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CELLE

Most Famous People Born in Celle, Germany

Notable people
367
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1928
Most distinctive
Aristocrat 9.8×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Celle during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Celle Is Known For

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Politician is Celle's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (54).

Celle over-indexes on aristocrat — 9.8× the global rate.

  1. Politician54
  2. Lawyer16
  3. Academic15
  4. Actor15
  5. Writer15
  6. Judge13
  7. Historian13
  8. Painter13
  1. Aristocrat69.8×
  2. Theologian118.3×
  3. Judge137.5×
  4. Academic154.0×
  5. Historian133.4×
  6. Officer72.9×
  7. Missing72.8×
  8. Diplomat62.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Celle's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0037 ASTRONOMER

Moritz Ludwig George Wichmann

1821 - 1859

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0045 OFFICER

Bernhard von Poten

1828 - 1910

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0073 PHYSICIAN

Friedrich Wilhelm Beneke

1824 - 1882

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0221 PAINTER

Adolf Wichmann

1820 - 1866

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0291 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Carl Christian Pego

1828 - 1893

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0299 THEOLOGIAN

Georg Kahle

1829 - 1895

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0307 MISSING

Carl Adolph Ferdinand Heidorn

1823 - 1893

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0353 PASTOR

August Hoyer (Pastor)

1820 - 1908

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