53.5505° N, 8.5851° E
BREMERHAVEN
Most Famous People Born in Bremerhaven, Germany
- Notable people
- 354
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1938
- Most distinctive
- Manager 21.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bremerhaven during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Bremerhaven Is Known For
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Politician is Bremerhaven's biggest profession — 28% of all notables (99).
Bremerhaven over-indexes on manager — 21.8× the global rate.
Bremerhaven under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Bremerhaven's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
- Sports
- Science
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Erich Koch-Weser
1875 - 1944
Wolfgang Gaede
1878 - 1945
Willi Rickmer Rickmers
1873 - 1965
Karl von der Aa
1876 - 1937
Oda Olberg
1872 - 1955
Guss Mattsson
1873 - 1914
Sophie Wencke-Meinken
1874 - 1963
Maria Wendt
1876 - 1961
Justus Hashagen
1877 - 1961
Adolf Ahrens (Kapitän)
1879 - 1957
George Soldan
1878 - 1945
Franz Wieting
1876 - 1966
Paul Rickmers
1873 - 1946
Karl von Hassell (Landrat)
1872 - 1932
Carl Claussen (Manager)
1878 - 1954
Karl Deters
1876 - 1945
Melchior Schwoon (Unternehmer, 1871)
1871 - 1956
Adolf Schipper
1873 - 1915
Georg Claussen (Schiffbauer)
1877 - 1944
Johann Tönjes Cordes
1878 - 1955