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HAMBURG
Most Famous People Born in Hamburg, Germany
- Notable people
- 7,049
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1927
- Most distinctive
- Merchant 13.2×
A merchant republic in everything but name. Hamburg's most distinctive profession is merchant at more than thirteen times the global rate — the officers of a Hanseatic free port that governed itself through its own Senate until the 19th century — alongside an unusually thick column of authors, theologians, judges, and academics. Politicians still account for almost a sixth of all notable births here, more than in any other German city, and the 1800s are unusually heavy.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Hamburg Is Known For
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Politician is Hamburg's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (979).
Hamburg over-indexes on merchant — 13.2× the global rate.
Hamburg under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Hamburg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Music
- Sports
- Other
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Johann Friedrich Gronovius
1611 - 1671
Samuel Aboab
1610 - 1694
Hans Simon Holtzbecker
1610 - 1671
Hieronymus (III) Praetorius
1614 - 1629
Johann Moller (Jurist)
1610 - 1672
David Amsing
1617 - 1683
Peter Rentzel (Jurist)
1610 - 1662
Jakob Sebastian Lauremberg
1619 - 1668
Gottfried Libalt
1610 - 1673
Johann Lüchtemaker
1614 - 1676
Peter von Spreckelsen (Oberalter)
1613 - 1665
Hieronymus Heer
1615 - 1690
Jürgen Schrötteringk (Oberalter, 1615)
1615 - 1667
Hinrich Schrötteringk
1611 - 1686
Poul von Klingenberg
1615 - 1690