East Berlin
East Berlin ranks #306 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lahore, İzmir, and England. The most famous people from East Berlin are Nina Hagen, Paul Landers, and Christian Lorenz. The most famous people who died in East Berlin are Bertolt Brecht, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, and Klaus Fuchs. East Berlin has been the birthplace of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. East Berlin is located in Germany.
People
Between 1954 and 1989, present-day East Berlin was the birthplace of 51 globally memorable people, including Nina Hagen, Paul Landers, and Christian Lorenz. Additionally, 32 globally memorable people died in present-day East Berlin, including Bertolt Brecht, Gustav Ludwig Hertz, and Klaus Fuchs.
People Born in Present-Day East Berlin
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Nina Hagen
Singer
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Paul Landers
Musician
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 2
Christian Lorenz
Musician
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 3
Barbara Krause
Swimmer
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4
René Steinke
Actor
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 5
Katharina Thalbach
Actor
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 6
Ulf Timmermann
Athlete
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 7
Jenny Erpenbeck
Writer
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 8
Gabriele Zimmer
Politician
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 9
Wolfgang Schmidt
Athlete
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
Erik Zabel
Cyclist
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 11
Max Riemelt
Actor
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day East Berlin
Go to all RankingsRené Steinke
Actor
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 5
Katharina Thalbach
Actor
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 6
Sven Loll
Martial Arts
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 23
Alexander Scheer
Actor
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 38
Alexander Fehling
Actor
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 40
Ronald Zehrfeld
Actor
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 42
Fabian Busch
Actor
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 44
Stefan Beinlich
Soccer Player
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 45
Stefan Ulm
Athlete
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 47
Ditte Kotzian
Athlete
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Present-Day East Berlin
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Bertolt Brecht
Writer
1898 - 1956
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 1
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Physicist
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 2
Klaus Fuchs
Physicist
1911 - 1988
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 3
Otto Grotewohl
Politician
1894 - 1964
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 4
Anna Seghers
Writer
1900 - 1983
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 5
Hanns Eisler
Composer
1898 - 1962
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 6
Arnold Zweig
Writer
1887 - 1968
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Zaisser
Politician
1893 - 1958
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 8
John Heartfield
Artist
1891 - 1968
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 9
Helene Weigel
Actor
1900 - 1971
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 10
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
Politician
1894 - 1979
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 11
Wadie Haddad
Extremist
1927 - 1978
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day East Berlin were actors (16), athletes (7), swimmers (6), singers (3), and politicians (3), while most who died were politicians (11), writers (10), physicists (2), composers (2), and film directors (2).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in present-day East Berlin since 1700.
