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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kiel during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1900s with 124 notable births.

What Kiel Is Known For

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Politician is Kiel's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (148).

Kiel over-indexes on soldier13.1× the global rate.

Kiel under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician148
  2. Actor58
  3. Academic54
  4. Painter45
  5. Writer41
  6. Football41
  7. Author34
  8. Soldier27
  1. Soldier2713.1×
  2. Art Historian156.8×
  3. Theologian215.0×
  4. Handball174.7×
  5. Academic544.6×
  6. Economist194.0×
  7. Author343.4×
  8. Judge173.1×
  1. Football410.3×
  2. Player150.7×

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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1,158 notable people

0901 OFFICER

Werner Repenning

1915 - 1967

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0902 FOOTBALL

Fynn Gutzeit

Born 1990

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0903 TRADE UNION

Heinz Vietheer

1921 - 1996

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0904 VIOLIN

Francis Norman

Born 1988

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0905 ACTOR

Kurt Felden

1878 - 1947

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0906 WRITER

Elfriede Schirrmacher

1894 - 1978

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0907 POLITICIAN

Walter Langebeck

1910 - 1998

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0908 JUDGE

Antje Sedemund-Treiber

Born 1936

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0909 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Hinsche

1914 - 1998

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0910 ENTREPRENEUR

Kurt Howaldt

1877 - 1943

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0911 FOOTBALL

Peter Ehlers (Fußballspieler, 1933)

1933 - 2017

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0912 FÜHREN

Georg von Sievers

1774 - 1843

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0913 FOOTBALL

Timo Bruns

Born 1982

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0914 POLITICIAN

Irma Tübler

1922 - 1992

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0915 FARMER

Kaspar von Buchwaldt

1797 - 1875

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0916 BOTANIST

Hans-Helmut Poppendieck

Born 1948

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0917 PSYCHIATRIST

Wielant Machleidt

Born 1942

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0918 POLITICIAN

Silke Striezel

Born 1949

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0919 POLITICIAN

Dieter Bechtold

Born 1934

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0920 LAWYER

Erich Drescher (Jurist)

1884 - 1975

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0921 SOLDIER

Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow

1904 - 1986

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0922 BASKET

Lars Wendt

Born 1992

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0923 TEACHER

Ernst Lorenzen

1876 - 1954

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0924 CHEMIST

Johannes Christian Jochims

1933 - 2013

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0925 JOURNALIST

Marion Horn

Born 1965

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0926 POLITICIAN

Gerd Lausen

1928 - 1993

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0927 ACTOR

Olaf Rausch

Born 1960

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0928 ACTOR

Horst Reckers

Born 1938

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0929 SOLDIER

Otto Büsing

1896 - 1944

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0930 JOURNALIST

Ulrike Dotzer

Born 1961

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0931 WRITER

Emma Müllenhoff

1871 - 1944

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0932 PHARMACIST

Johann Friedrich Hermann Süersen

1771 - 1845

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0933 PAINTER

Hans Oldenburger

1913 - 1991

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0934 SOLDIER

Jost Brökelmann

1907 - 1967

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0935 JUDGE

Wolfgang Dörffler

1923 - 2013

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0936 POLITICIAN

Günter Matthes (Politiker)

1936 - 2019

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0937 POLITICIAN

Bruno Verdieck

1902 - 1969

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0938 ACTOR

Tommy Völckers

1941 - 2012

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0939 ACADEMIC

Carl Ritter (Chirurg)

