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HANNOVER

Most Famous People Born in Hannover, Germany

Notable people
2,767
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1908
Most distinctive
Author 4.5×

A Lower Saxon court city whose most famous descendants sat on the British throne. Hannover's distinctive professions are authors, theologians, academics, and chemists — the trades of an old Welf residence and a Lutheran university town — and its most famous daughter is Hannah Arendt. George I and George II were both born here, and the 18th-century bench still carries the courtly shape of the personal union with Britain.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hannover during each.

What Hannover Is Known For

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Politician is Hannover's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (320).

Hannover over-indexes on author4.5× the global rate.

Hannover under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician320
  2. Actor150
  3. Painter129
  4. Writer109
  5. Author106
  6. Academic98
  7. Football87
  8. Lawyer80
  1. Author1064.5×
  2. Theologian373.7×
  3. Academic983.5×
  4. Chemist313.2×
  5. Architect552.2×
  6. Sculptor402.2×
  7. Engineer321.9×
  8. Painter1291.8×
  1. Football870.3×
  2. Singer400.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Hannover's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0023 ACTOR

Maria Schrader

Born 1965

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0042 SINGER

Vinicio Capossela

Born 1965

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0047 ACTOR

Chris Barrie

Born 1960

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0049 ACTOR

Erdoğan Atalay

Born 1966

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0059 FILM

Sebastian Schipper

Born 1968

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0077 ACTOR

Oliver Kalkofe

Born 1965

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0082 ACTOR

Kai Wiesinger

Born 1966

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0100 POLITICIAN

Mark Field

Born 1964

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0110 CONDUCTOR

Marc Albrecht

Born 1964

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0116 POLITICIAN

Sebastian Edathy

Born 1969

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0133 JUDO

Frank Wieneke

Born 1962

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0143 PIANIST

Rick J. Jordan

Born 1968

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0164 FILM

Veit Helmer

Born 1968

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0166 POLITICIAN

Yasmin Fahimi

Born 1967

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0173 HANDBALL

Klaus-Dieter Petersen

Born 1968

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0174 PUBLISHER

Prince Heinrich of Hanover

Born 1961

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0188 ACTOR

Nicola Tiggeler

Born 1960

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0217 WRITER

Gerhard Henschel

Born 1962

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0220 HACKER

Karl Koch (hacker)

1965 - 1989

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0230 ENGINEER

Henning von Berg

Born 1961

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0237 MANAGER

Utz Claassen

Born 1963

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0266 MUSIC

Oliver Huntemann

Born 1968

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0267 ACTOR

Silvan-Pierre Leirich

Born 1960

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0277 POLITICIAN

Eckart von Klaeden

Born 1965

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0283 SOCIOLOGIST

Volker Grassmuck

Born 1961

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0287 SCREENWRITER

Annette Hess

Born 1967

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0294 POLITICIAN

Matthias Miersch

Born 1968

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0300 ACTOR

Oliver Broumis

Born 1965

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0312 AUTHOR

Bernhard Roetzel

Born 1966

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0333 JOURNALIST

Georg Blume

Born 1963

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0365 POLITICIAN

Wera Hobhouse

Born 1960

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0375 ROWER

Frank Richter (rower)

Born 1964

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0377 FILM

Jobst Oetzmann

Born 1961

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0411 ACADEMIC

Sitta von Reden

Born 1962

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0459 AUTHOR

Ingo Siegner

Born 1965

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0467 WRITER

Will Randall

Born 1966

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0468 AUTHOR

Stefan Erdmann

Born 1966

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0479 WRITER

Thilo Thielke

Born 1968

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0495 ENTREPRENEUR

Cornelius Boersch

Born 1968

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0499 ART HISTORIAN

Gerhard Vinken

Born 1961

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0503 POLITICIAN

Martina Krogmann

Born 1964

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0516 FOOTBALL

Maximilian Heidenreich

Born 1967

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0517 POLITICIAN

Grigorios Aggelidis

Born 1965

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0522 ACTOR

Kai Peterson

Born 1962

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0526 SWIMMER

Christiane Pielke

Born 1963

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0548 ACTOR

Elke Jeinsen

Born 1966

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0554 JOCKEY

Mario Lopez (Musiker)

Born 1969

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0569 ACADEMIC

Barbara Vinken

Born 1960

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0584 HISTORIAN

Thomas Bohn (Historiker)

Born 1963

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0588 WRITER

Ilka Stitz

Born 1960

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0601 PHYSICIAN

Eckhard Nagel

Born 1960

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0605 ACTOR

Lutz Herkenrath

Born 1960

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0608 FOOTBALL

Frank Hartmann (footballer, born August 1960)

