (* 1964), philosopher
- Cornelia Petzold-Schick (* 1964), politician
- Siegbert Rampe (* 1964), harpsichordist, organist and pianist
- Stephan Schad (* 1964), actor
- Andreas Weber (1964–2020), computer scientist and mathematician
- Peter Knötzele (* 1965), archaeologist
- Stefan Talmon (* 1965), international lawyer at Oxford University
- Frank Borsch (* 1966), writer, translator and journalist
- Stefan Mappus (* 1966), politician (CDU) and Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg from 2010 to 2011
- Jochen Schiller (* 1967), computer scientist
- Sonja Ruf (* 1967), writer
- Oliver Forster (* 1968), sports commentator and presenter
- Kay Link (* 1969), opera and theater director, author and literary scholar
- Mirko Schmidt (* 1970), founder of pro aurum , Germany's largest precious metal trading company
- Dorothea Schüle (* 1970), painter
- Jan Kopp (* 1971), composer, musicologist and publicist
- Sascha Vetter (* 1971), Ju-Jutsu athlete
- Florian Ross (* 1972), composer, jazz pianist and band leader
- Erik Schweickert (* 1972), Professor of Wine Economics and Politician (FDP)
- Marcello Craca (* 1974), German-Italian tennis player
1976 to 2000
- Nicola Thost (* 1977), snowboarder
- Linda Fröhlich (* 1979), basketball player
- Marcel Rapp (* 1979), soccer player
- Michael Baral (* 1981), actor and voice actor
- Stephan Loboué (* 1981), football player
- Konstantin Schubert (* 1982), racing cyclist
- Alexander Stolz (* 1983), soccer goalkeeper
- Lino Wirag (* 1983), writer and cartoonist
- Sascha Boller (* 1984), soccer player
- Kaya Marie Möller (* 1985), actress and voice actress
- Julian Bossert (* 1988), jazz musician
- David Watson (* 1988), basketball player
- Patrick Groetzki (* 1989), handball player
- Jeff Klotz (* 1990), author and publisher
- Sebastian Bogner (* 1991), chess player
- Magdalena Müllerperth (* 1992), pianist
- Denis Thomalla (* 1992), football player
- Matthias Zimmermann (* 1992), soccer player
- Vincenzo Grifo (* 1993), German-Italian soccer player
- Julian Günther-Schmidt (* 1994), soccer player
- Silke Lippok (* 1994), swimmer
- Robert Bauer (* 1995), soccer player
- Nicole Vuk (* 1995), Croatian national soccer player
- Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle (* 1995), actress
- Matthias Bader (* 1997), soccer player
- Robin Hack (* 1998), soccer player
- Marin Šverko (* 1998), football player
- David Otto (* 1999), soccer player
From 2001 onwards
- Larissa Felber (* 2005), child actress and singer
Other personalities connected with Pforzheim
- Konrad Pellikan , also Conrad Kürschner (1478–1556), Swiss theologian and scholar, as Guardian from 1511 to 1514 in Pforzheim
- Ferdinand Oechsle (1774–1852), mechanic, goldsmith and inventor; among other things developed the Oechslesche Mostwaage, which measures the sugar content in the must in ° Oechsle
- Emil Salm (1878–1938), sculptor, worked and died in Pforzheim.
- Willi Max Scheid (1889–1932), architect, commercial artist and university professor at the Badische Kunstgewerbeschule Pforzheim
- Else Bach (1899–1951), sculptor, worked and died in Pforzheim.
- Richard Angst (1905–1984), Swiss mountaineer, skier and cameraman; grew up in Pforzheim, where his mother came from, where he attended elementary school and then a commercial school.
- Emil Kiesel (1910–1990), Catholic priest and opponent of National Socialism
- Käthe Erler , b. Wiegand (1912–2006), 1965–87 city councilor in Pforzheim, from 1938 married to Fritz Erler
- Fritz Erler (1913–1967), politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag; lived with his family at Friedensstrasse 8 from 1953
- Bernhard Jablonski (* 1924), designer, sculptor and photographer; Rector of the FH 1976–85, founder of transportation design
- Harald Dietl (* 1933), actor; Grew up as the son of a paper manufacturer in Pforzheim
- Hugo Leicht (1934–2000), politician (CDU); Teacher in Pforzheim, 1971/72 local council in Pforzheim, 1972–96 MdL in Baden-Württemberg; lived last and died in Pforzheim
- Siegbert Frank (1939–1998), local politician (CDU); 1986–98 First Mayor of Pforzheim
- Lutz Stavenhagen (1940–1992), politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag; lived last and died in Pforzheim
- Christine Stavenhagen , b. Hofmann († 2015), 1989–2015 councilor in Pforzheim, from 1965 married to Lutz Stavenhagen
- Eberhard Feik (1943–1994), actor and director; worked at the Pforzheimer Theater
- Klaus Spürkel (1948–2016), actor; his mother came from Pforzheim; he started school here in 1954 and later attended the Kepler and Hebel high schools
- Marieluise Beck , formerly Beck-Oberdorf (* 1952), politician ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ), Member of the Bundestag; she was a teacher at the Konrad-Adenauer-Realschule
- Roland Härdtner (* 1964), percussionist with the Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim
- Bastian Rosenau (* 1980), politician and since 2018 District Administrator of the Enzkreis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theodor Scheidt (1887–1976) on pforzheim.de
- ↑ www.pfenz.de