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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- Film & TV
- Other
- Field: Judge Clear ×
Manfred Roeder (judge)
1900 - 1971
Rainer Koch
Born 1958
Karin Grasshof
Born 1937
Justus von Olshausen
1844 - 1924
Jan Hecker
Born 1967
Peter Bassenge
Born 1934
Ute Mager
Born 1962
Horst Groepper
1909 - 2002
Kurt Bellmann
Born 1901
Reinhold Thode
Born 1940
Conrad Frederick Roediger
1887 - 1973
Wolfgang Mersmann
1902 - 1973
Ludwig Hoffmeister
1906 - 1993
Antje Sedemund-Treiber
Born 1936
Wolfgang Dörffler
1923 - 2013
Maren Thomsen
Born 1961
Jürgen von Gerlach
Born 1936