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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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0017 ACTOR

Carl Lange (actor)

1909 - 1999

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0060 ACTOR

Gerty Molzen

1906 - 1990

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0093 PAINTER

Herbert Marxen

1900 - 1954

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0112 ACTOR

Erna Raupach-Petersen

1904 - 1997

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0115 POLITICIAN

Svend Johannsen

1903 - 1978

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0151 HISTORIAN

Asmus Petersen

1900 - 1962

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0154 COMPOSER

Hans Uldall

1903 - 1983

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0164 THEOLOGIAN

Volkmar Herntrich

1908 - 1958

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0172 ACTOR

Benno Hattesen

1906 - 1993

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0226 ACADEMIC

Wilhelm Nicolaisen

1901 - 1973

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0244 POLITICIAN

Karl Mannzen

1903 - 1980

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0268 POLITICIAN

Peter Hass

1903 - 1975

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0296 BUSINESS

Helmut Winkler

1900 - 1983

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0312 POLITICIAN

Richard Schenck

1900 - 1979

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0327 ACADEMIC

Ludwig Mester

1902 - 1975

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0360 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Richard Grune

1903 - 1983

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0370 LAWYER

Leon Jensen (Politiker)

1904 - 1990

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0373 POLITICIAN

Carl Jensen (Plön)

1906 - 1987

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0389 MILITAR

Fritz Köhn

1901 - 1981

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0400 PARATROOPER

Carsten Volquardsen

1902 - 1941

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0402 WRITER

Walther Kegel

1907 - 1945

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0420 SOLDIER

Richard Böttcher

1906 - 1973

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0426 JUDGE

Claus Harms (Jurist)

1903 - 1974

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