here Franz Hunolt (1691–1746), Jesuit, theologian Adolph Diesterweg (1790–1866), pedagogue and mastermind of reform education Heinrich Kreutz (1854–1907), astronomer and publisher Charles H. Daub (1855–1917), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Fritz Busch (1890–1951), conductor Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German-Swiss violinist and conductor Walter Kraemer (1892–1941), politician (KPD) and resistance fighter against Nazism Paul Giesler (1895–1945), Nazi functionary, Premier of Bavaria Heinrich Gontermann (1896–1917), fighter ace Friedrich Middelhauve (1896–1966), publisher and politician (FDP) Hermann Giesler (1898–1987), architect Ernst Achenbach (1909–1991), politician (FDP) Herbert Schäfer (1927–1991), football player and coach Walter Schneider (1927–2010), motorcycle racing driver Bernd Becher (1931–2007), conceptual artist and photographer Heinfried Birlenbach (1940–2020), shot putter Joachim Frank (born 1940), German-American biophysicist and a Nobel laureate Rolf Stommelen (1943–1983), Formula One racer Josef Clemens (born 1947), bishop Klaus Scheer (born 1950), football player and coach Christoph Bode (born 1952), literary scholar Reinhard Goebel (born 1952), conductor and violinist Annegret Kober (born 1957), swimmer Bernward Koch (born 1957), musician Burkhard Jung (born 1958), Lord Mayor of Leipzig Dieter Falk (born 1959), music producer, keyboardist and composer Peter Autschbach (born 1961), guitarist Frank Heinrich (born 1964), theologian and politician (MdB) Navid Kermani (born 1967), orientalist and Islamic studies scholar Petra Lobinger (born 1967), athlete Peter Stein (born 1968), politician (CDU) Monika Meyer (born 1972), footballer Sabrina Mockenhaupt (born 1980), long distance runner August Wittgenstein (born 1981), prince and actor Florian Kringe (born 1982), footballer Moritz Volz (born 1983), footballer Christian Nüchtern (born 1992), ice dancer Andromache (born 1995), Greek singer, Cypriot representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Honorary citizens Siegen has conferred honorary citizenship upon the following persons: 1887: Heinrich von Achenbach, High President of the Province of Brandenburg 1891: Otto von Bismarck, Reich chancellor 1933: Adolf Hitler, Reich chancellor* 1933: Paul von Hindenburg, General Field Marshal and Reich President For all those listed up to here, honorary citizenship, according to Enactment no. 21 to the amended German Municipal System of 1 April 1946, has been forfeited. *According to the city council of Siegen Adolf Hitler's honorary citizenship was lapsed by British military law. Caused by political discussion the city council denied Hitler's honorary citizenship posthumously on 29 August 2007. 1953: Alfred Fißmer, retired Oberbürgermeister Honorary citizens of the former town of Hüttental: Josef Höfer, Prelate Karl Barich, chairman of the board of Stahlwerke Südwestfalen (South Westphalia Steelworks) Gallery References Further reading Heinrich Silbergleit: Preußens Städte: Denkschrift zum 100jährigen Jubiläum der