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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- Field: Ratsherr Clear ×
Heinrich von Hachede
Died 1473
Thomas von Wickede (1566–1626)
1566 - 1626
Hieronymus Bilderbeke
1600 - 1664
Gotthard Ploennies
1657 - 1726
Johann Klingenberg († 1356)
Died 1356
Thomas Kerkring
Died 1451
Hermann Fock
1634 - 1701
Dietrich Brömse (1470–1508)
1470 - 1508
Ludwig Heinrich Mollwo
1725 - 1782
Hermann Darsow († 1517)
Died 1517
Hermann Woldt
1684 - 1756
Bernhard Lorenz Groot
1717 - 1776
Hermann Bilderbeck (Ratsherr)
1729 - 1798
Johann Friedrich Brandt
1714 - 1777
Alexander Lüneburg († 1625)
Died 1625
Johann Christoph Grube
1749 - 1824
Johann Bere († 1457)
Died 1457
Joachim Rump
1686 - 1749
Johann Klingenberg († 1371)
Died 1371
Heinrich Brömse (Politiker, 1569)
1569 - 1632
Barthold Bauert
1682 - 1749
Heinrich Brömse (Politiker, 1507)
1507 - 1563
Heinrich von Stiten († 1588)
Died 1588
Gotthard Heinrich Green
1741 - 1797
Thomas Störning
1571 - 1641
Arnold von Bardewik
Died 1350
Jakob Bramstede
1398 - 1455
Johann von der Heide
Died 1447
Hieronymus Lüneburg († 1633)
1580 - 1633
Heinrich von Bokholt (Ratsherr, 1308)
Died 1346
Anton Holtscho
Died 1569
Alexander von Lüneburg
1643 - 1715
Johann Meyer (Ratsherr)
Died 1518
Ludeke Lüneburg
1498 - 1539
Godeke Pleskow
1371 - 1451
Anton Johann Kerckring
1646 - 1695
Thomas Perzeval
Died 1414
Tideman Soling
Died 1436
Hinrich Kröpelin
Died 1414
Hermann Bilderbeke
1648 - 1721
Jürgen von Stiten († 1612)
1528 - 1612
Gerhard von Lenten
Died 1533
Nikolaus Kröpelin
Died 1413
Hermann Hitfeld
Died 1474
Johann Kerkring († 1516)
Died 1516
Eberhard Moyelke
Died 1437
Johann Bere († 1508)
1460 - 1508
Gotthard VI. von Höveln
1595 - 1655
Gottschalk von Stiten
1530 - 1588
Heinrich Kerkring († 1670)
1613 - 1670
Hartwig von Stiten († 1635)
Died 1635
Hartwig Stange
Died 1514
Nicolaus Robele
Died 1433
Tidemann Evinghusen
Died 1483
Heinrich Nenstede
Died 1529