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 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
  • Politics & Law
  • Art & Design
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Business
  • Film & TV
  • Other
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Hark Bohm

Born 1939

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0013 ACTOR

Uwe Friedrichsen

1934 - 2016

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0025 ACTOR

Ernst Pittschau

1883 - 1951

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0030 ACTOR

Ruth Stephan

1925 - 1975

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0035 ACTOR

Wera Liessem

1909 - 1991

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0051 ACTOR

Rudolf Beiswanger

1903 - 1984

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0078 ACTOR

Günter Lüdke

1930 - 2011

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Georg Reimers

1860 - 1936

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Heinz Lanker

1916 - 1978

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0139 ACTOR

Kai Möller

1903 - 1983

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0165 ACTOR

Bülent Çelebi

Born 1976

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0176 ACTOR

O. A. Buck

1914 - 1985

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0193 ACTOR

Albert Peter Johann Krüger

1810 - 1883

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0197 ACTOR

Oskar Fuchs

1866 - 1927

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0208 ACTOR

Margarete Tondeur

1865 - 1919

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0242 ACTOR

Harald Bredow

1878 - 1934

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0261 ACTOR

Marianne Baumann

1759 - 1834

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0276 ACTOR

Lorenz Rudolph Wohlien

1789 - 1834

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0294 ACTOR

Richard Spethmann

1891 - 1960

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0308 ACTOR

Mathias Claudius (Schauspieler)

Born 1865

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