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BREMERHAVEN

Most Famous People Born in Bremerhaven, Germany

Notable people
354
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1938
Most distinctive
Manager 21.8×
Through the Decades

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 manager21.8× the global rate.

Bremerhaven under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician99
  2. Actor17
  3. Football16
  4. Writer13
  5. Painter13
  6. Academic12
  7. Author9
  8. Historian8
  1. Manager721.8×
  2. Education512.9×
  3. Theologian53.9×
  4. Academic123.4×
  5. Judge53.0×
  6. Author93.0×
  7. Politician992.4×
  8. Historian82.1×
  1. Football160.4×

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.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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Showing 23 of 354 notable people

0002 SINGER

Lale Andersen

1905 - 1972

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0003 BIOCHEMIST

Adolf Butenandt

1903 - 1995

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0020 CIRCUS

Lou Jacobs

1903 - 1992

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0068 WRITER

Anna Ditzen

1901 - 1990

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0102 EDUCATION

Wilhelm Michels (Pädagoge)

1904 - 1988

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0103 ORIENTALIST

Hans Alexander Winkler

1900 - 1945

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0108 ARTIST

Elisabeth Kadow

1906 - 1979

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0113 CHEMIST

Herbert Kölbel

1908 - 1995

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0148 MUSIC

Hans Rehmstedt

1909 - 1956

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0164 SINGER

Johannes Piersig

1907 - 1998

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0192 PAINTER

Erich Viehweger

1907 - 1992

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0196 RESTAURATEUR

Wilhelm Hirte (Weltumsegler)

1902 - 1991

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0198 JOURNALIST

Hermann Okraß

1905 - 1972

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0201 POLITICIAN

Robert Fiedler

1905 - 1974

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0205 POLITICIAN

J. Heinrich Kramer

1907 - 1986

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0244 POLITICIAN

Edwin Richard Lielienthal

1909 - 1994

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0293 POLITICIAN

Folkert Potrykus

1900 - 1971

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0307 ARCHITECT

Rolf Störmer

1907 - 1982

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0309 POLITICIAN

Karl Fichtner (Politiker)

1906 - 1972

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0310 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Ahrens

1905 - 1978

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0337 POLITICIAN

Marie Nejedlo

1908 - 2000

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0341 POLITICIAN

Johann Fehrmann

1908 - 1973

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0352 POLITICIAN

Oskar Brandes

1906 - 1959

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