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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0002 COMPOSER
Carl Reinecke
1824 - 1910
0005 COMPOSER
Cornelius Gurlitt (composer)
1820 - 1901
0031 BOTANIST
Johannes Groenland
1824 - 1891
0047 SCULPTOR
Georg Christian Freund
1821 - 1900
0049 PAINTER
Oswald Sickert
1828 - 1885
0058 HISTORIAN
Roderich von Stintzing
1825 - 1883
0077 HISTORIAN
Heinrich Handelmann
1827 - 1891
0094 JOURNALIST
Eduard Warrens
1820 - 1872
0118 POLITICIAN
Emanuel Gurlitt
1826 - 1896
0144 BUSINESS
Theodor Zeise
1826 - 1890
0169 MUSIC
Christian Reimers
1827 - 1889
0179 WRITER
Heinrich Zeise (Dichter)
1822 - 1914
0218 ACADEMIC
Johannes Bockendahl
1826 - 1902
0300 OFFICER
Charles Taylor du Plat
1823 - 1900
0302 JOURNALIST
Joseph de Mose Piza
1824 - 1879
0342 MANUFACTURER
Theodor Gayen
1824 - 1900
0345 FARMER
Ernst von Schimmelmann
1820 - 1885