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STRALSUND

Most Famous People Born in Stralsund, Germany

Notable people
373
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1873
Most distinctive
Generalmajor 23.2×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Stralsund during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Stralsund Is Known For

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Politician is Stralsund's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (58).

Stralsund over-indexes on generalmajor — 23.2× the global rate.

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

  1. Politician58
  2. Actor20
  3. Painter19
  4. Author18
  5. Handball18
  6. Theologian13
  7. Writer11
  8. Academic11
  1. Generalmajor523.2×
  2. Handball1815.4×
  3. Theologian139.6×
  4. Author185.6×
  5. Diplomat83.7×
  6. Judge63.4×
  7. Academic112.9×
  8. Architect72.1×
  1. Football80.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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373 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Hartmut Schmidt (Fußballspieler)

Born 1953

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0302 HANDBALL

Markus Dau

Born 1982

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0303 SCHWIMMER

Christian Ertel (Rettungsschwimmer)

Born 1990

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0304 PHOTOGRAPHER

Siegfried Mayska

Born 1946

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0305 ATHLETIC

Doris Gluth

Born 1955

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0306 ATHLETIC

Uwe Gatermann

1938 - 2013

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0307 BOOKSELLER

Carl Edvard Fritze

1811 - 1894

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0308 MILITAR

Gustav Boye af Gennäs

1779 - 1834

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0309 MERCHANT

Carl Hieronimus Gustmeyer

1701 - 1756

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0310 POLITICIAN

Johan Christian von Bahr

1682 - 1745

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0311 POLITICIAN

Max Brunnow

1896 - 1940

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0312 ACTOR

Sebastian Kémpin

Born 1989

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0313 POLITICIAN

Anette Detering

Born 1966

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0314 HANDBALL

Martin Brandt (Handballspieler)

Born 1989

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0315 POLITICIAN

Carl Friedrich Tamms

1828 - 1898

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0316 HANDBALL

Eric Hoffmann (Handballspieler)

Born 1989

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0317 VOLLEYBALL

Anne Krohn

Born 1983

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0318 MARINE

Hans Rolshoven

1894 - 1918

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0319 FARFAR

Johan Albert Kantzow (1713–1805)

1713 - 1805

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0320 ARCHITECT

Henrik Beskow

1759 - 1835

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0321 HANDBALL

Ronald Bahr

Born 1974

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0322 GENERALMAJOR

Erich von Pochhammer

1860 - 1914

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0323 MUSIC

Tim Stolzenburg

Born 1969

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0324 HANDBALL

Benny Lindt

Born 1978

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0325 CELLIST

Carl Riefstahl

1808 - 1845

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0326 JUDGE

Johann Carl Heinrich Hagemeister

1796 - 1860

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0327 POLITICIAN

Holger Friedrich

Born 1956

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0328 GENERALMAJOR

Friedrich Wilhelm von Sjöholm

1768 - 1820

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0329 ENGINEER

Julius Rollmann (Bauingenieur)

1866 - 1955

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0330 HANDBALL

Christoph Vetter

Born 1982

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0331 LEUTNANT

Ferdinand Ludwig von Sjöholm

1769 - 1841

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0332 POLITICIAN

Annemarie Seite

Born 1939

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0333 HANDBALL

Michael Philippen

Born 1968

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0334 HANDBALL

Christian Schwerin

Born 1989

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0335 POLITICIAN

Gustav-Adolf Schlomann

Born 1934

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0336 HANDBALL

Ivo Töllner

Born 1982

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0337 POLITICIAN

Thomas Nitz

Born 1960

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0338 RINGER

Mirko Jahn

Born 1966

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0339 LEUTNANT

Karl von Lilljeström

1787 - 1852

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0340 HANDBALL

André Genz

Born 1983

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0341 HANDBALL

Martin Hoffmann (Handballspieler)

Born 1984

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0342 KIRCHE

Otto Fretzdorff

1881 - 1950

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0343 POLITICIAN

Max Fank

1899 - 1978

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0344 ARCHITECT

Karl-Heinz Loui

1924 - 2012

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0345 HANDBALL

Enrico Ney

Born 1973

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0346 SOLDIER

Ernst-Ulrich Blaudow

1914 - 1945

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0347 COACH

Steffen Birkner

Born 1980

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0348 JUDGE

Johann Gustav Friedrich von Engelbrechten

1733 - 1806

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0349 BEAMTE

Adolph von Richter

1839 - 1903

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0350 LAWYER

Otto von Dycke

1791 - 1858

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0351 POLITICIAN

Hans Schult

Born 1910

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0352 HANDBALL

Olaf Seegert

Born 1982

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0353 HANDBALL

Olaf Abshagen

Born 1983

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0354 POLITICIAN

Bruno Motczinski

1918 - 2008

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0355 POLITICIAN

Bruno Maaß

1888 - 1964

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0356 RATSHERR

Gottfried von Cochenhausen

1674 - 1738

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0357 POLITICIAN

Sabel Siegfried (der Ältere)

Died 1451

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0358 POLITICIAN

Renate Wetzel

Born 1949

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0359 DIPLOMAT

Carl Wilhelm von Krassow

1699 - 1735

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0360 SHIPBUILDER

Wilhelm Zeltz

1819 - 1890

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0361 POLITICIAN

Richard Ostwald

1882 - 1951

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0362 POLITICIAN

Arnold Wulff

1897 - 1971

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0363 FARMER

Oskar von Seydewitz

1836 - 1902

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0364 ATHLETIC

Heidi Gerhard

Born 1941

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0365 POLITICIAN

Burchard Beckmann

1486 - 1545

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0366 MISSING

Marcus Jäger den äldre

1626 - 1707

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0367 POLITICIAN

Karl Jäger (Politiker)

1916 - 1989

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0368 WIDERSTAND

Paul Drossel

1880 - 1954

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0369 MISSING

Baltzar Ehrenstolpe

1654 - 1734

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0370 POLITICIAN

Hermann Peters (Politiker, 1873)

1873 - 1920

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0371 VIOLIN

Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Pieper

1813 - 1866

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0372 MISSING

Marcus Jäger den yngre

1660 - 1722

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0373 ARTIST

Benedictus Nicolaus Wichmann

1785 - 1859

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