1871 - 1965

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0940 PLAYER

Katharina Hinrichsen

Born 1988

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0941 BEAMTE

Georg Reiche

1618 - 1663

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0942 BASKET

Ole Wendt

Born 1992

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0943 THEOLOGIAN

Theodor Sachau

1854 - 1934

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0944 PHYSICIAN

Dietrich Boie

1923 - 2001

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0945 HANDBALL

Fritz Westheider

1909 - 1999

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0946 POLITICIAN

Helga von Kügelgen

1929 - 2013

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0947 POLITICIAN

Hans Kersig

1902 - 1973

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0948 THEOLOGIAN

Jörg Homann

Born 1940

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0949 ACTOR

Peter Priegann

Born 1970

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0950 POLITICIAN

Karl Ratz

1897 - 1961

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0951 PLAYER

Susanna Wigger

Born 1988

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0952 SOLDIER

Heinrich Brücker

1913 - 1984

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0953 SURGEON

Karl Sell

1907 - 1982

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0954 PLAYER

Alexander Dremsizis

Born 1977

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0955 POLITICIAN

Richard Graupner

Born 1963

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0956 ART HISTORIAN

Thomas Muchall-Viebrook

1881 - 1963

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0957 TEACHER

Heinrich Barfod

1870 - 1917

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0958 GOLDSMITH

Moritz Rachel

1639 - 1697

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0959 LAWYER

Heinrich Franz Chalybäus

1840 - 1911

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0960 POLITICIAN

Gerda Schlayer-von Puttkamer

1901 - 1953

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0961 MISSING

Johann Christian Gerhard Claussen

1750 - 1801

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0962 FOOTBALL

Steffen Bruhn

Born 1990

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0963 POLITICIAN

Julius Bredenbeck

1907 - 1990

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0964 PLAYER

Oliver Schmäschke

Born 1985

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0965 WISSENSCHAFTLER

Ingwer Ebsen

Born 1943

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0966 PAINTER

Max Köhler (Zeichner)

1886 - 1920

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0967 OFFICER

Karl-Heinz Boska

1920 - 2004

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0968 ACADEMIC

Walter Sudhaus

Born 1943

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0969 POLITICIAN

Karl Panitzki

1881 - 1970

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0970 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Fischer (Politiker, 1909)

1909 - 1983

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0971 PAINTER

Elsbeth Arlt

1948 - 2015

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0972 ACTOR

Lennart Lemster

Born 1989

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0973 ACADEMIC

Ernst Heinrich Georg Strohmeyer

1869 - 1940

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0974 ACTOR

Egon Mohr

1924 - 1980

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0975 VOLLEYBALL

Leonie Körtzinger

Born 1997

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0976 SCULPTOR

Rudolf Leptien

1907 - 1977

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0977 LAWYER

Kay Scheller

Born 1960

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0978 MISSIONARY

Magdala Christa Lewandowski

1933 - 1977

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0979 POLITICIAN

Jens Ruge

1938 - 2015

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0980 POLITICIAN

Arthur Schwinkowski

1908 - 1994

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0981 AUTHOR

Annelies Grund

Born 1923

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0982 PRESENTER

Dirc Seemann

Born 1965

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0983 POLITICIAN

Max Wachtel

1896 - 1963

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0984 MUSIC

Iblis (Sänger)

Born 1972

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0985 PLAYER

Simon Frenz

Born 1970

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0986 POLITICIAN

Frank Schischefsky

Born 1967

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0987 MERCHANT

Johann Schweffel IV.

1825 - 1910

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0988 MARSCHALL

Heinrich Günther von Baudissin

1636 - 1673

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0989 FOOTBALL

Dieter Krafczyk

1941 - 2016

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0990 HANDBALL

Thorsten Ehrig

Born 1969

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0991 PRESENTER

Christina Derlien

Born 1972

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0992 POLITICIAN

Gunter Armonat

Born 1945

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0993 TRADE UNION

Herbert Kowalewsky

1907 - 2003

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0994 SURGEON

Wolfgang Lehmann (Chirurg)

Born 1972

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0995 POLITICIAN

Hermann Köster (Politiker)

1911 - 1978

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0996 ARCHITECT

Friedhelm Zeuner

Born 1936

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0997 MERCHANT

Johann Hinrich Schweffel II.

