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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- Field: Writer Clear ×
0018 WRITER
Ludolf Wienbarg
1802 - 1872
0032 WRITER
Eddy C. Bertin
1944 - 2018
0033 WRITER
Otto Ernst (Schriftsteller)
1862 - 1926
0041 WRITER
Beni Virtzberg
1928 - 1968
0046 WRITER
Wilhelm Lamszus
1881 - 1965
0054 WRITER
Heinrich Smidt
1798 - 1867
0060 WRITER
Ernst Johannsen
1898 - 1977
0064 WRITER
Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff
1799 - 1851
0090 WRITER
Wilhelm Heering
1876 - 1916
0121 WRITER
Heinrich Witt (Kaufmann)
1799 - 1892
0140 WRITER
Hans Eggert Schröder
1905 - 1985
0141 WRITER
Nikolaus Heinrich Julius
1783 - 1862
0167 WRITER
Johann Friedrich Schütze
1758 - 1810
0171 WRITER
Conrad von Höveln
1630 - 1689
0173 WRITER
Heinrich Christian Meier
1905 - 1987
0179 WRITER
Heinrich Zeise (Dichter)
1822 - 1914
0183 WRITER
Hans Heinrich Wilhelm Arendt
1777 - 1840
0184 WRITER
Karl Biernatzki
1815 - 1899
0192 WRITER
Jacob Schwieger
1630 - 1663
0212 WRITER
Bella Martens
1891 - 1959
0228 WRITER
Stephan Stolze
1931 - 1984
0247 WRITER
Lely Kempin
1878 - 1971