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.
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- Writing
- Art & Design
- Music
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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Peter-Ottmar Grau
1915 - 1994
Rudolf Franzius
1911 - 1965
Herbert Brünning
1915 - 2005
Herbert Meyer (Diplomat)
1912 - 1983
Karl-Wolfgang Redlich
1914 - 1944
Kurt Kreutz
1914 - 1974
Herbert Stadelmaier
1916 - 2009
Wolfgang Grandefeld
1917 - 1943
Hans Diercks
1918 - 1981
Erich Ströh
1915 - 2015
Otto Ferro
1911 - 1943
Christel Stegmann
1919 - 2007
Harald Fuhlendorf
Born 1919
Friedrich Breckwoldt
Born 1912
Johann-Egbert Gossler
1914 - 1943
Franz Grollmann
1911 - 1999
Elisabeth Rose (Widerstandskämpferin)
1910 - 1945
Käte Bombach
1913 - 1989
Gerda Hesse
1918 - 2006
Rolf Duschenes
1917 - 2014
Hans Timme
1911 - 1995
Helga Fejne
1913 - 1952