Hamburg has produced a number of well-known fashion designers, political leaders, physicists, composers, peace activists and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Hamburg includes Karl Lagerfeld, Angela Merkel, Heinrich Hertz, Johannes Brahms, Carl von Ossietzky, and many others.

Famous People Born In Hamburg

Karl LagerfeldKarl Lagerfeld
(Fashion Designer)

10 September 1933

German

Angela MerkelAngela Merkel
(Chancellor of Germany)

17 July 1954

German

Johannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms
(Composer and pianist)

07 May 1833

German

Heinrich HertzHeinrich Hertz
(Physicist)

22 February 1857

German

Carl von OssietzkyCarl von Ossietzky
(German Pacifist & Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

03 October 1889

German

Toni MahfudToni Mahfud
(Instagram Star)

02 December 1994

German

James FranckJames Franck
(Physicist)

26 August 1882

German

Gustav Ludwig HertzGustav Ludwig Hertz
(Physicists)

22 July 1887

German

Hans AlbersHans Albers
(Actor)

22 September 1891

German

Gerhard HerzbergGerhard Herzberg
(Physical Chemist, Physicist)

25 December 1904

Canadian,German

Johannes Hans Daniel JensenJ. Hans D. Jensen
(Physicist)

25 June 1907

German

Otto DielsOtto Diels
(Chemist)

23 January 1876

German

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Fanny Mendelssohn HenselFanny Mendelssohn Hensel
(Musician and Composer)

14 November 1805

German

Amina PankeyAmina Pankey
(Rapper, Reality TV Star)

18 April 1983

German,American

Sibylle SzaggarsSibylle Szaggars
(Artist)

14 April 1957

German

John RabeJohn Rabe
(Entrepreneur)

23 November 1882

German

Tommy HaasTommy Haas
(Tennis player)

03 April 1978

German,American

Erich RaederErich Raeder
(Navy officer)

24 April 1876

German

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Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
(Politician, Economist, Civil servant, Non-fiction writer, Writer)

23 December 1918

German

Emmy GöringEmmy Göring
(Stage actor, Film actor)

24 March 1893

German

Nils FrahmNils Frahm
(Musician, Composer, Pianist)

20 September 1982

German

Astrid KirchherrAstrid Kirchherr
(Photographer)

20 May 1938

German

Tatjana PatitzTatjana Patitz
(Actor, Model)

25 March 1966

German

Toni GarrnToni Garrn
(Model)

07 July 1992

German

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Fanny MendelssohnFanny Mendelssohn
(Composer, Pianist)

14 November 1805

German

Ernst ThälmannErnst Thälmann
(Politician, Worker, Revolutionary, Trade unionist)

16 April 1886

German

Ursula ThiessUrsula Thiess
(Actor)

15 May 1924

German

Stefan EffenbergStefan Effenberg
(Association football player, Association football manager)

02 August 1968

German

Christiane F.Christiane F.
(Actor, Writer)

20 May 1962

German

Bert KaempfertBert Kaempfert
(Composer, Conductor, Record producer, Film score composer)

16 October 1923

German

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Eva HesseEva Hesse
(Sculptor, Painter)

11 January 1936

German

Michael KiskeMichael Kiske
(Singer, Musician)

24 January 1968

German

Uwe SeelerUwe Seeler
(Association football player)

05 November 1936

German

Matthias Jakob SchleidenMatthias Jakob Schleiden
(Biologist, Botanist, Philosopher, University teacher)

05 April 1804

German

Ralf DahrendorfRalf Dahrendorf
(Philosopher, Politician, Sociologist, Political scientist, University teacher)

01 May 1929

German,British

Helmuth HübenerHelmuth Hübener

08 January 1925

German

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Peter BehrensPeter Behrens
(Poster artist, Architect, Typographer, Painter, Designer, Graphic designer, University teacher)

14 April 1868

German

Andreas BrehmeAndreas Brehme
(Association football player, Association football manager)

09 November 1960

German

Jürgen MoltmannJürgen Moltmann
(Theologian, University teacher)

08 April 1926

German

Eva HabermannEva Habermann
(Actor)

16 January 1976

German

Sig RumanSig Ruman
(Actor)

11 October 1884

German,American

Karin SchubertKarin Schubert
(Actor, Adult Film Star)

26 November 1944

German,Italian

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Otto KummOtto Kumm
(soldier, military personnel)

01 October 1909

German

Oliver HirschbiegelOliver Hirschbiegel
(Film director)

29 December 1957

German

Wolf BiermannWolf Biermann
(Singer-songwriter, Poet, Dissident, Writer)

15 November 1936

German

Martin HarnikMartin Harnik
(Association football player)

10 June 1987

German

Samson Raphael HirschSamson Raphael Hirsch
(Rabbi, Translator)

20 June 1808

German

Hans ReichenbachHans Reichenbach
(Philosopher, Physicist, University teacher)

26 September 1891

German

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Gerhard SommerGerhard Sommer
(Military personnel)

24 June 1921

German

Susanne LotharSusanne Lothar
(Television actor, Stage actor, Film actor)

15 November 1960

German

Mati KlarweinMati Klarwein
(Painter)

09 April 1932

German

Johann Elert BodeJohann Elert Bode

German

Heinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich Rudolf Hertz
(German physicist)

22 February 1857

German

Fatih AkınFatih Akın
(Director)

25 August 1973

German

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Laya RakiLaya Raki
(Actor)

27 July 1927

German

Loki SchmidtLoki Schmidt
(Writer)

03 March 1919

German

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von StruveFriedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
(Astronomer)

15 April 1793

German

Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

03 February 1809

German

Frank Schwalba-HothFrank Schwalba-Hoth
(Politician)

12 December 1952

German

Johann BodeJohann Bode

19 January 1747

German

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Anja Juliette LavalAnja Juliette Laval
(Adult Film Star)

06 June 1981

German

Ivan KlasnićIvan Klasnić
(Footballer)

29 January 1980

German

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