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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.

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0004 ACTOR

Heino Ferch

Born 1963

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0010 FILM

Volker Engel

Born 1965

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0034 COMPOSER

André Werner

Born 1960

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0042 MATHEMATICIAN

Harald Garcke

Born 1963

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0043 HOCKEY

Reemt Pyka

Born 1969

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0047 BASKET

Lutz Wadehn

Born 1961

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0052 POLITICIAN

Thomas Röwekamp

Born 1966

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0063 ACTOR

Jessica Kosmalla

Born 1961

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0066 POLITICIAN

Daniela Behrens

Born 1968

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0070 HISTORIAN

Loretana de Libero

Born 1965

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0078 ACTOR

Britta Schmeling

Born 1965

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0079 KILLER

Olaf Däter

Born 1969

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0082 ROWER

Claas-Peter Fischer

Born 1968

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0083 COMPOSER

Carsten Heusmann

1969 - 2015

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0088 POLITICIAN

Erck Rickmers (German politician)

Born 1964

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0092 SONGWRITER

Jens Kommnick

Born 1966

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0104 POLITICIAN

Michael Thews

Born 1964

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0110 SCREENWRITER

Markus Stromiedel

Born 1964

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0132 CONDUCTOR

Steffi Bade-Bräuning

Born 1969

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0140 POLITICIAN

Manuela Mahnke

Born 1965

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0149 JOURNALIST

Jost Lübben

Born 1964

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0150 AUTHOR

Andrea Jeska

Born 1964

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0165 POLITICIAN

Anja Stahmann

Born 1967

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0167 GUITAR

Jörg Seidel

Born 1967

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0168 POLITICIAN

Uwe Schmidt (Politiker, 1966)

Born 1966

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0172 POLITICIAN

Harm Rykena

Born 1963

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0182 TEACHER

Susanne Lin-Klitzing

Born 1963

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0191 POLITICIAN

Frank Schildt

Born 1962

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0195 MANAGER

Rainer Seele

Born 1960

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0199 MATHEMATICIAN

Henning Krause

Born 1962

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0208 POLITICIAN

Jan Erik Bohling

Born 1963

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0209 EDUCATION

Dina Bösch

Born 1960

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0210 ARTIST

Jorn Ebner

Born 1966

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0225 POLITICIAN

Thorsten Krüger

Born 1966

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0234 MUSIC

Thomas Seedorf

Born 1960

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0241 POLITICIAN

Petra Jäschke

Born 1960

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0246 MANAGER

Stefan F. Heidenreich

Born 1962

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0264 ECONOMIST

Michael Bräuninger

Born 1960

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0268 ROWER

Meike Holländer

Born 1965

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0271 LAWYER

Melf Grantz

Born 1962

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0276 HANDBALL

Eike Bram

Born 1965

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0277 MANAGER

Hagen Rickmann

Born 1969

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0281 BASKET

Hartmut Ortmann

Born 1965

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0287 POLIZEI

Christiane Bergmann

Born 1966

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0290 POLITICIAN

Gabriela Piontkowski

Born 1968

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0291 COMPOSER

Johannes W. Schäfer

Born 1960

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0297 POLITICIAN

Volker Bajus

Born 1964

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0304 ENTREPRENEUR

Knut Gerschau

Born 1961

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0308 POLITICIAN

Frank Willmann (Politiker)

Born 1963

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0329 ADVISOR

Michael Blank (Politiker)

Born 1961

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