53.5500° N, 10.0000° E
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
- Filtered to 1670s Clear ×
Marie Elisabeth, Abbess of Quedlinburg
1678 - 1755
Heinrich Claus von Fick
1679 - 1750
Barthold Feind
1678 - 1721
Johann Anderson
1674 - 1743
Michael Richey (Gelehrter)
1678 - 1761
Garlieb Sillem
1676 - 1732
Nicolaus Staphorst (Kirchenhistoriker)
1679 - 1731
Nicolaus Wilckens (Archivar)
1676 - 1724
Hartwig Johann Moller
1677 - 1732
Sebastian Edzardus
1673 - 1736
Hinrich Diederich Wiese
1676 - 1728
Jacob John
1674 - 1727
Nicolaus Stampeel
1673 - 1749
Daniel Stockfleth
1676 - 1739
Heinrich Rust
1678 - 1757
Otto Diedrich Richborn
1674 - 1729
Johann Berenberg (Genealoge)
1674 - 1749
Johann Nicolaus Führsen
1678 - 1769