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List of people from the former eastern territories of Germany

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Numerous figures in German culture and history (some still living) were either born, resident, or spent a substantial part of their lives in the former eastern territories of Germany. A non-exhaustive list follows:[1]

Politicians, statesmen and diplomats

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Catherine II, 1780s

18th century

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19th century

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Philipp zu Eulenburg
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria

20th century

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Egon Krenz

Military figures

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Historical

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Army

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Paul v. Hindenburg

SS

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Air Force

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Manfred von Richthofen

Espionage

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Scientists and mathematicians

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Alois Alzheimer
Wernher von Braun, 1960
Immanuel Kant
Arthur Schopenhauer, 1859
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Philosophers and theologians

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Historians and archaeologists

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Musicians

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Classical

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George Henschel
Otto Klemperer
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Modern

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Poets, writers and dramatists

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Poets

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E. T. A. Hoffmann
Günter Grass, 2006

Writers

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Painters and visual artists

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Architects

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Film, TV, and theatre

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Veruschka Gräfin von Lehndorff, 2011

Miscellaneous

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Beate Uhse, 1971

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Davies, N. (2005) God's Playground. A History of Poland. Volume II: 1795 to the present. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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