Kiel, Germany

1. Max Planck (1858)

German Physicist Nobel Laureate

German scientist who developed the Quantum theory of physics, which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for in 1918. His research into theoretical physics changed how we understood atomic...

2. George Eyser (1870)

Gymnast

German-American gymnast who won three gold medals in the 1904 Olympics.

3. Ernst Busch (1900)

Actor

Initially famous for his performances and recordings of politically-themed songs, he went on to appear in the stage and film versions of Bertolt Brecht's play The Threepenny Opera and later...

4. Max Steenbeck (1904)

German Physicist

German physicist who invented the betatron in 1934, and worked on the Soviet atomic bomb project after World War II. He later returned to East Germany during the Cold War...

5. Paul Lorenzen (1915)

German Mathematician And Philoso

Mathematician and philosopher most remembered for co-founding the Erlangen School.

6. Judith Malina (1926)

Actress Theatre Director Playwri

Stage and film actress who founded the iconic Living Theatre and played a major role in 1991's The Addams Family.

7. Dieter Laser (1942)

German Actor

Actor who played the wonderfully sinister Dr. Heiter in The Human Centipede film franchise. He also played Professor Otto Blaettchen in The Ogre and won a German Film Award for...

8. Marisa Hart (1986)

Blogger

Parenting and lifestyle blogger known as the author of Baby, Kind, & Meer. It is there she documents her life as a mother, her travels, and other lifestyle tips covering...

9. Sidney Sam (1988)

German Footballer

German winger who joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2010 after spending three seasons with Hamburger SV.

10. Kim Dotcom (1974)

German-finnish Businessman

German entrepreneur and computer hacker who founded Megaupload Ltd. He was subsequently imprisoned on charges off embezzlement, computer espionage, and fraud.

11. Torben Hoffmann (1974)

German Footballer

Torben Hoffmann is a German football former defender.

12. Francisco Copado (1974)

German/spanish Footballer

sco Copado Álvarez is a German retired footballer who played mainly as a striker.

13. Robin Udegbe (1991)

German Footballer

Robin Udegbe is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently without a club.

14. Miriam Staudte (1975)

German Politician

Miriam Staudte is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens. She was elected to the Landtag of Lower Saxony in 2008.

15. Alfred Brinckmann (1891)

German Chess International Maste

Alfred Brinckmann was a German chess International Master author and functionary from Kiel.

16. Selim Aydemir (1990)

Turkish Footballer

Selim Aydemir is a Turkish footballer who plays for VfR Aalen.

17. Heiko Braak (1937)

German Scientist

Heiko Braak is a German anatomist. Braak was born in Kiel Schleswig-Holstein and studied medicine at the universities of Hamburg Berlin and Kiel. He is Professor at the Institute of...

18. Fin Bartels (1987)

German Footballer

Bartels is a German football midfielder who plays for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga. He scored his first Bundesliga goal with a bicycle kick on 1 March 2008...

19. Carl Moltke (1798)

Danish Diplomat

Count Carl Poul Oscar Moltke was the Danish minister to the United States in 1908 and the Foreign Minister of Denmark 1924–1926.

20. Karin Jöns (1953)

German Politician

Karin Jöns is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Germany part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's...

21. Kjell Schneider (1976)

German Beach Volleyball Player

Kjell Schneider is a beach volleyball player from Germany who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin Germany...

22. Rainer Bock (Unknow)

Actor

Rainer Bock is a German actor. Bock was born in Kiel. He had already worked as a stage actor for about 25 years beginning in 1982 in Kiel at the...

23. Auguste Von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1844)

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24. Friedrich Ferdinand (1855)

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25. Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1800)

Prince Of Noër

Prince Frederick Emil August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg usually simply known by just his first name Frederick Prince of Noër was a prince of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and a cadet-line descendant...

26. Gerhard Stoltenberg (1928)

German Politician (cdu) And Mini

Gerhard Stoltenberg was a German politician and minister in the cabinets of Ludwig Erhard Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Helmut Kohl. He served as minister-president of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein...

27. Charlotte Frank (1959)

Architect

Charlotte Frank is a German architect and partner at Schultes Frank Architekten in Berlin. In 2003 together with others she was awarded the German Architecture Prize for the new German...

28. Karl Twesten (Unknow)

German Politician

Karl Twesten was a German politician and author.

29. Gesche Joost (1974)

Designer

Gesche Joost is a German design researcher.

30. Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573)

Queen Of Sweden

Christina of Holstein-Gottorp was a Queen Consort of Sweden as consort of king Charles IX of Sweden mother of king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and a Regent of Sweden. She...

31. Manfred Stahnke (1951)

German Composer

Manfred Stahnke is a German composer and musicologist from Kiel. He writes chamber music orchestral music and stage music. His music makes extensive use of microtonality.

32. Christopher Avevor (1992)

German Footballer

Christopher Salon Avevor is a footballer who plays as a centre back. He currently plays for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.

33. Bruno Diekmann (1897)

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Bruno Diekmann was a German politician from Kiel and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein. From May 5 1991 – May 11 1992 Diekmann was the oldest former Minister-President of Germany preceded by...

34. Andreas Freytag (1962)

German Economist

Andreas Freytag is a German economist. He currently holds the chair for political economics at the University of Jena. Freytag earned his Diplom in economics from the University of Kiel...

35. Edith Von Welser-Ude (Unknow)

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36. Kurt Reventlou (1834)

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37. Frank Zimmermann (1957)

Actor

38. Eduard Wald (1905)

German Politician And Unionist

Eduard Wald was a Communist politician trade unionist and member of the German Resistance against National Socialist German Workers' Partysm.

39. Axel Milberg (1956)

German Actor

Axel Theodor Klaus Milberg is a German actor. His most prominent role is that of Tatort investigator Klaus Borowski.

40. Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg (1956)

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Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg is the senior member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since there are no males left in the family the Schwerin branch itself is considered extinct due...

41. Wolfgang Pepper (1910)

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gang Pepper was the mayor of Augsburg Germany between 1964 and 1972. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

42. Elyakim Haetzni (1926)

Israeli Politician

Elyakim Haetzni is an Israeli lawyer settlement activist and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Tehiya from 1990 until 1992.

43. Frank Bernhardt (1969)

Footballer

Bernhardt is an German professional football manager and former player. Bernhardt is the older manager of Estonian Meistriliiga team JK Tallinna Kalev.

44. Peter III of Russia (1728)

Emperor Of Russia

Peter III was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. He was born as Karl Peter Ulrich son of Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. The German Peter could hardly speak...

45. Bastian Henning (1983)

Footballer

Bastian Henning is a German footballer who plays for FC Schönberg 95.

46. Uwe Ronneburger (1920)

German Politician

Uwe Ronneburger was a German politician from the Free Democratic Party. He was from 1980 to 1983 Chairman of the Committee on Intra-German Relations from May to December 1990 Chairman...

47. Helmut Lemke (1907)

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Helmut Lemke was a German politician and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein. He was born in Kiel and died in Lübeck.

48. Lauritz Lauritzen (1910)

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Lauritz Lauritzen was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was born in Kiel and died in Bad Honnef.

49. Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy (1813)

German Trader

Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy was a German trader and Hanseat. He was the founder of Museum Godeffroy.

50. Christina Of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (Unknow)

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