1751 - 1808

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0998 FOOTBALL

Otto Wolff (Wirtschaftsfunktionär)

1907 - 1992

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0999 PAINTER

Ludwig Johann Christian Bünsow

1780 - 1856

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1000 BASKET

Christian Mehrens

Born 1972

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1001 LAWYER

Edinger Ancker

1909 - 1986

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1002 LAWYER

Hans Pries

1914 - 2013

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1003 AUTHOR

Klaus Jessen

1964 - 2002

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1004 LIBRARIAN

Heinz-Jürgen Lorenzen

Born 1953

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1005 MÖRDER

Walter Pohlenz

1902 - 1978

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1006 THEOLOGIAN

Karl Hauschildt

1920 - 2009

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1007 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans Jacob Jebsen

1921 - 1979

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1008 GENERALMAJOR

Peter Funk

Born 1953

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1009 TEST PILOT

Richard Wagner (Pilot)

1893 - 1935

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1010 ATHLETIC

Wolfgang Utech

Born 1937

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1011 POLITICIAN

Hanns-Jørg Rohwedder

Born 1957

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1012 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Fink (Politiker)

1902 - 1981

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1013 POLITICIAN

Antje Jansen

Born 1950

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1014 ARCHITECT

Johann Christian Förster (Architekt)

1705 - 1762

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1015 FOOTBALL

Manfred Greif

1939 - 1999

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1016 DIPLOMAT

Gerhard von Heidenstam

1747 - 1803

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1017 MISSING

Karl Döscher

Born 1913

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1018 POLITICIAN

Hans Schröder (Politiker)

1902 - 1971

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1019 MILITAR

Klaus Rehder (Vizeadmiral)

1933 - 2018

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1020 MARINE

Klaus-Jürgen Thäter

1925 - 2000

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1021 NAVY

Wilhelm von Trotha

1916 - 1945

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1022 MUSIC

Carsten Klatte

Born 1969

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1023 WRITER

Günther Hoffmann (Autor)

1911 - 1986

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1024 SWIMMER

Albert Schumberg

1909 - 1967

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1025 DIPLOMAT

Gordon Kricke

Born 1962

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1026 SPORT

Noah Awuku

Born 2000

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1027 POLITICIAN

Sven Krumbeck

Born 1989

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1028 WAKEBOARD

Frédéric von Osten

Born 1993

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1029 JOURNALIST

Barbara Schmidt-Mattern

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1030 POLITICIAN

Theodor Scherk

1836 - 1923

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1031 LANDRAT

Heinz Ehmke

1910 - 1943

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1032 PAINTER

Lorenz Leisner

1906 - 1995

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1033 PLAYER

Daniela Schumann

Born 1983

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1034 HANDBALL

Adolf Gabriel

1943 - 2015

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1035 TEACHER

Holger Prüß

Born 1960

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1036 MUSIC

Wolfgang Fricke (Musikpädagoge)

1933 - 2005

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1037 ILLUSTRATOR

Irmgard Sörensen-Popitz

1896 - 1996

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1038 WRITER

Heiko Michels

Born 1977

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1039 DIPLOMAT

Christoph Jessen

Born 1946

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1040 POLITICIAN

Rüdiger Möller

1962 - 2020

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1041 POLITICIAN

Björn Thoroe

Born 1984

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1042 REEDER

Liselotte von Rantzau-Essberger

1918 - 1993

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1043 POLITICIAN

Karl Langowski

1905 - 1965

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1044 SURGEON

Gert Specht

1925 - 2018

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1045 GENERALMAJOR

Karl-Eduard Wilke

1901 - 1990

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1046 POLITICIAN

Marion Herdan

Born 1958

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1047 ROWER

Frieda Hämmerling

Born 1997

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1048 POLITICIAN

Dirk Manzewski

Born 1960

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1049 JOURNALIST

Max Nitzsche

Born 1915

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1050 BASKET

Jakob Krumbeck

Born 1993

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1051 DIPLOMAT

Bernhard Brasack

Born 1949

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1052 POLITICIAN

Manfred Lucas

Born 1943

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1053 SPORT

Matthias Adamczewski

Born 1958

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1054 ARCHITECT

Peter Neve (Architekt)

