#1Writing & Arts
E. Howard Hunt
1918–2007American intelligence officer and author
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Famous people · Hamburg
16 famous people were born in Hamburg, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
E. Howard Hunt, the American intelligence officer and author, is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. 4 were born in 1970 or later. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.3 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
E. Howard Hunt
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Lucius Allen
Youngest
1996
Jake Dolegala
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hamburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hamburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 3.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Hamburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hamburg
E. Howard Hunt, Nina G. Jablonski and Eugene Asa Carr are written about in 18, 10 and 8 languages.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Nina G. Jablonski
born 1953American anthropologist and palaeobiologist
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Eugene Asa Carr
1830–1910Union Army General and Medal of Honor recipient
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hamburg
Of the other 13, 5 are athletes.
Susan Walsh
born 1962American swimmer, Pan American Games gold medalist, World Aquatics Championships silver medalist
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A chosen home
Also called Hamburg home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hamburg, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- E. Howard Hunt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina G. Jablonski: Gerbil, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Asa Carr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Devine: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel N. Lockwood: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Walsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando J. Hodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Schum: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Hochul: KC Kratt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons