At about a population of 60,000 (30,000 of which speak Sorbian), the Sorbs are the smallest Slavic-speaking group in Europe. This is a list of notable

Sorbs Sorbs ( hsb, Serbja, dsb, Serby, german: Sorben; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are a indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Brandenbu ...

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Czimislav Czimislav ( lat, Cimusclus) was a 9th-century King of the Sorbs Sorbs ( hsb, Serbja, dsb, Serby, german: Sorben; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are a indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the pa ...

(839 - 840) - 9th-century King of the Sorbs *

Jakub Bart-Ćišinski Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (20 August 1856 in Kuckau – 16 October 1909 in Panschwitz), also known as Łužičan, Jakub Bart Kukowski, was Sorbian poet, writer and playwright, translator of Czech, Polish, Italian and German literature. He produce ...

(1856–1909) - Poet, writer, playwright, and translator * Jan Kilian (1811–1884) - Pastor and leader of the Sorbian colony in Texas *

Korla Awgust Kocor Korla Awgust Kocor (3 December 1822 – 19 May 1904; german: Karl August Katzer) was a Sorbian composer and conductor. Kocor was born in Berge/Zahor near Großpostwitz/Budestecy. He was the composer of the music of the Lusatian national anthem ...

(1822–1904) - Composer and conductor *

Ludwig Leichhardt Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...

(1813–1848) - Explorer and naturalist * Jan Arnošt Smoler (1816–1884) - Philologist and writer *

Handrij Zejler Handrij Zejler (1 February 1804 – 15 October 1872; official German name ''Andreas Seiler'') was a Sorbian writer, Lutheran pastor, and national activist. He co-founded the Lusatian cultural and scientific society '' Maćica Serbska''. Zejler ...

(1804–1872) - Writer, pastor, and national activist *

Pavle Jurišić Šturm Pavle Jurišić Šturm KCMG ( sr-cyr, Павле Јуришић Штурм; 8 August 1848 – 13 January 1922), born Paulus Eugen Sturm, was a Serbian general of Sorbian origin, best known for commanding the Serbian 3rd Army in World War I. ...

- Paulus Eugen Sturm (1848–1922) - Serbian general, Sorbian origin

Contemporary

Jurij Brězan Jurij Brězan (9 June 1916 – 12 March 2006) was a German writer. His works, especially the novels, narrative works and children's books, were available in the two languages German and Upper Sorbian. He lived, following its creation during and ...

(1916–2006) - Writer, novelist, and author of children's books *

Jurij Koch Jurij Koch (born 15 September 1936) is a German writer. He writes in both Sorbian languages as well as German. Koch's father worked in the nearby quarry, his mother worked several jobs at different farms. Jurij Koch went to school in Crostwitz, ...

(b. 1936) - Writer, editor, and reporter *

John Symank John Richard Symank (August 31, 1935 – January 23, 2002) was an American college and professional American football, football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1950s and 1960s. S ...

(1935–2002) - Head coach for

Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state. ...

and the

University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Te ...

football teams,

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the NFL, and player for the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

Mato Kosyk Mato may refer to: People * Ana Mato (born 1959), Spanish politician * Jakup Mato (1934–2005), Albanian publicist * Mato Miloš (born 1993), Croatian footballer * Mato Neretljak (born 1979), Croatian footballer Places *Mato, a parish of Ponte ...

(1853–1940) - Poet and minister *

Baldur von Schirach Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (9 May 1907 – 8 August 1974) was a German politician who is best known for his role as the Nazi Party national youth leader and head of the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940. He later served as ''Gauleiter'' and ''Re ...

(1907-1974) - Nazi German politician and convicted war criminal *

Kito Lorenc Kito Lorenc (4 March 1938 – 24 September 2017) was a German writer, lyric poet and translator. He was a grandson of the writer and politician Jakub Lorenc-Zalěski. Lorenc attended the Sorbian boarding high school in Cottbus from 1952 to 1956 a ...

(1938–2017) - Writer, lyric poet, and translator *

Kurt Krjeńc Kurt Krjeńc (7 July 1907 – 28 November 1978) was an East German communist politician who served as Chairman of Domowina from 1951 to 1973. Biography Krjeńc was born in Malschwitz near Bautzen in 1907 to an ethnic Sorbian working-class m ...

(1907–1978) –

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

politician and Chairman of

Domowina Domowina (Sorbian language, Sorbian: "Home") is a political independent league of the Sorbs, Sorbian and Wendish people and umbrella organization of Sorbian societies in Lusatia, Lower and Upper Lusatia, Germany. It represents the interests of ...

Erwin Strittmatter Erwin Strittmatter (14 August 1912 – 31 January 1994) was a German writer. Strittmatter was one of the most famous writers in the GDR. Biography Strittmatter was born the son of a baker and foods wholesaler. Between 1924 and 1930 he attended ...

(1912–1994) *

Stanislaw Tillich Stanislaw Tillich (; hsb, Stanisław Tilich; born 10 April 1959) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, CDU. He served as the 3rd Minister-President, Minister President of Saxony from 2008 to 2017. From 1 November ...

(b. 1959) *

Mina Witkojc Mina Witkojc (German: Wilhelmine Wittka; 28 May 1893, Burg (Spreewald) – 11 November 1975) was a German journalist, ethnic advocate, and poet. She wrote in the Lower Sorbian language. Works * ''Dolnoserbske basni'', Budyšin 1925 * ''Wĕn ...

(1893–1975) *

Carolina Eyck Carolina Eyck (born 26 December 1987) is a German- Sorb musician specialising in playing the Theremin, an electronic instrument. Her performances around the world have helped to promote the unusual musical instrument. Biography German-born music ...

(b. 1987) *

Peter Schowtka Peter Georg Schowtka (; 7 January 1945 – 5 August 2022) was a German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of Saxony from 1991 to 2014. Schowtka was an ethnic Sorb. Early life and education Schowtka was born on 7 January 1945 in ...

(1945–2022), member of the

Landtag of Saxony The Landtag of Saxony (german: Sächsischer Landtag), also known in English as the Saxon State Parliament, is the legislature of the Saxony, Free State of Saxony, one of Germany's sixteen States of Germany, states. It is responsible for legislat ...

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