53.5497° N, 9.9319° E
ALTONA
Most Famous People Born in Altona, Germany
- Notable people
- 374
- Peak decade
- 1900s
- Median birth year
- 1873
- Most distinctive
- Merchant 24.5×
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Altona Is Known For
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Politician is Altona's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (56).
Altona over-indexes on merchant — 24.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
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- Filtered to 1800s Clear ×
0015 ARCHITECT
Carl Nebel
1805 - 1855
0018 WRITER
Ludolf Wienbarg
1802 - 1872
0045 BOTANIST
Carl Moritz Gottsche
1808 - 1892
0065 HISTORIAN
Wilhelm Eduard Wilda
1800 - 1856
0117 RESTAURATEUR
Marianne Ruaux
1802 - 1882
0137 ACADEMIC
Rudolf Heinrich Klausen
1807 - 1840
0162 POET
Gustav Poel
1804 - 1895
0195 ACADEMIC
Karl Ferdinand Theodor Hepp
1800 - 1851
0196 BANK
Bernhard Donner
1808 - 1865
0211 MISSING
Otto Friedrich Kruse
1801 - 1880
0243 LAWYER
Ferdinand Teuffer
1800 - 1840
0267 ORGANBUILDER
Johann Conrad Rudolph Wohlien
1808 - 1866
0284 POLITICIAN
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Marburg
1803 - 1867
0335 ENTREPRENEUR
Fernando Ernesto Nebel
1809 - 1889
0356 VERSAMMLUNG
Albrecht Ludwig Joachim Friedrich von Levetzow –
1809 - 1889
0359 RABBI
Jesaja Hollander
1806 - 1872
0361 MANUFACTURER
Otto Friedrich Alsen
1805 - 1872
0362 MERCHANT
Theodor Hinrich Elmenhorst
1801 - 1876