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.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Sports
- Science
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
Artur Beneken
Born 1939
Wolfgang Jägers
Born 1957
Karl Curdt
1885 - 1954
Knut Gerschau
Born 1961
Doris Hoch
Born 1954
Wilfried Hoops
Born 1956
Rolf Störmer
1907 - 1982
Frank Willmann (Politiker)
Born 1963
Karl Fichtner (Politiker)
1906 - 1972
Bernhard Ahrens
1905 - 1978
Jürgen Gronholz
1956 - 2019
Heinrich Kuhlmann
1855 - 1922
Bernhard Scheller
1852 - 1907
Marie von Seggern
1884 - 1973
Walter Müller (Politiker, 1959)
Born 1959
Hans Forster (Politiker)
Born 1956
Heinrich de Haan
1896 - 1957
Marlies Marken
Born 1950
Harry Nestler
Born 1943
Werner Lüken
Born 1939
Heinz Wenke
1936 - 2009
Karl Brockmann
1914 - 1942
Rolf Seggel
1910 - 1968
Heinrich Kistner
1919 - 1999
Karin Tuczek
Born 1944
Lydia Bohling
Born 1931
Walter Zimmermann (Pädagoge)
1892 - 1968
Georg Claussen (Schiffbauer)
1877 - 1944
Michael Blank (Politiker)
Born 1961
Johann Tönjes Cordes
1878 - 1955
Wolfgang Pfahl
Born 1947
Werner Kiene
1923 - 2009
Wilfried Töpfer
Born 1945
August von Vangerow
1863 - 1935
Arthur Harms
1915 - 1983
Horst Szychowiak
Born 1949
Marie Nejedlo
1908 - 2000
Fred Jungclaus
1949 - 1992
Käthe Hoffrage
1920 - 1989
Ursula Kaltenstein
1927 - 2005
Johann Fehrmann
1908 - 1973
Edith Wilts
Born 1949
Friedrich Timmermann
1855 - 1928
Ernst-Wilhelm Stuckert
Born 1939
Johann Hinrich Eitz
1779 - 1870
Hans Otto (Politiker)
1895 - 1970
Wilhelm Eilers (Politiker)
1912 - 1971
Frida Kreipe
1894 - 1980
August Pagel
1899 - 1981
Manfred Schramm (Politiker)
Born 1949
Heinrich Grimm (Politiker, 1911)
1911 - 1971
Oskar Brandes
1906 - 1959
Karl Ehlerding
Born 1942
Werner Jacobi (Politiker, 1922)
1922 - 2012