Altona, Hamburg
Altona, Hamburg ranks 1,587th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Okazaki, Aichi, Sopron, and Limerick. Memorable people born in Altona, Hamburg include Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Carl Reinecke, and Gottfried Semper. Memorable people who died in Altona, Hamburg include Cornelius Gurlitt, and Heinrich Christian Schumacher. Altona, Hamburg has been the birth place of many composers, and painters and the death place of many composers, and astronomers. Altona, Hamburg is located in Germany.
Altona, also called Hamburg-Altona, is the westernmost urban borough (Bezirk) of the German city state of Hamburg. Located on the right bank of the Elbe river, Altona had a population of 270,263 in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1912, Altona, Hamburg was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Carl Reinecke, and Gottfried Semper. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Altona, Hamburg including Cornelius Gurlitt, and Heinrich Christian Schumacher.
People Born in Altona, Hamburg
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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
Carl Reinecke
COMPOSER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 4
Gottfried Semper
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1879
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 9
Axel Springer
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1985
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 6
F. C. S. Schiller
PHILOSOPHER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1
Carlos Schwabe
PAINTER
1866 - 1926
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 11
Emil Warburg
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1931
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 10
Cornelius Gurlitt
COMPOSER
1820 - 1901
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 2
Edgar Ende
PAINTER
1901 - 1965
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 7
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
COMPOSER
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3
Leon Rohde
CYCLIST
HPI: 27.40
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Altona, Hamburg
Go to all RankingsCornelius Gurlitt
COMPOSER
1820 - 1901
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 1
Heinrich Christian Schumacher
ASTRONOMER
1780 - 1850
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Altona, Hamburg
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Most individuals born in present day Altona, Hamburg were composers (3), painters (2), astronomers (1), architects (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were composers (1), and astronomers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history composers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Altona, Hamburg, including Carl Reinecke, Cornelius Gurlitt, and Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Altona, Hamburg since 1700.
