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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 pastor19.0× 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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  • Science
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
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Showing 23 of 436 notable people

0018 ACTOR

Aribert Wäscher

1895 - 1961

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0024 THEOLOGIAN

Hans Asmussen

1898 - 1968

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0122 PAINTER

Elsa Haensgen-Dingkuhn

1898 - 1991

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0126 GYMNAST

Harry Sørensen (gymnast)

1892 - 1963

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0141 COMMANDER

Peter Voss

1897 - 1976

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0185 ECONOMIST

Andreas Paulsen

1899 - 1977

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0199 OFFICER

Andreas Nielsen (Offizier)

1899 - 1957

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0233 SCULPTOR

Hubert Nietsch

1893 - 1965

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0282 EDUCATION

Rudolf Borch

1891 - 1949

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0289 WIDERSTAND

Theodor Pinn

1898 - 1989

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0307 AUTHOR

Theodor von Zeska

1894 - 1965

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0317 LAWYER

Marius Molsen

1899 - 1971

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0326 BIOLOGIST

Walther Emeis

1891 - 1973

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0338 SURGEON

Carl Mau

1890 - 1958

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0341 POLITICIAN

Hanno Schmidt

1893 - 1972

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0342 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Davidsen

1891 - 1963

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0355 POLITICIAN

Julius Lorenzen

1897 - 1965

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0368 POLITICIAN

Samuel Münchow

1893 - 1976

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0385 POLITICIAN

Hermann Olson

1893 - 1958

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0396 POLITICIAN

Frieda Koenen

1890 - 1968

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0415 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Dame

1895 - 1966

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0417 POLITICIAN

Julius Jürgensen

1896 - 1957

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0431 TRADE UNION

Marius Tofte

1894 - 1969

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