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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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Showing 15 of 1,581 notable people

0002 COMPOSER

E. T. A. Hoffmann

1776 - 1822

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0323 DIPLOMAT

Heinrich Wilhelm von Werther

1772 - 1859

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0335 AUTHOR

Johann Friedrich Ludwig Göschen

1778 - 1837

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0336 OFFICER

Ernst Ludwig von Tippelskirch

1774 - 1840

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0374 PHYSICIAN

William Motherby

1776 - 1847

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0402 COMPOSER

Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt

1779 - 1853

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0428 HISTORIAN

Karl Faber

1773 - 1853

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0468 SOLDIER

Karl von Lehndorff (Generalleutnant)

1770 - 1854

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0808 JUDGE

Carl von Wegnern

1777 - 1854

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0928 WRITER

Gottfried Peter Rauschnick

1778 - 1835

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0982 LAWYER

Heinrich zu Dohna-Wundlacken

1777 - 1843

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1089 LAWYER

Christian Friedrich Reusch

1778 - 1848

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1096 LAWYER

Karl Friedrich Horn

1779 - 1831

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1102 GENERALMAJOR

Hans von Hülsen (General)

1776 - 1849

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1311 GENERALMAJOR

Kasimir von Hülsen

1778 - 1858

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