This is a list of notable people who were born in or associated with

Mainz Mainz (; #Names and etymology, see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in ...

Sons and daughters of the town

(''chronological list'') * around 780,

Rabanus Maurus Rabanus Maurus Magnentius ( 780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, theologian, poet, encyclopedist and military writer who became archbishop of Mainz in East Francia. He was the author of t ...

, † 856, a

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

monk, and

archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

of Mainz. He was the author of the encyclopaedia ''On the Nature of Things'' * (c. 960 -1040? or 1028?) Gershom ben Judah, also commonly known by the longer title "Rabbeinu Gershom Me'Or Hagolah" ("Our teacher Gershom the light of the exile"), a famous Talmudist and Halakhist * around 1397,

Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and Artisan, craftsman who invented the movable type, movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's inven ...

(also Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden), † February 3, 1468 in Mainz, a goldsmith and inventor. He achieved fame for his invention of the technology of printing with movable types during 1447 * ? Johann Fust († 1466 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

), an early German printer, assistant and investor of Gutenberg. Together with Peter Schöffer he founded a printshop * 1488, Otto Brunfels, a German theologian and botanist.

Carl von Linné Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organi ...

listed him among the "Fathers of Botany" * 1674, Friedrich Carl von Schönborn († 1746), bishop of

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...

and

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

(1729–46) * 1745, Ludwig Fischer, † July 19, 1825 in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, opera singer * 1750, Wolfgang Heribert von Dalberg, † September 28, 1806 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

, chamberlain of

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and intendant of the theatre at Mannheim * Ferdinand Ochsenheimer (1767–1822) was a German stage actor and entomologist (

lepidopterist Lepidopterology ()) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is a lepidopterist or, archaically, an aurelian. Origins Post-Renaissance, the r ...

) * 1779, October 8, Johann Baptist Ziz, † December 1, 1829, botanist * 1780, Johann Adam Ackermann, † 1853, landscape painter * 1791,

Franz Bopp Franz Bopp (; 14 September 1791 – 23 October 1867) was a German linguistics, linguist known for extensive and pioneering comparative linguistics, comparative work on Indo-European languages. Early life Bopp was born in Mainz, but the pol ...

, 1867 in Berlin, German linguist, author of comparative studies on Indo-European languages * 1805,

Ida, Countess von Hahn-Hahn Countess Ida von Hahn-Hahn (; 22 June 1805 – 12 January 1880) was a German author from a wealthy family who lost their fortune because of her father's eccentric spending. She defied convention by living with Adolf von Bystram unmarried for 21 y ...

was a German author and founder of a nunnery * 1809, August 19, Sabine Heinefetter, 18 November 1872, operatic soprano * 1811, Josef Kling, was a German

chess master A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted for life. The international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most pres ...

and

chess composer A chess composer is a person who creates endgame studies or chess problems. Chess composers usually specialize in a particular genre, e.g. endgame studies, twomovers, threemovers, moremovers, helpmates, selfmates, fairy problems, or retro ...

* 1815, November 21, Karl Ludwig Bernays, Marxist journalist * 1815, 2 April, Johann Baptist Heinefetter, 4 November 1902, Romantic painter * 1817, Christoph Moufang, † 1890 in Mainz, diocesan administrator of Mainz 1877-86 * 1823, Ludwig Bamberger, † 1899 in Berlin, was an economist, publicist and politician. He took part in the republican rising in the Palatinate and

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Ba ...

; it was chiefly owing to him that a gold currency was adopted and that the

Reichsbank The ''Reichsbank'' (; ) was the central bank of the German Empire from 1876 until the end of Nazi Germany in 1945. Background The monetary institutions in Germany had been unsuited for its economic development for several decades before unifica ...

took form * 1824, Peter Cornelius, † 1874 in Mainz, composer, writer about music, poet and translator * 1835, Paul Haenlein, † 1905 in Mainz, was an engineer and flight pioneer. He flew in a semi-rigid-frame

dirigible An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat ( lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power. Aerostats use buoyancy from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding ...

* 1838, in Mainz,

Charles Hallgarten Charles Hallgarten, or Charles/Karl Lazarus Hallgarten (18 November 1838 – 19 April 1908) was a German banker and philanthropist. His father was Lazarus Hallgarten, founder of Hallgarten & Company, and his mother was Eleonore Hallgarten (born ...

