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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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0006 ACTOR

Carola Höhn

1910 - 2005

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0027 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Homann

1911 - 1994

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0030 MATHEMATICIAN

Curt Meyer

1919 - 2011

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0065 ACTOR

Axel Monjé

1910 - 1962

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0111 SWIMMER

Helmuth Fischer

1911 - 1996

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0120 BANK

Rolf Speckmann

1918 - 1995

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0126 AUTHOR

Gerda Marie Scheidl

1913 - 2005

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0156 PHYSICIST

Karl Heinz Hellwege

1910 - 1999

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0158 OFFICER

Karl Alfred Thieme

1914 - 2004

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0163 PAINTER

Willy Hinck

1915 - 2002

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0187 JOURNALIST

Ludwig Maibohm

1914 - 1997

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0207 THEOLOGIAN

Olav Hanssen

1915 - 2005

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0211 WRITER

Lisa-Marie Blum

1911 - 1993

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0217 PAINTER

Heiner Palinkas

1913 - 2004

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0232 MATHEMATICIAN

Arnold Fricke

1913 - 1986

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0243 POLITICIAN

Alfons Tallert

1916 - 2006

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0275 POLITICIAN

Walter Würdemann

1912 - 1995

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0279 POLITICIAN

Horst Jonas

1914 - 1967

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0282 EDUCATION

Georg Ficke

1912 - 1964

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0322 SOLDIER

Karl Brockmann

1914 - 1942

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0323 POLITICIAN

Rolf Seggel

1910 - 1968

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0324 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Kistner

1919 - 1999

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0335 POLITICIAN

Arthur Harms

1915 - 1983

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0347 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Eilers (Politiker)

1912 - 1971

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0351 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Grimm (Politiker, 1911)

1911 - 1971

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