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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.

155016001650170017501800185019001950
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Other
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Showing 19 of 436 notable people

0011 PAINTER

Melchior Lorck

1527 - 1583

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0015 PAINTER

Carl Locher

1851 - 1915

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0019 PAINTER

Hans Christiansen (artist)

1866 - 1945

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Hendrick Krock

1671 - 1738

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0054 PAINTER

Käte Lassen

1880 - 1956

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0067 PAINTER

Jacob Nöbbe

1850 - 1919

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0085 PAINTER

Heinrich Jansen

1625 - 1667

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0086 PAINTER

Alexander Eckener

1870 - 1944

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Herbert Marxen

1900 - 1954

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0096 PAINTER

Ella Heide

1871 - 1956

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0122 PAINTER

Elsa Haensgen-Dingkuhn

1898 - 1991

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0142 PAINTER

Emma Eleonore Meyer

1859 - 1921

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0144 PAINTER

Johann Jürgen Sickert

1803 - 1864

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0187 PAINTER

Carl Schlichting-Carlsen

1852 - 1903

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Holger Hattesen

1937 - 1993

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Max Hagen

1862 - 1914

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Lorenz Petersen (Maler)

1803 - 1870

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0406 PAINTER

Carl Lambrecht

1878 - 1941

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Carl Stelzner

1805 - 1894

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