, † 1908 in Frankfurt am Main, was a banker and philanthropist * 1839,

Adolphus Busch Adolphus Busch (10 July 1839 – 10 October 1913) was the German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser. He introduced numerous innovations, building the success of the company in the late 19th and early 2 ...

, † 1913 was the cofounder of

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* 1846, Ferdinand Becker, † 1877, painter of religious subjects * 1849, May 29, Lorenz Adlon, † April 7, 1921, established Hotel Adlon in Berlin * 1858, July 2, Georg Heinrich Kirstein, † April 15, 1921 in Mainz, bishop of Mainz 1904-21 * 1883, Emil Preetorius, † 1973 in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, painter and

scenic design Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including Play (theatre), plays and Musical theatre, musicals. The term can also be applied to film and television productions, wher ...

er, 1948 – 1968 president of the Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste * 1883,

Adolf Reinach Adolf Bernhard Philipp Reinach (; ; 23 December 1883 – 16 November 1917) was a German philosopher, phenomenologist from the Munich phenomenology school and law theorist. Life and work Adolf Reinach was born into a prominent Jewish family in ...

, German philosopher, phenomenologist (from the

phenomenology perspective) and law theorist * 1871,

Oskar Heinroth Oskar Heinroth (1 March 1871 – 31 May 1945) was a German biologist who was one of the first to apply the methods of comparative morphology to animal behavior, and was thus one of the founders of ethology. He worked, largely isolated from mos ...

Ornithologist Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...

* 1873, Rudolf Rocker, † 1958 in Mohegan/Maine (USA); was an

anarcho-syndicalist Anarcho-syndicalism is an anarchist organisational model that centres trade unions as a vehicle for class conflict. Drawing from the theory of libertarian socialism and the practice of syndicalism, anarcho-syndicalism sees trade unions as both ...

writer, historian and prominent activist * 1888, 17 November, Curt Goetz, † 12 September 1960 in Grabs/St. Gallen (Switzerland), Schriftsteller ("Der Lügner und die Nonne", "Das Haus in Montevideo"),

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

* 1892, 6 January Ludwig Berger originally Ludwig Bamberger, † 1969 in Schlangenbad, film director,

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

interpreter * 1900, Anna Seghers, † 1983 in Berlin (East), writer (" Das siebte Kreuz") * 1901,

Walter Hallstein Walter Hallstein (17 November 1901 – 29 March 1982) was a German academic, diplomat and statesman who was the first President of the European Commission, president of the European Commission, Commission of the European Economic Community ...

, † 1982 in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

, politician and professor ( Hallstein Doctrine) (1950–1951) * 1904, 30 December, Edith Schultze-Westrum, † 20 March 1981 in München, actress ("

Die Brücke Die Brücke (The Bridge), also known as Künstlergruppe Brücke or KG Brücke, was a group of German expressionist artists formed in Dresden in 1905. The founding members were Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Karl Schmidt-R ...

", D 1959, "Jeder stirbt für sich allein", Hans Fallada 1962) * 1914, 25 December,

Konrad Georg Konrad Georg (1914–1987) was a German film, stage and television actor. A veteran performer he appeared in numerous films and television programmes in West Germany. Between 1963 and 1966 he played the title role in the television crime series '' ...

, † 8 September 1987 in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

, actor (" Kommissar Freytag", "Tim Frazer") * 1916,

Ferdy Mayne Ferdy Mayne or Ferdie Mayne (born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel; 11 March 1916 – 30 January 1998) was a German-British stage and screen actor. Born in Mainz, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1930s to escape the Nazi regime. ...

, † 1998 in London, actor *1920, 3 November, Peter Ganz, Germanist *1924. Lewis H Gann, Historian of Africa * 1924, 11 December, Heinz Schenk, †2014, actor, singer ("Es ist alles nur geliehen"), Moderator ("Zum blauen Bock"), text writer ("Ole, ole Fiesta") * 1935, 4 October, Horst Janson, actor (" Der Bastian", Sesamstraße) * 1938, 25 February, Dieter Reith, composer (TV-melodies), band leader * 1942, 18 April,

Jochen Rindt Karl Jochen Rindt (; 18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a racing driver, who competed under the Austrian flag in Formula One from to . Rindt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Lotus, and remains the only driver to ...

