53.8697° N, 10.6864° E
LUEBECK
Most Famous People Born in Luebeck, Germany
- Notable people
- 1,468
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1850
- Most distinctive
- Ratsherr 410.8×
The capital of the Hanseatic League, and the numbers still show it. Lübeck's most distinctive profession, at more than four hundred times the global rate, is Ratsherr — councillor of the old free city — with pastors, merchants, and notaries close behind. The 17th century accounts for more than a tenth of the entire bench, a share no modern city approaches. Thomas Mann set Buddenbrooks here and Willy Brandt grew up on the opposite side of the same harbour.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Luebeck during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Luebeck Is Known For
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Politician is Luebeck's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (341).
Luebeck over-indexes on ratsherr — 410.8× the global rate.
Luebeck under-produces actor — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Luebeck's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Religion
- Other
- Filtered to 1660s Clear ×
August Hermann Francke
1663 - 1727
Henrik Bernard Oldenland
1663 - 1697
Paul Vermehren (Jurist)
1660 - 1729
Johann Ludwig von Pincier
1660 - 1730
Johann Werlhof
1660 - 1711
Johann von Wickede (1664–1732)
1664 - 1732
Adde Severin
1668 - 1731
Hermann Rodde
1666 - 1730
Johann Wolter
1665 - 1721
Adolf Lefèvre
1669 - 1733
Thomas Friedrich Carstens
1666 - 1734
Nikolaus Carstens
1668 - 1735
Peter Schnering
1664 - 1725
Gerhard Lüders
1666 - 1723
Danckwardt Pasch den äldre
1660 - 1727