Born 1960

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0610 POLITICIAN

Holger Stahlknecht

Born 1964

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0615 HISTORIAN

Harald Lönnecker

Born 1963

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0620 AUTHOR

Nikola Anne Mehlhorn

Born 1967

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0625 MISSING

Frank Hanebuth

Born 1964

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0630 HISTORIAN

Martin Avenarius

Born 1965

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0637 PAINTER

Hannes Malte Mahler

1968 - 2016

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0638 MUSIC

Konrad Kittner

1962 - 2006

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0649 PHILOSOPHER

Michael Hampe (Philosoph)

Born 1961

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0650 WRITER

Frank Schablewski

Born 1965

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0667 ACTOR

Nikolaus Okonkwo

Born 1963

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0672 MUSIC

Timo Gross

Born 1964

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0678 WRITER

Daniel Höra

Born 1965

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0684 PSYCHIATRIST

Kirsten Müller-Vahl

Born 1964

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0691 PHOTOGRAPHER

Olaf Heine

Born 1968

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0701 POLITICIAN

Hauke Jagau

Born 1961

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0705 MISSING

Nessi Tausendschön

Born 1963

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0714 PAINTER

Bernhard Martin (Künstler)

Born 1966

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0721 MUSIC

Sven Pipien

Born 1967

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0723 POLITICIAN

Michael Swierczek

Born 1961

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0725 WRITER

Franziska Rubin

Born 1968

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0733 ACTOR

Christoph Tomanek

Born 1969

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0738 AUTHOR

Antje Szillat

Born 1966

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0749 ART CRITIC

Fabian Stech

1964 - 2015

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0750 AUTHOR

Boris Preckwitz

Born 1968

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0754 FOOTBALL

Martin Groth

Born 1969

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0755 CINEMA

Holly Fink

Born 1964

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0759 DRIVER

Dieter Depping

Born 1966

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0761 POLITICIAN

Sebastian Reinfeldt

Born 1963

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0764 BUSINESS

Moritz Freiherr Knigge

Born 1968

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0767 BARRISTER

Tim Eicke

Born 1966

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0774 ACTOR

Michael Dorn (Schauspieler, 1968)

1968 - 2012

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0777 POLITICIAN

Sylvia Bruns

Born 1969

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0787 WRITER

Ulrich Blumenbach

Born 1964

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0795 PRESENTER

Patricia Schlesinger

Born 1961

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0796 HISTORIAN

Daniela Münkel

Born 1962

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0805 FOOTBALL

Steve Galloway

Born 1963

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0806 ACTOR

Imke Brügger

Born 1967

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0815 PAINTER

Edward B. Gordon

Born 1966

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0830 KATHOLISCHER

Ansgar Wucherpfennig

Born 1965

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0839 POLITICIAN

Dirk Toepffer

Born 1965

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0841 PHILOLOGIST

Anke Bosse

Born 1961

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0851 LAWYER

Hans Ulrich Anke

Born 1968

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0852 WRITER

Kirsten John

1969 - 2020

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0854 THEOLOGIAN

Tom Kleffmann

Born 1960

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0860 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Marcus Llanque

Born 1964

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0880 ACTOR

Lenard Fritz Krawinkel

Born 1966

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0883 FILM

Holger Tappe

Born 1969

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0886 ACTOR

Uta Prelle

Born 1963

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0897 FILM

Carsten Aschmann

Born 1965

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0901 ACTOR

Harry de Fretes

Born 1967

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0910 DESIGNER

Jochen Rädeker

Born 1967

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0924 ACADEMIC

Torsten Körber

Born 1965

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0934 PAINTER

Petra Maria Mühl

Born 1965

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0945 ART HISTORIAN

Stephan Hoppe

Born 1966

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0954 FILM

Fritz Busse

Born 1963

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0960 GERMANIST

Ralf Simon

Born 1961

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0975 PRESENTER

Bettina Rust

Born 1967

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0983 PRESENTER

Antonia Langsdorf

Born 1962

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0995 CONCERTMASTER

Sebastian Hamann

Born 1968

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0996 AUTHOR

Reinhold Fahlbusch

Born 1961

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1018 JUDGE

Stephanie Springer

Born 1967

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1027 COMPOSER

Matthias Horndasch

1961 - 2015

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1035 SCREENWRITER

Khyana el Bitar

Born 1964

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1038 HISTORIAN

Kai Trampedach

Born 1962

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1047 ACADEMIC

Michael Kotulla

Born 1960

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1048 CINEMA

Peter Krause (Kameramann, 1961)

Born 1961

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1051 ECONOMIST

Hans-Jürgen Burchardt

Born 1962

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1054 DRUMMER

Rainer Schumann

Born 1964

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1058 PRESENTER

Detlef Simon

Born 1966

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1064 MEDICINE

Patrick Schöffski

Born 1963

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1078 ARTIST

Johanna Smiatek

Born 1967

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1086 ACTOR

Hendrik Massute

Born 1967

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1091 SCULPTOR

Menno Fahl

Born 1967

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1097 ACTOR

Gabriele Weinspach

Born 1968

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1102 CHEMIST

Peter Langer (Chemiker)

