54.7184° N, 20.5114° E

KALININGRAD

Most Famous People Born in Kaliningrad, Russia

Notable people
1,581
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1884
Most distinctive
Leutnant 30.8×

Königsberg until 1945, and almost the entire pre-war bench is German. Kaliningrad's distinctive professions are Leutnants, Generalmajoren, theologians, teachers, academics, and mathematicians — the officers and scholars of the old East Prussian capital — and its most famous son is Immanuel Kant, who never left the city. Hilbert, Hamann, Hoffmann, and Käthe Kollwitz were all born here before the Red Army arrived and the population was replaced almost wholesale.

Through the Decades

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

What Kaliningrad Is Known For

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Politician is Kaliningrad's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (150).

Kaliningrad over-indexes on leutnant30.8× the global rate.

Kaliningrad under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician150
  2. Academic83
  3. Actor75
  4. Writer74
  5. Painter60
  6. Author57
  7. Historian51
  8. Lawyer48
  1. Leutnant1830.8×
  2. Generalmajor2527.4×
  3. Theologian396.8×
  4. Teacher205.4×
  5. Academic835.2×
  6. Mathematician354.4×
  7. Physicist284.3×
  8. Author574.2×
  1. Football320.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

1550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Art & Design
  • Military
  • Film & TV
  • Other
All1,581
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0163 GUITAR

Joachim Tielke

1641 - 1719

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0278 THEOLOGIAN

David Caspari

1648 - 1702

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0379 ECONOMIST

Wilhelm von Schröder

1640 - 1688

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0388 POLITICIAN

Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel

1641 - 1717

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0489 WRITER

Gertraud Moller

1641 - 1705

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0677 PHYSICIST

Samuel Strimesius

1648 - 1730

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0735 AUTHOR

Martin von Kempe

1642 - 1683

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0931 AUTHOR

Andreas Hedio

1640 - 1703

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0991 ACADEMIC

Gottfried Sand

1647 - 1710

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1407 SINGER

Georg Raddäus

1649 - 1707

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