, † 1970 Austrian racing driver * 1947, 31 December,

Gerhard Ludwig Müller Gerhard Ludwig Müller (; born 31 December 1947) is a German Catholic prelate who served as the Cardinal-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 until 2017. Pope Francis e ...

* 1961, 6 December, Manuel Reuter, race car driver * 1963, Matthias Fornoff, tv-journalist * 1968, Anja Gockel,

fashion designer Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applied arts, applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has va ...

Honorary citizens

* 1831: Dr. Georg Moller, Regierungsbaumeister (first honorary citizen) * 1834:

Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly Emmanuel Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly (24 January 1777 – 28 June 1852) was an army officer in the Imperial and Royal Army during the Napoleonic Wars, Imperial-Royal Army of the Austrian Empire, and vice-governor of Mainz. He was the uncle of Q ...

, vice governor of the federal fortress Mainz * 1835: Albert Thorvaldsen, Danish/Icelandic sculptor, creator of the Gutenbergdenkmal * 1839: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, vice governor of the federal fortress Mainz * 1864 to 1866

Prince Charles of Prussia Prince Frederick Charles Alexander of Prussia (; 29 June 1801 – 21 January 1883) was a younger son of Frederick William III of Prussia. He served as a Prussian general for much of his adult life and became the first ''Herrenmeister'' (Grand M ...

was governor of Mainz * 1875: Leopold Hermann von Boyen, governor of the federal fortress Mainz * 1877: Philipp Veit, romantic painter, director of the municipal gallery at Mainz * 1908: Max von Gagern, administrative director of the province Rheinhessen * 1962:

Carl Zuckmayer Carl Zuckmayer (27 December 1896 – 18 January 1977) was a German writer and playwright. His older brother was the pedagogue, composer, conductor, and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer. His first two dramas were failures. In 1929, he wrote the script ...

, author * 1964: Félix Kir, catholic priest, resistance fighter and politician * 1965: Dr. Peter Altmeier, first prime minister of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

, co-founder of the Second German Television * 1970: Dr. Ludwig Strecker, director of

Schott Music Schott Music () is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe, and is the second-oldest music publisher after Breitkopf & Härtel. The company headquarters of Schott Music were foun ...

, publisher * 1972: Prof.

Fritz Strassmann Friedrich Wilhelm Strassmann (; 22 February 1902 – 22 April 1980) was a German chemist who, with Otto Hahn in December 1938, identified the element barium as a product of the bombardment of uranium with neutrons. Their observation was the key ...

, chemist who, along with Otto Hahn, and Lisa Meitner discovered the nuclear fission of uranium in 1938 * 1975: Hermann Kardinal Volk, Bishop of Mainz * 1981:

Marc Chagall Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal; – 28 March 1985) was a Russian and French artist. An early modernism, modernist, he was associated with the School of Paris, École de Paris, as well as several major art movement, artistic styles and created ...

, painter, created nine stained-glass windows in St. Stephan Mainz * 1981: Anna Seghers, originally Netty Rádvany, geb. Reiling, author * 1983: Prof. Karl Holzamer, first director general (Intendant) of the Second German Television * 2001: Karl Kardinal Lehmann, Bishop of Mainz * 2004: Karl Delorme, local politician * 2022: Özlem Türeci, Uğur Şahin, Christoph Huber, BioNTech-founders

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* Johann Joachim Becher (1635–1682), was a

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, precursor of

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, scholar,

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and adventurer * Johann Georg Adam Forster

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and

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. Played a leading role in the Republic of Mainz 1793 *

Johann Fischer von Waldheim Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (; 13 October 1771 – 18 October 1853) was a Electorate of Saxony, Saxon anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist. Fischer was born as Gotthilf Fischer in Waldheim, Saxony, Waldheim, Saxony, the son of a lin ...

