Lübeck
Lübeck ranks 783rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pécs, Esmeraldas, Ecuador, and Orange, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Lübeck include Willy Brandt, Hans Blumenberg, and August Hermann Francke. Memorable people who died in Lübeck include Günter Grass, August Kundt, and Marianne Bachmeier. Lübeck has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many writers, and composers. Lübeck is located in Germany.
Lübeck, officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, is a city in Northern Germany. With around 220,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and the second-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, after its capital of Kiel. It is the 36th-largest city in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1614 and 1990, Lübeck was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Willy Brandt, Hans Blumenberg, and August Hermann Francke. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Lübeck including Günter Grass, August Kundt, and Marianne Bachmeier.
People Born in Lübeck
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Willy Brandt
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1992
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 1
Hans Blumenberg
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 2
August Hermann Francke
POLITICIAN
1663 - 1727
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 3
Ernst Curtius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1814 - 1896
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 4
Hermann von Fehling
CHEMIST
1812 - 1885
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 5
Horst Frank
ACTOR
1929 - 1999
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 6
Franz Tunder
COMPOSER
1614 - 1667
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 7
Georg Curtius
LINGUIST
1820 - 1885
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 8
Emanuel Geibel
WRITER
1815 - 1884
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 9
Robert Habeck
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 10
Björn Engholm
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 11
Justus von Dohnányi
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lübeck
Go to all RankingsGeorg Curtius
LINGUIST
1820 - 1885
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 8
Justus von Dohnányi
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 12
Jürgen Heinsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 13
Jonas Nay
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 30.49
Rank: 15
Sandra Völker
SWIMMER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.09
Rank: 17
Igor Wandtke
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 23.88
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Lübeck
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Günter Grass
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 1
August Kundt
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 2
Marianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 3
Adolf Strauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1973
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 4
Bernt Notke
ARTIST
1435 - 1509
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 5
Franz Tunder
COMPOSER
1614 - 1667
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 6
Johann Julius Walbaum
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1799
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 7
Emanuel Geibel
WRITER
1815 - 1884
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 8
Jāzeps Vītols
COMPOSER
1863 - 1948
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 9
Peter-Michael Kolbe
ATHLETE
1953 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 10
Ilse Werner
ACTOR
1921 - 2005
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Lübeck
Go to all RankingsMarianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 3
Peter-Michael Kolbe
ATHLETE
1953 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 10
Ilse Werner
ACTOR
1921 - 2005
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lübeck were politicians (5), actors (3), philosophers (1), archaeologists (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were writers (2), composers (2), physicists (1), social activists (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lübeck, including Horst Frank, Justus von Dohnányi, and Jonas Nay. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lübeck, including Willy Brandt, August Hermann Francke, and Robert Habeck.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Lübeck since 1700.
