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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 merchant24.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician56
  2. Painter40
  3. Writer22
  4. Actor20
  5. Architect10
  6. Academic10
  7. Author9
  8. Lawyer9
  1. Merchant824.5×
  2. Bank58.2×
  3. Painter404.1×
  4. Botanist53.3×
  5. Architect103.0×
  6. Author92.8×
  7. Academic102.6×
  8. Missing52.0×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Altona's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 26 of 374 notable people

0003 PUBLISHER

Axel Springer

1912 - 1985

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0070 AUTHOR

Margret Bechler

1914 - 2002

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0081 POLITICIAN

Helga Mucke-Wittbrodt

1910 - 1999

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0082 POLITICIAN

Heinz-Joachim Heydorn

1916 - 1974

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0089 ART HISTORIAN

Lotte Brand Philip

1910 - 1986

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0097 BOTANIST

Cornelia Harte

1914 - 1998

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0101 ACTOR

Heinz Lanker

1916 - 1978

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0130 HISTORIAN

Oswald Hauser

1910 - 1987

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0149 ART HISTORIAN

Hans Wentzel

1913 - 1975

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0158 JUDGE

Walter Reimers

1913 - 2010

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0164 SOLDIER

Karl-Hermann Freiherr von Brand zu Neidstein – W

1915 - 1984

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0176 ACTOR

O. A. Buck

1914 - 1985

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0187 ECOLOGIST

Klaus Thomsen (Gynäkologe)

1915 - 1992

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0194 MISSING

Wilhelm Claussen (SS-Mitglied)

1915 - 1948

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0203 ACADEMIC

Kurt Londenberg

1914 - 1995

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0221 BUSINESS

Kurt Barnekow

1910 - 1998

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0282 POLITICIAN

Margareta Hunck-Jastram

1913 - 1998

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0306 WORLD WAR

Wilhelm Moritz (Luftwaffe officer)

1913 - 2010

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0314 OFFICER

Ernst-August Fricke

1911 - 1943

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0325 COMMANDER

Horst Höltring

1913 - 1943

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0333 COMANDANTE

Richard Becker (Kapitänleutnant)

Born 1911

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0343 POLITICIAN

Ernst Hansch

1914 - 1970

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0351 SOLDIER

Heinz-Ehler Brüllau

Born 1917

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0354 MILLER

Werner Lange (Unternehmer)

1917 - 1979

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0365 TURNER

Willfried Lahrs

1913 - 2006

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0369 MISSING

Adolf Ruppelt

1912 - 1988

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