, was a German

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and

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* Victor Mordechai Goldschmidt (1853–1933), was a German

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, crystallographer, nature philosopher, art collector and sponsor * Gustav Killian (1860–1921), was a

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laryngologist * Romano Guardini (1885–1968), was a

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, and

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(1902–1980), was a

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who, along with

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, discovered the

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in 1938 * Otto Laporte (1902–1971)

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(1922–1993), was an

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sociologist and

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, best known for his work "

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* Paul J. Crutzen, is a Dutch

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winning atmospheric chemist at the Max-Planck-Institut in Mainz * Ludwig Lindenschmit the Elder (1809–1893), was an important prehistorian, a pioneer of prehistorian research during the 19th century,

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(„Drusus-

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. He declared himself emperor at Mainz in February/March 268 * Jean Bon Saint-André, was a French politician of the Revolution era, became ''

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(1801) and commissary-general of the three ''départements'' on the left bank of the

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* Franz Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1776–1840), German politician and art collector * Ludwig Schwamb (1890–1945) social-democratic

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who fought against the

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as a member of the Kreisau Circle *

Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (; 3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany and governed the ''Federal Republic'' from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to ...

, politician * Susanne Wasum-Rainer, diplomat, Germany’s Ambassador to France (since 2012) * view: List of mayors of Mainz

Architecture, art and culture

* Hans Backoffen (1470–1519), kurfürstlicher Steinmetz und Bildhauer *

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; – 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat who is credited, alongside Sir Isaac Newton, with the creation of calculus in addition to ...

, Jurist, Mathematiker und Philosoph. Von 1667 – 1674 in Diensten Johann Philipps von Schönborn * Maximilian von Welsch (1671–1745), electoral director of building, architect,

military engineer Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics ...

, famed for his

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s and civil architecture ( Lustschloss Favorite Mainz, New Armory Mainz) * Emy Roeder (1890–1971), sculptor, since 1950 teacher at the Mainzer

Kunstgewerbeschule A Kunstgewerbeschule (English: ''School of Arts and Crafts'' or S''chool of Applied Arts'') was a type of vocational arts school that existed in German-speaking countries from the mid-19th century. The term Werkkunstschule was also used for the ...

* Alois Plum (born 1935), stained glass artist * Margret Hofheinz-Döring (1910–1994), painter and graphic artist

Literature

* Marianus Scotus (1028–1082), Irish chronicler * Kathinka Zitz (1801–1877), writer and political activist * Siegmund Salfeld (1843–1926)

rabbi and writer * Gerd Buchdahl (1914–2001), German-Jewish philosopher of science * Harald Martenstein (born 1953),

, columnist at

Die Zeit (, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The first edition of was ...

Hanns-Josef Ortheil Hanns-Josef Ortheil (born 5 November 1951, in Cologne) is a German author, scholar of German literature, and pianist. He has written many autobiographical and historical novels, some of which have been translated into 11 languages, according to Wo ...

, Mainz town chronist * Friedrich Kellner (1885–1970), author of My Opposition

Sports

* Franco Foda, football manager *

Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Norbert Klopp (; born 16 June 1967) is a German football executive and former Manager (association football), manager and Football player, player. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world. Klopp has been ...

, football manager * Manuel Reuter, racing driver, two-time

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winner (1989, 1996) *

, racing driver, posthumously won the

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(in 1970) * Martin Schmidt, football manager * Katrin Schultheis, world champion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

artistic cycling Artistic cycling is a form of competitive indoor cycling in which athletes perform tricks (called exercises) for points on specialized, Fixed-gear bicycle, fixed-gear bikes in a format similar to ballet or gymnastics. The exercises are perform ...

* Sandra Sprinkmeier, world champion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

* Martin Steffes-Mies, four-time

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...

world champion octuple (8x) (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993) * Vincent Keymer,

chess grandmaster Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally the t ...

Economy

* Lorenz Adlon created the most luxurious hotel of his time, the Hotel Adlon * Ludwig Bamberger (1823–1899), German banker * Dr. Hans Friderichs, Bundesminister a. D. * Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. (1772–1828),

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

banker A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...

. He is the founder of the private bank Sal Oppenheim. * Alfonso Sancha (born 1965) German-Spanish executive, born in Mainz * Beatrice Weder di Mauro,

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz () is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. It has been named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. it had approximately 32,000 students enrolled in around 100 a ...

, Chair of International

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Wirtschaftsweise

Religion

* ''refer to'' Bishop of Mainz *

Archbishopric of Mainz The Electorate of Mainz ( or '; ), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire. In the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, the Archbishop-Elec ...

