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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- Writing
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- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Religion
- Other
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Johann Friedrich Overbeck
1789 - 1869
Johann Bernhard Wilhelm Lindenberg
1781 - 1851
Carl August Friedrich Buchholz
1785 - 1843
Christian Gerhard Overbeck
1784 - 1846
Nicolaus Binder
1785 - 1865
Johann Christian Jeremias Martini
1787 - 1841
Johann Heinrich Gaedertz
1781 - 1855
Franz Friedrich Kindt
1786 - 1856
August Wilhelm Pauli (Diplomat)
1781 - 1858
Michael Christian Sommer
1785 - 1868
Johann Joachim Havemann
1782 - 1838
Friedrich Wilhelm Hirt (Glockengießer)
1789 - 1871
Christian Joachim Carstens
1781 - 1814
Ludwig Müller (Ratsherr)
1782 - 1865
Friedrich Wilhelm Grabau
1783 - 1839
Carl Wilhelm Vermehren
1785 - 1843
Johann Carl Jacobj
1780 - 1847