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FLENSBURG

Most Famous People Born in Flensburg, Germany

Notable people
436
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1934
Most distinctive
Pastor 19.0×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Flensburg Is Known For

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Politician is Flensburg's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (49).

Flensburg over-indexes on pastor — 19.0× the global rate.

Flensburg under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician49
  2. Actor35
  3. Writer20
  4. Painter19
  5. Academic19
  6. Handball15
  7. Football14
  8. Author13
  1. Pastor519.0×
  2. Soldier911.6×
  3. Handball1511.0×
  4. Art Historian56.0×
  5. Theologian85.1×
  6. Academic194.3×
  7. Author133.5×
  8. Officer72.4×
  1. Football140.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0016 THEOLOGIAN

Hans Lassen Martensen

1808 - 1884

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0076 COMPOSER

Hans Matthison-Hansen

1807 - 1890

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0092 AUTHOR

Johann Peter Lyser

1804 - 1870

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0144 PAINTER

Johann Jürgen Sickert

1803 - 1864

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0149 PASTOR

Hans Nicolai Andreas Jensen

1802 - 1850

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0182 JUDGE

Jakob Guido Theodor Gülich

1801 - 1877

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0293 PAINTER

Lorenz Petersen (Maler)

1803 - 1870

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0313 ACADEMIC

August Nicolaus Herrmannsen

1807 - 1854

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0315 POLITICIAN

Martin Thorsen Schmidt

1806 - 1883

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0380 MATHEMATICIAN

Johannes Jacobus Dodt van Flensburg

1800 - 1847

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0435 PAINTER

Carl Stelzner

1805 - 1894

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