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.
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Christian Adolph Overbeck
1755 - 1821
Mattheus Rodde (1754–1825)
1754 - 1825
Ludwig Suhl
1753 - 1819
Johann Georg Overbeck
1759 - 1819
Joachim Nikolaus Stolterfoht
1756 - 1823
Johann Hermann von Melle
1750 - 1815
Johann Georg Trendelenburg
1757 - 1825
Theodor Friedrich Trendelenburg
1755 - 1827
Friedrich Federau
1755 - 1840
Paul Christian Nicolaus Lembcke
1759 - 1848
Paul Daniel Lamprecht
1755 - 1832
Ludwig Mentze
1755 - 1822
Friedrich Nölting
1759 - 1826
Georg Hermann Richerz (Geistlicher, 1756)
1756 - 1791
Peter Hinrich Tesdorpf (Kaufmann, 1751)
1751 - 1832
Diedrich Stolterfoht
1754 - 1836
Marcus Johann Nebbien
1755 - 1836
Johann Heinrich Jacob Amberg
1756 - 1816