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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
- Filtered to 1690s Clear ×
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
1694 - 1768
Franz Caspar Schnitger
1693 - 1729
Jacob Nozeman
1693 - 1745
Nicolaus Rohlfs
1695 - 1750
Johann Klefeker
1698 - 1775
Leopold Friedrich von Egkh und Hungersbach
1696 - 1760
Margaretha Susanna Kayser
1690 - 1745
Lucas von Spreckelsen (Bürgermeister)
1691 - 1751
Pierre Prowo
1697 - 1757
Johann Heinrich von Spreckelsen
1691 - 1764
Heinrich Cornelius Hecker
1699 - 1743
Johann Julius Anckelmann
1692 - 1761
Johann Franz Lüders
1695 - 1760
Joachim Rentzel (Ratsherr)
1694 - 1768
Joachim Sillem
1691 - 1737
Ulrich Moller (Ratsherr)
1690 - 1761
Heinrich Walther Gerdes
1690 - 1742
Arnold Wilckens
1691 - 1730