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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Johannes Weiss
1863 - 1914
Willi Marxsen
1919 - 1993
Johann Peter Kohl
1698 - 1778
Erich Klostermann
1870 - 1963
Dieter Schellong
1928 - 2018
Arnulf von Scheliha
Born 1961
Friedrich-Otto Scharbau
1935 - 2013
Hans-Werner Bartsch
1915 - 1983
Matthias Wasmuth
1625 - 1688
Siegfried Keil
1934 - 2018
Dietrich Rössler
Born 1927
Rudolf Thaut
1915 - 1982
Paul Friedrich Opitz
1684 - 1745
Holger Hammerich
Born 1940
Hermann Lüdemann (Theologe)
1842 - 1933
Christian Kortholt der Jüngere
1709 - 1751
Werner Vollborn
1909 - 1972
Werner Schiewek
Born 1959
Theodor Sachau
1854 - 1934
Jörg Homann
Born 1940
Karl Hauschildt
1920 - 2009