List of Sorbs

At about a population of 60,000 (30,000 of which speak Sorbian), the Sorbs are the smallest Slavic-speaking

group in Europe.

This is a list of notable Sorbs.

Historical

Czimislav (839–840) – 9th-century King of the Sorbs
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856–1909) – Poet, writer, playwright, and translator
Jan Kilian (1811–1884) – Pastor and leader of the Sorbian colony in Texas
Korla Awgust Kocor (1822–1904) – Composer and conductor
Ludwig Leichhardt (1813–1848) – Explorer and naturalist
Jan Arnošt Smoler (1816–1884) – Philologist and writer
Handrij Zejler (1804–1872) – Writer, pastor, and national activist
Pavle Jurišić Šturm, born Paulus Eugen Sturm (1848–1922) – General in the Serbian Army

Jurij Brězan (1916–2006) – Writer, novelist, and author of children's books
Martha Israel (1905–) – member of the Volkskammer
Jurij Koch (b. 1936) – Writer, editor, and reporter
John Symank (1935–2002) – Head coach for Northern Arizona University and the University of Texas at Arlington football teams, defensive back in the NFL, and player for the University of Florida
Mato Kosyk (1853–1940) – Poet and minister
Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974) – Nazi German politician and convicted war criminal
Kito Lorenc (1938–2017) – Writer, lyric poet, and translator
Kurt Krjeńc (1907–1978) – East German politician and Chairman of Domowina
Marie Simon (1824–1877) – nurse
Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994)
Stanislaw Tillich (b. 1959)
Mina Witkojc (1893–1975)
Carolina Eyck (b. 1987)
Margot Robbie (b. 1990), Australian actress of Scottish, German and Sorb heritage.
Peter Schowtka (1945–2022) – member of the Landtag of Saxony
Eva Ursula Lange (1928–2020) – painter, illustrator, graphic designer, and ceramist