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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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Showing 20 of 436 notable people

0010 MILITAR

Hans von Luck

1911 - 1997

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0014 COMMANDER

Joachim Schepke

1912 - 1941

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0081 SINGER

Carla Spletter

1911 - 1953

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0091 OFFICER

Nikolai Asmus Clausen

1911 - 1943

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0108 ACTOR

Jens Exler

1914 - 1987

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0166 WRITER

Jens Rehn

1918 - 1983

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0183 SPORT

Otto Schlenzka

1919 - 2015

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0239 ACTOR

Fritz Wempner

1910 - 1994

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0251 SOLDIER

Sophus Baagoe

1915 - 1941

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0310 POLITICIAN

Helmuth Christensen

1918 - 2008

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0316 SOLDIER

Kai Bräundle-Schmidt

1917 - 1991

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0319 HANDBALL

Carl Boysen (Handballspieler)

1912 - 2009

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0345 SOLDIER

Georg Böhnk

1919 - 1972

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0354 SOLDIER

Georg Christiansen

1914 - 1997

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0386 JOURNALIST

Johannes Matthiesen

Born 1910

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0387 POLITICIAN

Walter Suck

1912 - 1983

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0398 SOLDIER

Adolf Graef

Born 1916

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0418 SOLDIER

August-Wilhelm Claussen

1919 - 1944

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0419 SOLDIER

Emil Claussen

1917 - 1943

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0428 POLITICIAN

Herbert Nonnsen

1914 - 1993

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