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.

  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.

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0030 ACTOR

Ruth Stephan

1925 - 1975

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0041 WRITER

Beni Virtzberg

1928 - 1968

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0068 JOURNALIST

Julia Dingwort-Nusseck

Born 1921

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0134 ECONOMIST

Horst Sanmann

1927 - 2008

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0166 ACADEMIC

Klaus Wenk

1927 - 2006

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0217 DIPLOMAT

Antti Karppinen

1923 - 2015

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0263 ARCHITECT

Jürgen Marlow

Born 1922

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0264 FOOTBALL

Harald Stender

1924 - 2011

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0328 PAINTER

Peter Hagenah (Maler)

1928 - 2015

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0347 ACADEMIC

Rolf Geisler

1925 - 2012

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0348 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Oldenburg

1926 - 1991

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0366 POLITICIAN

Alfred Schulz (Politiker)

1928 - 2011

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