Gottschalk, Matthäus and a king: These are the most famous Franks
Created: 2022-11-15, 21:14
By: Katarina Amtmann
Thomas Gottschalk and Lothar Matthäus.
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Franken has produced many famous sons: they were or are successful in areas such as politics, sports, TV or fashion.
Nuremberg - Franconia is famous for many things: the bratwurst (especially Drei im Weggla), the Nuremberg Christmas market or beer.
The Franconian metropolis was only recently voted Germany's beer capital.
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But in addition to products or events, Middle Franconia as well as Upper and Lower Franconia have also produced countless famous personalities.
The most famous son of Nuremberg is probably Albrecht Dürer.
He lived from 1471 to 1528, his works such as the Dürer hare or his self-portrait can be seen in museums all over the world, including the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, the Albertina in Vienna and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
The name of Max Morlock (1925-1994) is also closely associated with Nuremberg.
"Maxl" was twice German champion with 1. FC Nürnberg, and with the German national team he won the title in the "Miracle of Bern".
Another football star also comes from the region: Lothar Matthäus was born in Erlangen in 1961.
Among other things, he won the German championship seven times and was world and European champion with the national team.
Dirk Nowitzki from Würzburg (born in 1978) caused a stir in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks and won the title.
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The most famous sons of Herzogenaurach are probably Rudolf and Adi Dassler.
Rudolf (1898-1974) founded the sporting goods manufacturer Puma, brother Adolf (1900-1978) was at least as successful with Adidas.
An Upper Franconian was also successful in the world of fashion: Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Buttenheim (district of Bamberg).
Levi's is one of the most famous jeans manufacturers in the world.
Thomas Gottschalk in particular made a name for himself in the TV landscape.
He was born in Bamberg in 1950 and is remembered by many as the host of the program "Wetten, dass...?".
After a break of several years, he moderated the comeback of the ZDF show in 2021.
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In addition to sports, fashion and show business, Franconia was also successful in politics: Henry Kissinger, born in Fürth in 1923, was US Secretary of State in the 1970s.
Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977), also born in Fürth, became Germany's second chancellor and was often referred to as the "father of the economic miracle".
Markus Söder is probably Franconia's most famous politician at the moment.
Bavaria's Prime Minister was born in Nuremberg in 1967.
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Physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) was also born in Franconia, more precisely in Würzburg.
Among other things, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
The Heisenberg name was also used in the Netflix hit Breaking Bad.
Most people are probably familiar with the phrase “after Adam Riese”.
It goes back to a mathematician who was born in Bad Staffelstein.
Adam Ries (1492-1559) is considered the "father of modern arithmetic".
Franks also produced kings, including Wenzel von Luxemburg (1361-1419), born in Nuremberg.
He was King of Bohemia and for a time also Roman-German King.
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