Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908–1972), Princess of Sweden, married to hereditary prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and mother of King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden Günther Weißenborn (1911–2001), pianist, composer and conductor Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (1912–1954), astronomer Wolfgang Stammberger (1920–1982), politician (FDP, SPD), Member of Bundestag, Federal Minister of Justice, Lord Mayor of Coburg Heinrich Strecker (1922–2013), composer of operettas and Viennese music Werner Scheler (born 1923), physician and pharmacologist Tatunca Nara (born 1941), German-Brazilian impostor Klaus Volk (born 1944), lawyer and criminal lawyer Klaus-Peter Göpfert (born 1948), wrestler Michael Stoschek (born 1948/1949), businessman and entrepreneur Klaus Janson (born 1952), American comic artist Martin May (born 1961), actor, author and narrator Bernd Friedmann (born 1965), musician and producer Frank Greiner (born 1966), footballer Claudia Porwik (born 1968), tennis player Andreas Hackethal (born 1971), professor Julia Stoschek (born 1975), art collector Cevat Yerli (born 1978), computer game developer Martin Forkel (born 1979), footballer Andreas Wolf (born 1990), handball player Marius Wolf (born 1995), footballer Lived at Coburg Baroness Louise Lehzen (1784–1870), governess and confidante of Queen Victoria Walter von Boetticher (1853–1945), historian, genealogist and physician Hans Berger (1873–1941), psychiatrist Johann Strauss, he lived the last 13 years of his life in Coburg, and buried in Vienna Adolf Hitler in 1922 led several hundred stormtroopers in a march through the city, fighting pitched street battles with communists. During the Nazi era, the Coburg Badge (made to honor the participants) was one of the most prestigious party medals. References Further reading External links Coburg Tourist Board World sites atlas Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Coburg Twin towns of Coburg Saxe-Coburg and Gotha