{{short description, None This is a list of people who have lived in Heilbronn, Germany. Julius Robert Mayer von Friedrich Berrer 2

Gustav von Schmoller by Rudolf Dührkoop 1908

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1983-098-20a, Heuss

* Gustav Schübler (1787–1834), scientist (meteorology) *

Heinrich Friedrich Füger Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

(1751–1818), painter * Wilhelm Waiblinger (1804–1830), poet and author *

Julius Robert von Mayer Julius Robert von Mayer (25 November 1814 – 20 March 1878) was a German physician, chemist, and physicist and one of the founders of thermodynamics. He is best known for enunciating in 1841 one of the original statements of the conservation ...

(1814–1878), physician and physicist, formulated the principle of mechanical equivalence * Ludwig Pfau (1821–1894), poet and revolutionary *

Adolf Cluss Adolf Ludwig Cluss (July 14, 1825 – July 24, 1905) also known as Adolph Cluss was a German-born American immigrant who became one of the most important, influential and prolific architects in Washington, D.C., in the late 19th century, respons ...

(1825–1905), architect, builder of numerous public buildings in Washington D.C. *

Gustav von Schmoller Gustav Friedrich (after 1908: von) Schmoller (; 24 June 1838 – 27 June 1917) was the leader of the "younger" German historical school of economics. He was a leading '' Sozialpolitiker'' (more derisively, '' Kathedersozialist'', "Socialist of t ...

(1838–1917), economist *

Wilhelm Maybach Wilhelm Maybach (; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of Designers". From the late 19th ce ...

(1846–1929), engineer and motor vehicle pioneer, developed the first fast-running gasoline engine together with

Gottlieb Daimler Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (; 17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900) was a German engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf ( Kingdom of Württemberg, a federal state of the German Confederation), in what is now Germany. He w ...

* Friedrich Stolz (1860–1936), chemist, invented in 1897 a predecessor of aspirin * Siegfried Gumbel (1874–1942), lawyer, alderman ( DDP), since 1933 head of the Israelite High Councillor for Württemberg in Stuttgart, died in Dachau concentration camp *

Theodor Heuss Theodor Heuss (; 31 January 1884 – 12 December 1963) was a German liberal politician who served as the first president of West Germany from 1949 to 1959. His cordial nature – something of a contrast to the stern character of chancellor K ...

(1884–1963), politician, first President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949 to 1959) *

Hellmuth Hirth Hellmuth Hirth (; April 24, 1886 – July 1, 1938) was a German engineer who founded the Mahle GmbH and Hirth companies, manufacturing engine components and complete aircraft engines respectively. Biography Hirth was born in Heilbronn, the son ...

(1886–1938), aviation pioneer, aircraft and airship builder * Richard Drauz (1894–1946) in Landsberg Lech (executed as a war criminal), headed up the NSDAP in the Heilbronn district * Walter Kreiser (1898–1958), aircraft designer and journalist *

Walter Vielhauer Walter Vielhauer (; April 1, 1909 in Reutlingen - April 19, 1986 in Heilbronn) was a communist and anti-fascist of Heilbronn who was held captive by Nazi Germany before and during World War II. He was first arrested in March 1933 and was held sev ...

(1909–1986), politician ( KPD) *

Joseph Asher Joseph Asher (1921–1990) was an American rabbi born in Germany, known for his advocacy of reconciliation between the Jews and the Germans in the post-Holocaust era, and for his support for the civil rights movement in the United States. He was s ...

(1921–1990), German-American rabbi * Rolf Wütherich (1927–1981), passenger of the fatal car accident of James Dean *

Heinz A. Richter Heinz A. Richter (born 18 March 1939) is a German history, historian, known for his work on the Balkan Campaign (World War II), history of World War II in the Balkans, the history of modern Greece and the modern history of Cyprus. Biography Hei ...

(born 1939), historian to the specialty Greece and Cyprus *

Dieter Schwarz Dieter Schwarz (born 24 September 1939) is a German billionaire businessman, and owner of the Schwarz-Gruppe. He is the former chairman and CEO of the supermarket chain Lidl, and the hypermarket chain Kaufland. Career In 1973, Dieter Schwarz ...

(born 1939), entrepreneur and owner of the Schwarz-Gruppe. (

Kaufland Kaufland is a German hypermarket chain, part of the Schwarz Gruppe which also owns Lidl. The hypermarket directly translates to English as 'buy-land'. It opened its first store in 1984 in Neckarsulm and quickly expanded to become a major chain ...

Lidl Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (; ) is a German international discount retailer chain that operates over 11,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, the company belongs to the Schwarz Group, whi ...

) * Rosemarie Haag Bletter (born 1939), German-American architectural historian *

Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Teodor Seweryn (born 25 April 1946) is a Polish actor and director. One of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he starred in over 50 films, mostly in Poland, France and Germany. He is also one of only three non-French actors to ...

