52.1311° N, 11.6394° E
MAGDEBURG
Most Famous People Born in Magdeburg, Germany
- Notable people
- 1,379
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- Median birth year
- 1902
- Most distinctive
- Generalmajor 26.4×
A Prussian garrison town turned East German industrial city, and both halves show up in the bench. Magdeburg's distinctive professions are Generalmajoren, handball players, canoeists, teachers, entrepreneurs, authors, academics, and theologians — the trades of an officer class, a GDR sport school, and a rebuilt postwar university. Otto von Guericke was born here (he of the Magdeburg hemispheres), Telemann was kapellmeister here, and the 10th-century bench reaches back to Otto I, who used the city as his imperial base.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Magdeburg during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Magdeburg Is Known For
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Politician is Magdeburg's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (194).
Magdeburg over-indexes on generalmajor — 26.4× the global rate.
Magdeburg under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Magdeburg's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Paul Seguin
Born 1995
Pauline Grabosch
Born 1998
Lena Beyerling
Born 1995
Hans-Laurin Beyerling
Born 1997
Matthias Musche
Born 1992
Benjamin Girth
Born 1992
Sebastian Bradatsch
Born 1996
Moritz Sprenger
Born 1995
Eric Gründemann
Born 1998
Maria Selmaier
Born 1991
Gustav Schmidt (Schauspieler)
Born 1996
Jan Wenzel Schmidt
Born 1991
Yul Oeltze
Born 1993
Michael Müller (piragüista)
Born 1993