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BREMEN

Most Famous People Born in Bremen, Germany

Notable people
1,896
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1912
Most distinctive
Merchant 21.7×

A Hanseatic free city whose most distinctive profession, at more than twenty times the global rate, is merchant — the officers of a self-governing trading republic that ran its own Senate until the 19th century. Bremen's other distinctive shelves are theologians, entrepreneurs, judges, and academic authors, and the 1800s are unusually heavy here. The modern half is held down by James Last, Angelique Kerber, and a Werder Bremen footballing tradition that the city's industrial families bankrolled.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bremen during each.

What Bremen Is Known For

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Politician is Bremen's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (405).

Bremen over-indexes on merchant21.7× the global rate.

Bremen under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician405
  2. Actor92
  3. Painter89
  4. Academic71
  5. Writer56
  6. Lawyer55
  7. Football53
  8. Author46
  1. Merchant3621.7×
  2. Education199.1×
  3. Academic713.7×
  4. Theologian213.0×
  5. Entrepreneur193.0×
  6. Author462.8×
  7. Judge242.7×
  8. Architect432.6×
  1. Football530.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Other
Entrepreneur19
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Showing 19 of 1,896 notable people

0049 ENTREPRENEUR

Klaus Kleinfeld

Born 1957

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0073 ENTREPRENEUR

Klaus Johann Jacobs

1936 - 2008

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0119 ENTREPRENEUR

Ludwig Knoop

1821 - 1894

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0194 ENTREPRENEUR

Lencke Steiner

Born 1985

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0683 ENTREPRENEUR

Hermann Krages

1909 - 1992

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0684 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans Strothoff

1950 - 2020

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0696 ENTREPRENEUR

Henrike von Platen

Born 1971

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Peter Zinkann

Born 1928

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0765 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans-Bernhard Bolza-Schünemann

1926 - 2010

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0806 ENTREPRENEUR

Ferdinand Heye

1838 - 1889

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0838 ENTREPRENEUR

Conrad Naber

1922 - 2018

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0851 ENTREPRENEUR

Egon Herbert Harms

1927 - 2006

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0874 ENTREPRENEUR

Carl Lahusen (Unternehmer)

1858 - 1921

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0898 ENTREPRENEUR

Detlef Hegemann

1927 - 2011

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1020 ENTREPRENEUR

Wolfgang Ritter (Unternehmer)

1905 - 1993

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1080 ENTREPRENEUR

Wilhelm Franz

1913 - 1971

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1392 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans Henry Lamotte

1922 - 2003

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1568 ENTREPRENEUR

Geraldo Dannemann

1851 - 1921

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1629 ENTREPRENEUR

Kurt Zech

Born 1957

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