Kiel
Kiel ranks 407th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oviedo, İzmir, and Palace of Versailles. Memorable people born in Kiel include Max Planck, Peter III of Russia, and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. Memorable people who died in Kiel include Erich Raeder, Ferdinand Tönnies, and Otto Diels. Kiel has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Kiel is located in Germany.
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1573 and 1993, Kiel was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Max Planck, Peter III of Russia, and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. Additionaly, 31 globally memorable people have passed away in Kiel including Erich Raeder, Ferdinand Tönnies, and Otto Diels.
People Born in Kiel
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Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
Peter III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
Christina of Holstein-Gottorp
COMPANION
1573 - 1625
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 3
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
PHYSICIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 4
Alfred Naujocks
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
August Leskien
LINGUIST
1840 - 1916
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
Andreas Köpke
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 7
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark
COMPANION
1808 - 1891
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 8
Ernst Busch
ACTOR
1900 - 1980
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 9
Ulric Neisser
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 10
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1934
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 11
Ernst von Salomon
WRITER
1902 - 1972
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kiel
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Prince Sigismund of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 16
Margit Carstensen
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 18
Bernhard Minetti
ACTOR
1905 - 1998
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 26
Johannes Weiss
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1863 - 1914
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 28
Dominic Ressel
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 24.40
Rank: 34
People Deceased in Kiel
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Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Tönnies
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 2
Otto Diels
CHEMIST
1876 - 1954
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 3
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1728
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 4
Walther Flemming
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 5
Carl Clauberg
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1957
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 6
Johan Christian Fabricius
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1808
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 7
Sophie of Pomerania
COMPANION
1498 - 1568
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 8
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
PHILOSOPHER
1757 - 1823
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 9
Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1704
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 10
Carl Loewe
COMPOSER
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
Anna of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1514
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Kiel
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Klaus Tennstedt
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1998
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 16
Adalbert Krueger
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1896
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 23
Heide Simonis
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 28
Heinrich Kreutz
ASTRONOMER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 29
Frank Schepke
ATHLETE
1935 - 2017
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 30
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
WRITER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 31
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kiel were politicians (6), actors (5), writers (3), physicists (2), and companions (2), while most who died were politicians (6), philosophers (3), biologists (3), writers (3), and astronomers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kiel, including Gerhard Stoltenberg, Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, and Daniel Günther. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kiel, including Peter III of Russia, Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Gerhard Stoltenberg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 23 globally memorable people born in Kiel since 1700.
