12 Notable alumni of University of Siegen
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Siegen is 780st in the world, 1st in North America, and 59st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from University of Siegen sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Siegen won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gazmend Oketa
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Gazmend Oketa is an Albanian politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, as well as Minister of Defence.
2. Lars Eilebrecht
1972-. (aged 54)
IT consultant
software engineer
Lars Eilebrecht is a German software engineer, CISSP-certified information security expert, solutions architect, and open source evangelist. He is one of the original developers of the Apache HTTP Server, and co-founder and former Vice President of the Apache Software Foundation. Lars was based in the United Kingdom between 2009 and 2019 where he founded the IT consultancy company Primevation Ltd....
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3. Frank Schirrmacher
1959-2014 (aged 55)
writer
journalist
essayist
non-fiction writer
Frank Schirrmacher was a German journalist, literature expert and essayist, writer, and from 1994 co-publisher of the national German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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4. Marcel Beyer
1965-. (aged 61)
writer
Marcel Beyer is a German writer.
5. Klaus-Peter Thaler
1949-. (aged 77)
racing automobile driver
sport cyclist
cyclo-cross cyclist
Klaus-Peter Thaler is a former professional cyclist whose career spanned from 1976 to 1988, he was successful in road-racing and cyclo-cross. He was world cyclo-cross champion twice as an amateur and twice as a professional and German champion eight times.
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6. Peter Hussing
1948-2012 (aged 64)
politician
boxer
Peter Hussing was a West German heavyweight boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics and placed fifth in 1976 and 1984; he missed the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by West Germany.
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7. Michael Lentz
1964-. (aged 62)
musician
university teacher
writer
literary scholar
poet
Michael Lentz is a German author, musician, and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry.
8. Thomas Kellner
1966-. (aged 60)
photographer
Thomas Kellner is a German fine-art photographer, lecturer and curator. He became known above all for his large-format photographs of famous architectural monuments, which, through many individual images and a shifted camera perspective, look like "photo mosaics".
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9. Uwe Boll
1965-. (aged 61)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Uwe Boll is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his 2005 Alone in the Dark adaptation is considered one of the worst films ever made. Boll's subsequent projects, released during the 2010s, were mostly released direct-to-video. After retiring in 2016...
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10. Miriam Pielhau
1975-2016 (aged 41)
television presenter
radio personality
writer
Miriam Pielhau was a German television and radio presenter, author and actress.
11. Maja Göpel
1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher
economist
Maja Göpel is a German political economist, transformation researcher, and sustainability scientist with a focus on transdisciplinarity. In 2019 she co-founded the Scientists for Future initiative. Göpel is an honorary professor at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.
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12. Axel A. Weber
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
economist
banker
Axel Alfred Weber is a German economist, professor, and banker. He is currently a board member and chairman of Swiss investment bank and financial services company, UBS Group AG, and has announced his resignation effective 7 April 2022.
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