List of Luxembourgian people

List of Luxembourgian people

This is a list of Luxemburgian people.

Politics

"See also: Grand Duke of Luxembourg, List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg"
*Jean of Luxembourg (born 1921), former Grand Duke
*Henri of Luxembourg (born 1955), current Grand Duke
*Victor Bodson (1902-1984), justice minister, Righteous Among the Nations
*Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954), Luxembourg prime minister
*Jacques Santer (born 1937), Luxembourg prime minister, EC president
*Robert Schuman (1886-1963), French prime minister, EU co-founder
*Gaston Thorn (born 1928), Luxembourg politician, EC president
*Pierre Werner (1913-2002), Luxembourg prime minister, EEC figure

Arts and culture

*Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967), writer, editor, publisher
*Max Jacoby (born 1977), filmmaker
*Pierre Joris (born 1946), poet
*Leon Krier (born 1946), architect
*Georges Lentz (born 1965), composer
*Michel Lentz (1820-1893), poet
*Marianne Majerus (born 1956), photographer
*Bady Minck (born 1962), artist & filmmaker
*Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), painter
*Edward Steichen (1879-1973), photographer
*Su-Mei Tse (born 1973), artist
*Michel Majerus (born 1967-2002), artist
*Désirée Nosbusch (born 1965), actress

Academia

*Emil Hirsch (1851-1923), rabbi
*Gabriel Lippmann (1845-1921), physicist (Luxembourg-born)
*Arno J. Mayer (born 1926), historian

ports

*François Faber (1887-1915), cyclist
*Charly Gaul (1932-2005), cyclist
*Nicolas Frantz (1899-1985), cyclist
*Marc Girardelli (born 1963), skier
*Michel Théato (1878-1919), runner
*Josy Barthel (1927-1992), athlete, Olympic gold in 1952
*Kim Kirchen (born 1978), cyclist
*Fränk Schleck (born 1980), cyclist

Other

*Wilhelm von Knyphausen (1716-1800), general during the American Revolution (Luxembourg-born)


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