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POTSDAM

Most Famous People Born in Potsdam, Germany

Notable people
899
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1911
Most distinctive
Leutnant 39.1×

The Prussian royal seat, and the numbers still march in uniform: the Leutnant bench runs at nearly forty times the German baseline, Generalmajor at thirty, and Prince at fourteen — Sanssouci and the Hohenzollern parade ground written into the demographic record. The postwar pivot is quieter but visible in the Academic and Diplomat lines, the research institutes and the Einstein Tower physics that replaced the crown.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Potsdam during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 78 notable births.

What Potsdam Is Known For

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Actor is Potsdam's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (95).

Potsdam over-indexes on leutnant39.1× the global rate.

Potsdam under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Actor95
  2. Politician68
  3. Writer35
  4. Painter30
  5. Officer29
  6. Academic21
  7. Football18
  8. Architect16
  1. Leutnant1339.1×
  2. Generalmajor1630.8×
  3. Prince1114.3×
  4. Soldier95.6×
  5. Officer294.9×
  6. Rower92.7×
  7. Diplomat132.5×
  8. Botanist92.5×
  1. Football180.2×
  2. Politician680.6×
  3. Singer120.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Potsdam's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1700175018001850190019502000
  • Film & TV
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Sports
  • Military
  • Other
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Showing 21 of 899 notable people

0076 FOOTBALL

Denis Prychynenko

Born 1992

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0095 SKATER

Vladimir Morozov (figure skater)

Born 1992

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0114 ACTOR

Ella-Maria Gollmer

Born 1994

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0123 ACTOR

Amber Bongard

Born 1997

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0233 FOOTBALL

Robert Andrich

Born 1994

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0307 ACTOR

Friedel Morgenstern

Born 1993

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0321 ACTOR

Jonathan Dümcke

1991 - 2013

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0322 FOOTBALL

Sebastian Doro

Born 1992

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0369 POLITICIAN

Nico Marquardt

Born 1994

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0373 ACTOR

Christian Zeiger

Born 1992

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0395 ACTOR

Kevin Köppe

Born 1992

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0490 FOOTBALL

Christopher Lemke

Born 1995

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0532 ACTOR

Marie Philipp

Born 1993

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0553 ACTOR

Johannes Walenta

Born 1991

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0661 ATHLETIC

Teresa Zurek

Born 1998

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0669 ACTOR

Paul Niemann

Born 1990

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0676 SPORT

Max Walsleben

Born 1990

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0728 ACTOR

Tobias Weihe

Born 1990

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0751 PLAYER

Robin Hafemann

Born 1995

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0862 SWIMMER

Poul Zellmann

Born 1995

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0894 ATHLETIC

Saskia Feige

Born 1997

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