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KIEL
Most Famous People Born in Kiel, Germany
- Notable people
- 1,158
- Peak decade
- 1900s
- Median birth year
- 1925
- Most distinctive
- Soldier 13.1×
The roster carries the Imperial Navy in its bones: a Soldier bench at better than thirteen times the global baseline, rooted in the Kaiser's main Baltic base and the 1918 sailors' mutiny that kicked off the German Revolution. The Handball depth is the THW Kiel dynasty that still defines the city's sports identity, and the Economist and Art Historian signals come from the Christian-Albrechts university and its postwar Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kiel during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Kiel Is Known For
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Politician is Kiel's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (148).
Kiel over-indexes on soldier — 13.1× the global rate.
Kiel under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Kiel's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Other
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Henri Lehmann
1814 - 1882
Otto Jahn
1813 - 1869
Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy
1813 - 1885
Friedrich Harms
1819 - 1880
Théodore Wille
1818 - 1892
Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Delffs
1812 - 1894
Friedrich Ernst Wolperding
1815 - 1888
Friedrich Volbehr
1819 - 1888
Georg Weber (Mediziner)
1816 - 1891
Ferdinand Weber (Mediziner)
1812 - 1860
Ernst Hansen (Schauspieler)
1813 - 1864