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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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0015 PAINTER

Carl Locher

1851 - 1915

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0029 OFFICER

Friedrich von Scholtz

1851 - 1927

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0032 CARICATURIST

Hermann Vogel (French illustrator)

1856 - 1918

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0067 PAINTER

Jacob Nöbbe

1850 - 1919

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0077 PHOTOGRAPHER

Christian Hedemann

1852 - 1932

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0142 PAINTER

Emma Eleonore Meyer

1859 - 1921

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0187 PAINTER

Carl Schlichting-Carlsen

1852 - 1903

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0264 JUDGE

Carl Torp

1855 - 1929

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0270 POLITICIAN

Peter Christian Hansen

1853 - 1935

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0288 PHOTOGRAPHER

Thomas Backens

1859 - 1925

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0379 PASTOR

Peter Friedrich Petersen

1856 - 1930

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