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
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Johann Erich Biester
1749 - 1816
Johann Lorenz Böckmann
1741 - 1802
Friedrich Bernhard von Wickede
1748 - 1825
Justus Friedrich Froriep
1745 - 1800
Johann Matthaeus Tesdorpf
1749 - 1824
Adolf Friedrich von Witzendorff (Dompropst) – Wi
1747 - 1818
Adolph Friedrich Vogel
1748 - 1785
Johann Caspar Lindenberg
1740 - 1824
Georg David Richerz
1742 - 1811
Johann Philipp Plessing
1741 - 1810
Christian von Brokes
1747 - 1802
Adolph Friedrich Dehns
1740 - 1806
Conrad Platzmann (Kaufmann, 1749)
1749 - 1812
Peter Wilcken
1742 - 1819
Nicolaus Jacob Keusch
1745 - 1817
Johann Christoph Grube
1749 - 1824
Gotthard Heinrich Green
1741 - 1797
Georg Mathias Donner
1745 - 1808