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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Fabian Reese
Born 1997
Joshua Bluhm
Born 1994
Christopher Avevor
Born 1992
Rune Dahmke
Born 1993
Ferhat Yazgan
Born 1992
Selim Aydemir
Born 1990
Laurynas Kulikas
Born 1994
Robin Udegbe
Born 1991
Dominic Ressel
Born 1993
Fynn Ranke
Born 1993
Laura Freigang
Born 1998
Carolina Werner
Born 1994
Anna Behlen
Born 1993
Lorenz Schümann
Born 1992
Moritz Krieter
Born 1994
Tjark Müller
Born 1993
Morten Michelsen
Born 1991
Fynn Gutzeit
Born 1990
Lars Wendt
Born 1992
Ole Wendt
Born 1992
Steffen Bruhn
Born 1990
Leonie Körtzinger
Born 1997
Frédéric von Osten
Born 1993
Frieda Hämmerling
Born 1997
Jakob Krumbeck
Born 1993
Leonard Fu
Born 1997
Anselm Hartmann (Basketballspieler)
Born 1993
Milan Sievers
Born 1998