Born 1969

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1117 ACTOR

Michael Schiller

Born 1963

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1121 AUTHOR

Martin Espenhorst

Born 1965

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1136 ACTOR

Ute Heidorn

Born 1962

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1139 SCREENWRITER

Volker Lüdecke

Born 1961

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1147 ACTOR

Eva Gosciejewicz

Born 1967

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1154 AUTHOR

Matthias Sodtke

Born 1962

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1162 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Wilhelm Hasselbring

Born 1964

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1170 PROFESSOR

Kirsten Baumann

Born 1963

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1173 ACTOR

Ingo Abel

Born 1966

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1184 GERMANIST

Barbara Neymeyr

Born 1961

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1187 AUTHOR

Axel Koch

Born 1967

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1194 HISTORIAN

André Uzulis

Born 1965

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1210 CELLIST

Hans Christian (musician)

Born 1960

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1216 SCREENWRITER

Susanne Bartsch

Born 1968

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1221 POLITICIAN

Steffen Hupka

Born 1962

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1256 SCHOLAR

Jan Dochhorn

Born 1968

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1260 ARTIST

Kerstin Schulz

Born 1967

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1283 CINEMA

Clemens Messow

Born 1960

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1295 SPORT

Mark Noble (cyclist)

Born 1963

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1302 ACADEMIC

Susanne Kähler

Born 1966

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1313 SCULPTOR

Bettina Thierig

Born 1964

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1327 PHOTOGRAPHER

Guido Thomasi

Born 1966

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1328 WRITER

Ortrun Schulz

Born 1960

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1330 WRITER

Sabine Eichhorst

Born 1962

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1331 SOCIOLOGIST

Udo Kelle

Born 1960

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1339 SCREENWRITER

Maren-Kea Freese

Born 1960

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1369 FOOTBALL

Thomas Vogel (footballer, born 1967)

Born 1967

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1377 HISTORIAN

Nils Jansen

Born 1967

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1378 SCIENTIST

Christian Gudehus

Born 1968

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1382 AUTHOR

Angelika Glitz

Born 1966

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1384 POLITICIAN

Susanne Kitschun

Born 1968

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1393 POLITICIAN

Simone Probst

Born 1967

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1394 RADIO

Maren Sieber

Born 1964

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1395 HISTORIAN

Bettina Greiner

Born 1968

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1398 ACADEMIC

Ana Dimke

Born 1967

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1401 COMICS

Brigitte Luciani

Born 1966

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1404 AUTHOR

Marcus Schwarze

Born 1969

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1415 WRITER

Claudia Cornelsen

Born 1966

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1438 BASSOONIST

Adrian Rovatkay

Born 1964

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1443 ARTIST

Gesine Arps

Born 1964

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1452 AUTHOR

Steen T. Kittl

Born 1969

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1465 COMEDIAN

Stefan Lehnberg

Born 1964

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1469 LAWYER

Marc Hudy

Born 1968

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1483 ACADEMIC

Susanne Lorenz

Born 1969

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1492 WRITER

Frank Riemenschneider

Born 1965

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1493 ARCHITECT

Ingrid Ostermann

Born 1968

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1496 FILM

Armin Biehler

Born 1967

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1517 HISTORIAN

Ralf Frassek

Born 1961

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1555 SCULPTOR

Frank Louis

Born 1966

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1559 POLITICIAN

Stefan Politze

Born 1965

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1567 WRITER

Deniz Selek

Born 1967

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1573 FILM

Oliver Schwabe

Born 1966

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1577 ARTIST

Michael Zwingmann

Born 1964

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1579 PAINTER

Helmi Ohlhagen

Born 1967

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1600 ACADEMIC

Edith Franke (Religionswissenschaftlerin)

Born 1960

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1605 JOURNALIST

Ruben Jonas Schnell

Born 1968

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1607 ACADEMIC

Claudio Franzius

Born 1963

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1614 MANAGER

Ingo Thiel

Born 1963

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1621 PHOTOGRAPHER

Andrea Hold-Ferneck

Born 1963

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1628 ACADEMIC

Marc Bungenberg

Born 1968

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1633 STATISTICIAN

André Krüger

Born 1960

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1642 WRITER

Thomas Lange (Autor)

