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
Contemporary 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
See also Sorbs
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