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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.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1900s with 124 notable births.

What Kiel Is Known For

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Politician is Kiel's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (148).

Kiel over-indexes on soldier13.1× the global rate.

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

  1. Politician148
  2. Actor58
  3. Academic54
  4. Painter45
  5. Writer41
  6. Football41
  7. Author34
  8. Soldier27
  1. Soldier2713.1×
  2. Art Historian156.8×
  3. Theologian215.0×
  4. Handball174.7×
  5. Academic544.6×
  6. Economist194.0×
  7. Author343.4×
  8. Judge173.1×
  1. Football410.3×
  2. Player150.7×

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.

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  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
  • Other
All1,158
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Showing 9 of 1,158 notable people

0055 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Adolf Michaelis

1835 - 1910

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0114 ECOLOGIST

Robert Michaelis von Olshausen

1835 - 1915

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0733 KIRCHE

Theodor Hansen (Geistlicher, 1837)

1837 - 1923

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0785 LAWYER

Kurt von Reventlou

1834 - 1914

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0853 CHEMIST

Christian Gänge

1832 - 1909

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0899 COMPOSER

Hermann Stange

1835 - 1914

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1030 POLITICIAN

Theodor Scherk

1836 - 1923

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1114 CIVIL SERVICE

Hermann von Graba

1833 - 1908

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1154 FILANTROP

Wilhelmine Heise

1838 - 1912

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