Born 1966

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1647 ACADEMIC

Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss

Born 1960

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1653 PRESENTER

Tilmann Schöberl

Born 1964

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1657 AUTHOR

Uta Rohrschneider

Born 1963

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1668 DIPLOMAT

Michael Clauss

Born 1961

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1672 PHYSICIST

Thomas Walther

Born 1964

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1677 DRUMMER

Rainer Winch

Born 1968

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1690 PHOTOGRAPHER

Michael Narten

Born 1964

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1702 ARTIST

Sebastian Peetz

Born 1968

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1710 ACADEMIC

Peter W. Heermann

Born 1961

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1715 ART CRITIC

Leigh Markopoulos

1968 - 2017

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1728 WRITER

Caroline Hartge

Born 1966

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1755 SCULPTOR

Detlef Waschkau

Born 1961

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1757 JUDGE

Roger Schilling

Born 1961

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1760 WRITER

Xenia Petsitis

Born 1967

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1785 FILM

Bettina Blickwede

Born 1966

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1810 SONGWRITER

Dittmar Bachmann

Born 1967

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1816 FOOTBALL

Stefan Beneking

Born 1969

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1839 FOOTBALL

Martin Giesel

Born 1962

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1845 POLITICIAN

Hans-Joachim Deneke-Jöhrens

Born 1961

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1859 AUTHOR

Ursula Wolter

Born 1966

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1860 DRUMMER

Albrecht Husen

Born 1968

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1866 EDITOR

Henning Chadde

Born 1969

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1898 JOURNALIST

Volker Steinhoff

Born 1963

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1902 SINGER

Wiebke Hoogklimmer

Born 1960

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1912 ILLUSTRATOR

Volker Sponholz

Born 1966

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1924 AUTHOR

Kersten Flenter

Born 1966

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1971 FOOTBALL

Andreas Asche

Born 1960

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1976 ACADEMIC

Volker Jänich

Born 1964

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1992 JOURNALIST

Dietrich zur Nedden

Born 1961

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2012 SINGER

Peter Frank (Komponist)

Born 1963

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2013 ENGINEER

Achim Uhlenhut

Born 1965

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2095 FOOTBALL

Neil Watt

Born 1962

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2108 JOURNALIST

Ulrich Exner

Born 1961

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2111 POLITICIAN

Susanne Schott-Lemmer

Born 1965

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2113 HISTORIAN

Dirk Hecht

Born 1968

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2182 ACADEMIC

Gerhard Hotze

Born 1962

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2185 MEDIEN

Antje Herbst

Born 1967

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2190 ORATOR

Matthias Nöllke

Born 1962

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2195 PRESENTER

Hinnerk Baumgarten

Born 1968

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2199 EDUCATION

Friederike Tilemann

Born 1967

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2215 POLITICIAN

Astrid Hennies (Politikerin)

Born 1968

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2262 FOOTBALL

Bastian Hellberg

Born 1962

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2270 GUITAR

Helge Engelke

Born 1961

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2285 THEOLOGE

Jan Christian Gertz

Born 1964

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2297 ACTOR

Karsten Spitzer

Born 1961

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2304 SINGER

Knut Richter (Musiker)

Born 1960

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2324 POLITICIAN

Ralf Wunschinski

Born 1965

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2361 PAINTER

Wolfgang Kessler (Maler)

Born 1962

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2365 POLITICIAN

Sylvia Bonitz

Born 1966

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2380 POLITICIAN

Kornelia Möller (Politikerin)

Born 1961

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2383 RESTAURATEUR

Ralf Schnoor

Born 1961

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2400 MISSING

Marion Dammann

Born 1960

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2409 BASKET

Arne Alig

1968 - 2008

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2413 HOCKEY

Silke Wehrmeister

Born 1966

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2424 PAINTER

Hendrik Wittkopf

Born 1966

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2429 POLITICIAN

Carsten Sawosch

Born 1968

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2436 ROWER

Ute Kumitz

Born 1960

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2444 KEYBOARDIST

Gero Drnek

Born 1960

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2454 POLITICIAN

Stefan Henze (Politiker)

Born 1965

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2459 ANNOUNCER

Susanne Kluge-Paustian

Born 1966

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2491 FOOTBALL

Karl Eggestein

Born 1963

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2493 PRESENTER

Lars Brandau

Born 1965

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2510 POLITICIAN

Susanne Lippmann

Born 1961

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2521 ACTOR

Uwe Choroba

Born 1962

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2528 POLITICIAN

Mirko Heuer

Born 1966

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2545 JOURNALIST

Torsten Engel

Born 1963

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2549 JOURNALIST

Michael Heun

Born 1967

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2551 POLITICIAN

Stefan Tidow

Born 1967

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2555 MISSING

Christoph Gerlach

Born 1967

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2575 BASKET

Nils Becker

Born 1966

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2581 FOOTBALL

Matthias Kuhlmey

Born 1966

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2588 MINISTER

Gaby Willamowius

Born 1966

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2630 DESIGNER

Jörg Schmitz

Born 1969

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2645 POLITICIAN

Heike Trammer

Born 1960

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2662 POLITICIAN

Margaretha Hölldobler-Heumüller

Born 1960

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