1906 - 1985

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1055 POLITICIAN

Christina Musculus-Stahnke

Born 1962

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1056 LAWYER

Karl-Dietrich Haase

Born 1946

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1057 POLITICIAN

Kurt Petersen

1904 - 1971

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1058 POLITICIAN

Marie-Luise Apostel

Born 1945

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1059 ENGINEER

Erich Weinnoldt

1892 - 1954

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1060 LAWYER

Bernhard Lamp

1881 - 1920

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1061 ATHLETIC

Hans-Helmut Trense

Born 1940

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1062 THEATRE

Joachim Rathke (Opernregisseur)

Born 1968

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1063 ARTIST

Karl Niemann

1908 - 1982

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1064 JUDGE

Maren Thomsen

Born 1961

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1065 REEDER

Bernhard Howaldt junior

1880 - 1958

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1066 POLITICIAN

Klaus-Peter Güttler

Born 1949

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1067 SINGER

Bodo Maria

Born 1943

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1068 DIPLOMAT

Otto von Blome (Diplomat, 1770)

1770 - 1849

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1069 POLITICIAN

Max Schümann

1909 - 1945

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1070 BOXER

Thorsten Spürgin

Born 1960

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1071 PAINTER

Adolph Meyer (Maler)

1894 - 1988

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1072 POLITICIAN

Bernd Schröder (Politiker)

1950 - 2013

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1073 LAWYER

Hans-Herbert Dengler

1905 - 1982

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1074 POLITICIAN

Johannes Hass (Politiker)

1873 - 1945

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1075 POLITICIAN

Cornelia Conrad

Born 1956

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1076 POLITICIAN

Karsten Wiebke

1938 - 2020

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1077 PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Dirk Sauermann

Born 1975

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1078 PLAYER

Olaf Becker (Volleyballspieler)

Born 1959

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1079 ORCHESTER

Henning Vater

Born 1960

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1080 POLITICIAN

Anni Trapp

1901 - 1994

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1081 VIOLIN

Leonard Fu

Born 1997

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1082 POLITICIAN

Jutta Schümann

Born 1949

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1083 PHYSICIAN

Stefan Herzig

Born 1957

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1084 POLITICIAN

Monika Schwalm

1946 - 2008

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1085 DIPLOMAT

Andreas Brandstätter

1959 - 2006

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1086 POLITICIAN

Willi Lausen

1901 - 1972

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1087 ARTIST

Hugo Rost

1904 - 1965

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1088 BASKET

Anselm Hartmann (Basketballspieler)

Born 1993

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1089 POLITICIAN

Frieda Hackhe-Döbel

1911 - 1977

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1090 POLITICIAN

Kirstin Funke

Born 1973

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1091 COMPOSER

Lisa Stick

Born 1987

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1092 JUDGE

Jürgen von Gerlach

Born 1936

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1093 DENTIST

Wilhelm Stelter

1915 - 2008

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1094 THEATRE

Ernst Hansen (Schauspieler)

