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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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0005 HISTORIAN

Eberhard Jäckel

1929 - 2017

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0032 ACADEMIC

Otto Kinne

1923 - 2015

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0035 FILM

Edgar Rosenberg

1924 - 1987

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0091 ACTOR

Robert Zimmerling

1924 - 2005

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0100 PAINTER

Thea Koch-Giebel

1929 - 2018

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0105 MEDIEVALIST

Kurt Reindel

1925 - 2011

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0129 POLITICIAN

Werner Grübmeyer

1926 - 2018

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0166 ORIENTALIST

Helmut Gätje

1927 - 1986

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0179 EDUCATION

Harry Gabcke

1927 - 1988

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0202 POLITICIAN

Walter Schlüter (Politiker)

1921 - 1989

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0228 ACADEMIC

Egon Wöhlken

1928 - 1994

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0237 WRITER

Hanna Wolff (Schriftstellerin)

1923 - 2010

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0250 ACADEMIC

Egon Christian Andresen

1928 - 2010

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0252 PAINTER

Werner Stumper

1927 - 2010

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0253 ARCHITECT

Jörn Rau

1922 - 2007

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0270 POLITICIAN

Egon Kauffmann

1929 - 2011

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0292 ARCHITECT

Hans Budde (Architekt)

1920 - 2002

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0332 PLAYER

Werner Kiene

1923 - 2009

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0339 POLITICIAN

Käthe Hoffrage

1920 - 1989

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0340 POLITICIAN

Ursula Kaltenstein

1927 - 2005

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0354 POLITICIAN

Werner Jacobi (Politiker, 1922)

1922 - 2012

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