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 1890s Clear ×
Carl F. W. Borgward
1890 - 1963
Victor Ehrenberg (historian)
1891 - 1976
Carl Theodor Sørensen
1893 - 1979
John Schehr
1896 - 1934
Ernst Johannsen
1898 - 1977
Heinrich Landahl
1895 - 1971
Werner Stephan
1895 - 1984
Berthold Maack
1898 - 1981
Wilhelm von Allwörden
1892 - 1955
Karl Raloff
1899 - 1976
Walter Jacobsen
1895 - 1986
Walter Göttsch
1896 - 1918
Johannes de Boer
1897 - 1986
Willy Thomsen
1898 - 1969
Otto Thämer
1892 - 1975
Siegfried Möller
1896 - 1970
Bella Martens
1891 - 1959
Christian-Johannes Landau
1897 - 1952
Oswin Grolig
1894 - 1944
Anne-Marie Vogler
1892 - 1983
Friedrich Sparmann
1890 - 1969
Walter Bülck
1891 - 1952
Heinrich Wichelmann
1893 - 1974
Benno Cohen (Rabbiner)
1895 - 1944
Johannes Rickers
1893 - 1965
Richard Spethmann
1891 - 1960
Hans-Henning von Pressentin
1890 - 1952
John Westphal
1895 - 1980
Hermann Harrendorf
1896 - 1966
Heinrich Jürs
1897 - 1945
Emil Wendt
1895 - 1944
Claus Wenskus
1891 - 1966
Ernst Adolf Döbereiner
1892 - 1945
Max Deiters
1892 - 1947
Bernhard Dowe
1890 - 1963
Hans Jakob Franzenburg
1894 - 1960
Meta Rötting
1895 - 1979