1813 - 1864

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1095 POLITICIAN

Hans-Uwe Emeis

1931 - 1996

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1096 SOLDIER

Max Bokelberg

1919 - 1994

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1097 KRAFT

Olaf Michaelis

Born 1971

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1098 SOLDIER

Hans-Heinz Boos

1913 - 2009

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1099 PLAYER

Ingrid Kriegelstein

Born 1938

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1100 SOLDIER

Otto-Ulrich Blum

1917 - 1990

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1101 PLAYER

Kerstin Asbar

Born 1969

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1102 MANAGER

Karl-Heinz Sager

1931 - 2011

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1103 ACADEMIC

Hans Christian Dreis

1806 - 1872

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1104 BEAMTE

Just Friedrich von Seelhorst

1770 - 1857

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1105 SOLDIER

Udo Heilmann

1913 - 1970

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1106 SOLDIER

Heinz von Davidson

1918 - 2004

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1107 OPERA

Ursula Volbeding

1947 - 1982

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1108 ASSESSOR

Karl Friedrich von Sievers

1761 - 1823

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1109 SOLDIER

Gerhard Haelbich

Born 1916

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1110 SOLDIER

Wilhelm Cranz

1915 - 1945

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1111 SOLDIER

Erwin Dohrn

1920 - 1945

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1112 SOLDIER

Joachim Guse

1921 - 1992

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1113 SOLDIER

Heinz-Konrad Fenn

Born 1918

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1114 CIVIL SERVICE

Hermann von Graba

1833 - 1908

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1115 SOLDIER

Hans-Günther Brachmann

Born 1904

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1116 BUSINESS

Friedrich Otto von Dernath

1734 - 1805

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1117 POLITICIAN

Hans Gerhard Ramler

Born 1928

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1118 MISSING

Fred Kniefall

1909 - 1945

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1119 POLITICIAN

Leonhard Langmann

1920 - 2001

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1120 PHYSICIST

Hermann Wißmann (Postbeamter)

Born 1918

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1121 SOLDIER

Gert Dültgen

1918 - 1943

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1122 LAWYER

Wolfgang Clausen

Born 1935

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1123 COMANDANTE

Unno von Fischel

1915 - 1942

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1124 POLITICIAN

Walter Tiemann (Politiker)

1926 - 1986

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1125 POLITICIAN

Heinz Kock

1904 - 1972

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1126 SOLDIER

Hans-Ferdinand Geisler

Born 1921

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1127 PAINTER

Friedrich Christian Diederich Gaede

1803 - 1862

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1128 ARCHITECT

Richard Brodersen (Architekt)

1880 - 1968

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1129 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Mehlfeldt

Born 1941

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1130 CIVIL SERVICE

Ernst Eugen Becker

1928 - 2013

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1131 LANDRAT

Kaspar von Mesmer-Saldern

1849 - 1883

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1132 SCULPTOR

Axel Süphke

Born 1967

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1133 ECONOMIST

Hal C. Hillmann

1910 - 1990

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1134 POLITICIAN

Katharina Klingelhöfer

1889 - 1977

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1135 FARMER

August von Rumohr

1851 - 1914

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1136 PUBLISHER

Eberhard Hücker

Born 1942

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1137 PAINTER

Ursula Ekberg

1935 - 2015

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1138 HANDBALL

Herbert Rohwer

1922 - 2006

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1139 POLITICIAN

Gert Boysen

Born 1938

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1140 POLITICIAN

Rolf Schroedter

Born 1947

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1141 MANAGER

Helmuth Doose

Born 1947

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1142 POLITICIAN

Günter Schlichting-von Rönn

1914 - 1976

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1143 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Müller (Politiker, 1889)

1889 - 1965

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1144 POLITICIAN

Hannelore Sievers

1925 - 1998

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1145 LANDRAT

Rudolf von Spankeren (Landrat)

1875 - 1930

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1146 COMPOSER

Medì

Born 1964

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1147 SPORT

Milan Sievers

Born 1998

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1148 POLITICIAN

Dietmar Bachmann (Politiker, 1962)

Born 1962

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1149 POLITICIAN

Klaus Hansen (Politiker)

1939 - 1982

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1150 PHOTOGRAPHER

Dirk Meußling

Born 1967

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1151 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Salomon (Politiker)

1875 - 1945

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1152 POLITICIAN

Albert Böttcher

1889 - 1965

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1153 POLITICIAN

Max Schmidt (Politiker, 1895)

1895 - 1955

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1154 FILANTROP

Wilhelmine Heise

1838 - 1912

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1155 POLITICIAN

Kurt Ohff

1906 - 1969

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1156 PHYSICIAN

Carl Schultz (Veterinärmediziner)

1898 - 1967

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1157 JOURNALIST

Stephan Fritzsche (Hörfunkjournalist)

Born 1963

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1158 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Mario Stahl

1908 - 1975

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