(born 1946), Polish actor * Jürgen Schreiber (born 1947), journalist * Heide Rühle (born 1948), politician ( Greens) MEP, Federal President of the Greens 1990–1991 * Thomas Roth (born 1951), journalist, retired TV-presenter

Tagesthemen ''Tagesthemen'' is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Ingo Zamperoni. Second only to the 20:00 ''Tagesschau'' ("Review of the Day") ''Tagesthemen'' ("Issues of the Day") is ARD's most ...

Freddy Sahin-Scholl Freddy Sahin-Scholl (born 21 December 1953 in Heilbronn as Freddy Scholl) is a German singer and composer. Life and career Freddy Sahin-Scholl is the son of a Turkish German mother and an African-American soldier. He was raised by a foster mot ...

(born 1953 as Freddy Scholl), singer and composer *

Michael Wittmann Michael Wittmann (22 April 19148 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armored Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944. Whi ...

(born 1956), musicologist *

Falk Struckmann Falk Struckmann (; born 1958 in Heilbronn, West Germany) is an operatic bass-baritone, particularly prominent in the Wagnerian repertoire. A Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera, he made his debut there as Orest in '' Elektra'' on 13 September ...

(born 1958), opera singer (baritone) * Joachim Schlör (born 1960), professor, author of Jewish history *

Thomas Strobl Thomas Strobl (born 17 March 1960) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Deputy Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2016. From 1998 until 2016 Strobl was a member of the German Bundest ...

(born 1960), politician ( CDU) Member of Bundestag * Michael Georg Link (born 1963), politician ( FDP) Member of Bundestag * Michael Wenczel (born 1977), football player *

Sibel Kekilli Sibel Kekilli (born 16 June 1980) is a German actress. She gained public attention after starring in the 2004 film '' Head-On''. She won two Lolas, the most prestigious German film awards, for her performances in ''Head-On'' and ''When We Leave ...

(born 1980), German actress * Michael Hackert (born 1981), professional ice hockey player

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

* Corey Mapes (born 1992), hockey player * Daniel Fischbuch (born 1993), hockey player

Other notable residents

Karl Mayer (Dichter), Foto von Friedrich Brandseph

* Martinus von Biberach (d. 1498), theologian, writer of famous epitaph * Christian Friedrich Duttenhofer (1742–1814), theologian, pastor and prelate in Heilbronn *

Karl Mayer Karl Mayer is a fictional character portrayed by Richard Burgi and created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series '' Desperate Housewives''. He is the ex-husband of housewife Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher ...

(1786–1870), poet, lived for a time in Heilbronn * Louis Mayer (1791–1843), landscape painter lived for a time in Heilbronn *

Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr (15 May 1800 in Wendeburg, Meerdorf near Braunschweig – 20 May 1875 in Heilbronn), was a German businessman and founder of food and beverage company Knorr (brand), Knorr. References

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(1800–1875), founder of the food business Knorr * Alexander Bruckmann (1806–1852), historical and portrait painter, lived for a time in Heilbronn * Gustav Rümelin (1815–1889), politician, lived and worked temporarily in Heilbronn *

Kilian von Steiner Kilian von Steiner (; 9 October 1833 – 25 September 1903) was a German banker and industrialist. Life and career Born in Laupheim as the eighth child of Jewish merchant Viktor Steiner and his wife Sophie, Kilian Steiner spent his youth in t ...

(1833–1903), banker, was lawyer in Heilbronn *

Max Eyth Max Eyth (; 6 May 1836 – 25 August 1906) was a German engineer and writer. The house where he was born is now a literature museum (2010). He was born in Kirchheim unter Teck to Edward Eyth (1809–1884), a teacher of Greek and history ...

(1836–1906), writer, studied in Heilbronn * Karl Nicolai (1839–1892) German magistrate and politician, from 1881 onwards Official notary in Heilbronn * Max Cramer (1859–1933), teacher and genealogist in Heilbronn *

Theophil Wurm Theophil Heinrich Wurm (7 December 1868, Basel – 28 January 1953, Stuttgart) was the son of a pastor and was a leader in the German Protestant Church in the early twentieth century. Wurm was active in politics. He was a member of the Christia ...

(1868–1953), prelate of Heilbronn 1927–29 * Ernst August Wagner (1874–1938), mass murderer, convicted and temporarily detained in Heilbronn * Ernst Jaeckh (1875–1959), 1902–1912 editor of Neckar-Zeitung *

Oskar Dirlewanger Oskar Paul Dirlewanger (26 September 1895 – ) was a German military officer ('' SS-Oberführer'') who served as the founder and commander of the Nazi SS penal unit "Dirlewanger" during World War II. Serving in Poland and in Belarus, his nam ...

(1895–1945), deputy director since 1933 of the Heilbronner labor office, later Waffen-SS officer and war criminal * Emanuel H. Bronner (1908–1997), maker of Dr. Bronner's castile soap *

(1909–1986), politician, mayor *

Marla Glen Marla Glen (born January 3, 1960) is an American singer from Chicago, Illinois, United States, who has been based in Germany since 1998. Life Marla, daughter of Dell Glen ( American-Jamaican) and Cortez Glen (Mexican-American), grew up on the ...

(born 1960), singer, living in Heilbronn since 1998 Heilbronn, notable people of People from Heilbronn