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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Judith Malina
1926 - 2015
Detlev von Liliencron
1844 - 1909
Marina Lewycka
Born 1946
Edwin Erich Dwinger
1898 - 1981
Susanne Gaschke
Born 1967
Konrad Hansen
1933 - 2012
Mareike Krügel
Born 1977
Albert Mähl
1893 - 1970
Heinz Zahrnt
1915 - 2003
Frank Geerk
1946 - 2008
Hildegard Schaeder
1902 - 1984
Dagmar Hoßfeld
Born 1960
Jürgen Worlitz
Born 1949
Corinna T. Sievers
Born 1965
Elisabeth von Ulmann
1929 - 2005
Editha Klipstein
1880 - 1953
Adolf Dresler
1898 - 1971
Ottomar Enking
1867 - 1945
Diether Rudloff
1926 - 1989
Regine Kress-Fricke
Born 1943
Ernst Schur
1876 - 1912
Fritz Wischer
1869 - 1949
Gerald Grote
Born 1955
Bodo Schütt
1906 - 1982
Cay von Fournier
Born 1967
Jasper Nicolaisen
Born 1979
Arne Ulbricht
Born 1972
Josef Benjamin Levy
1870 - 1950
Friedrich Volbehr
1819 - 1888
Friedrich Joachim Klähn
1895 - 1969
Justin Steinfeld
1886 - 1970
Tom Blaffert
Born 1953
Udo Pasterny
Born 1947
Ferdinand Weber (Mediziner)
1812 - 1860
Elisabeth Franke
1886 - 1931
Hein Blomberg
1915 - 2001
Armin Jüngling
1909 - 1985
Elfriede Schirrmacher
1894 - 1978
Emma Müllenhoff
1871 - 1944
Günther Hoffmann (Autor)
1911 - 1986
Heiko Michels
Born 1977