* Yaakov ben Yakar (990 – 1064) was a

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ist, pupil of Gershom ben Judah, and is especially known as the teacher of

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki (; ; ; 13 July 1105) was a French rabbi who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible. He is commonly known by the List of rabbis known by acronyms, Rabbinic acronym Rashi (). Born in Troyes, Rashi stud ...

* Yehuda ben Meir (also known as Yehuda ha-

Kohen Kohen (, ; , ، Arabic كاهن , Kahen) is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic Priest#Judaism, priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. They are traditionally believed, and halakha, halakhically required, to ...

or Judah of

was a

rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

ic scholar and traveler of the late 10th and early 11th century * Karl von Miltitz (1490–1529) was a

papal The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of sta ...

nuncio An apostolic nuncio (; also known as a papal nuncio or simply as a nuncio) is an ecclesiastical diplomat, serving as an envoy or a permanent diplomatic representative of the Holy See to a state or to an international organization. A nuncio is ...

'' and a

Mainz Cathedral Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral ( or, officially, ') is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of th ...

canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western canon, th ...

* Johann Michael Raich, was a Catholic theologian *

Adam Franz Lennig Adam Franz Lennig (3 December 1803 – 22 November 1866) was an ultramontane German Catholic theologian. He was born and died in Mainz. Life Lennig studied at Bruchsal under the private tutorship of the ex-Jesuit Laurentius Doller, and af ...

(1803–1866), ultramontanist, established in March 1848 the

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and organized the first Katholikentag

Music, canto

* Heinrich von Meißen, called Frauenlob, was a

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poet and

Minnesinger (; "love song") was a tradition of German lyric- and song-writing that flourished in the Middle High German period (12th to 14th centuries). The name derives from '' minne'', the Middle High German word for love, as that was ''Minnesangs m ...

. Since 1312 up to his death 1318 at Peter von Aspelts court in Mainz * Marianne Müller, (1772–1851) soprano singer at the Königliches Theater of Berlin in 1789–1816 *

Gottfried Weber Jacob Gottfried Weber (1 March 1779 – 21 September 1839) was a German writer on music (especially on music theory), composer, and jurist. Biography Weber was born at Freinsheim. From 1824 to 1839, he was the editor of ''Cäcilia'', a musical ...

(1799–1839) was a prominent writer on music, especially

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

* Maria Wilhelmj (1856-1930), composer * Peter Cornelius,

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about music,

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and

translator Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''trans ...

. *

Volker David Kirchner Volker David Kirchner (25 June 1942 – 4 February 2020) was a German composer and violist. After studies of violin and composition at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory, the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, he ...

(1942–2020), violist and composer * Gundula Krause, Folk violinist *

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House music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

and

record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

* Josef Traxel (1916–1975), singer * Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Azerbaijani singer, pianist and composer * Wolf Hoffmann, lead guitarist for Accept * Ian Pooley, musician, record producer and DJ

Cabaret, comedian, carnivalist

* Hanns Dieter Hüsch, cabaret artist

Military

Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers (; 13 August 1764 – 6 January 1813) was a French Army general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the father of Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, a Marshal of France, and the father-i ...

* Franz von Weyrother * Karl Freiherr von Thüngen

Others

* Marx Rumpolt, personal chef to the Elector of Mainz, in 1581 wrote the first textbook "''Ein New Kochbuch''" (A New Cookbook) for professional cooks. * Johannes Wilhelm Bückler, called Schinderhannes (1783–1803), legendary German outlaw * Maria Einsmann (1885-1959), lived as a man 1919-1931 with her female partner and her children. After her real identity was discovered her case received international coverage.

Sources

* Wolfgang Balzer: ''Mainz, Persönlichkeiten der Stadtgeschichte.'' Kügler, Ingelheim 1985–1993. ** Bd. 1: Mainzer Ehrenbürger, Mainzer Kirchenfürsten, militärische Persönlichkeiten, Mainzer Bürgermeister. ** Bd. 2: Personen des religiösen Lebens, Personen des politischen Lebens, Personen des allgemein kulturellen Lebens, Wissenschaftler, Literaten, Künstler, Musiker. . ** Bd. 3: Geschäftsleute, epochale Wegbereiter, Baumeister, Fastnachter, Sonderlinge, Originale. . {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of People Related To Mainz

History of Mainz

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