54.3232° N, 10.1396° E
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.
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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
George Eyser
1870 - 1919
Georg Leisner
1870 - 1957
Erich Klostermann
1870 - 1963
Carl von Schirach
1873 - 1949
Helene Gries-Danican
1874 - 1935
Hermann Luppe
1874 - 1945
Kurt von Reibnitz
1877 - 1937
Martin Henry Fischer
1879 - 1962
Ernst Vollbehr
1876 - 1960
Oskar Dähnhardt
1870 - 1915
Heinrich Mißfeldt
1872 - 1945
Friedrich Mißfeldt
1874 - 1969
Ernst Schur
1876 - 1912
Wilhelm Bartsch (Maler)
1871 - 1953
Anton Schifferer
1871 - 1943
Johann Theede
1876 - 1934
Hans von Müller
1875 - 1944
Josef Benjamin Levy
1870 - 1950
August Jacob Georg Howaldt
1870 - 1937
Kurt Felden
1878 - 1947
Kurt Howaldt
1877 - 1943
Ernst Lorenzen
1876 - 1954
Emma Müllenhoff
1871 - 1944
Carl Ritter (Chirurg)
1871 - 1965
Heinrich Barfod
1870 - 1917
Johannes Hass (Politiker)
1873 - 1945
Rudolf von Spankeren (Landrat)
1875 - 1930
Ludwig Salomon (Politiker)
1875 - 1945