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x Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Louise, Queen of Prussia, 1801, by Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun Mar 10, 1776    
Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (Luisa Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia) (10 March 1776 – 19 July 1810) was Queen consort of Prussia. Louise was born in Hanover, where her father, Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was field marshal of the household brigade....
x Carl Buchheister   Oct 17, 1890 Germany  
Carl Buchheister (October 17, 1890 – February 2, 1964) was a German constructivist artist noted for his multiple series of "model paintings" at Galerie Lambert Weyl, Paris. which he began in 1925. He was born in Hanover, Germany. Although he was not...
x Emil Knoevenagel   Jun 18, 1865 Germany Chemist
Heinrich Emil Albert Knoevenagel (18 June 1865 – 11 August 1921) was the German chemist who established the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The Knoevenagel condensation reaction of benzaldehydes with nitroalkanes is a classic general method for...
x Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover   1954    
Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (German: Ernst August Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian-Ludwig Prinz von Hannover, in English also known as Ernest Augustus of Hanover) (born 26 February 1954 in Hanover, Lower...
x Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher Roscher02 Oct 21, 1817   Economist
Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher (October 21, 1817 - June 4, 1894) was a German economist from Hanover. He studied at Göttingen, where he became a member of Corps Hannovera, and Berlin, and obtained a professorship at Göttingen in 1844 and...
x Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Portrait by Antoine Pesne, 1726 Mar 16, 1687    
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (16 March 1687 – 28 June 1757) was the Queen consort in Prussia. Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born, on 16 March 1687, in Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the only daughter of George Louis of Brunswick...
x Fritz Haarmann Fritz Haarmann Oct 25, 1879 Germany Serial killer
Friedrich "Fritz" Haarmann (October 25, 1879 – April 15, 1925) was a notorious serial killer born in Hanover, Germany, who is believed to be responsible for the murder of 27 boys and young men. Fritz Haarmann was born on October 25, 1879, the sixth...
x Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel   Mar 10, 1772 Germany Writer
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (later: von) Schlegel (March 10, 1772 - January 12, 1829) was a German poet, critic and scholar. He was the younger brother of August Wilhelm Schlegel. Schlegel was born at Hanover. He studied law at Göttingen and Leipzig, but...
Philosopher
x Butz Peters   Jan 22, 1958    
Butz Peters (born 22 January 1958 in Hanover) is a German television presenter and jurist who presented Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst from 1997 to 2001.
x Theodore Schwan TSchwan Jul 9, 1841 Germany  
Theodore Schwan (July 9, 1841 – May 27, 1926) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Peebles' Farm. He also served with distinction during the Spanish-American and...
x Princess Charlotte of Clarence   Mar 21, 1819    
Princess Charlotte of Clarence (Charlotte Augusta Louisa; 21 March 1819) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of George III. Princess Charlotte was born on 21 March 1819 at the Fürstenhof in Hannover. Her father was The Prince...
x Ferdinand von Lindemann Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann Apr 12, 1852 Germany Mathematician
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (April 12, 1852 – March 6, 1939) was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π (pi) is a transcendental number, i.e., it is not a zero of any polynomial with rational coefficients....
x Frederick, Prince of Wales Portrait by Jacopo Amigoni, 1735 Feb 1, 1707 England  
Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis; 1 February 1707 – 31 March 1751) was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III as well as the...
x Pam Ferris Pam Ferris as Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Jan 1, 1948 United Kingdom Actor
Pam Ferris (born 1 January 1948) is a German-born British actress. She is best known for her starring roles on television as Ma Larkin in The Darling Buds of May and Laura Thyme in Rosemary & Thyme, and for playing Miss Trunchbull in the movie...
Wales
x Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain May 30, 1713    
The Princess Caroline (Caroline Elizabeth; 30 May 1713 – 28 December 1757) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth child and third daughter of George II. Princess Caroline was born in Hanover, Germany. Her father was The Hereditary...
x Michael Kay Michael kay nov 2008 Oct 11, 1951   Software Engineering
Michael H. Kay (born 11 October 1951) is the editor of the W3C specification of the XSLT 2.0 language for performing XML transformations, and the developer of the Saxon XSLT and XQuery processing software. He is a graduate of Trinity College,...
x Otto Schindewolf   Jun 7, 1896 Germany  
Otto Heinrich Schindewolf (7 June 1896, Hanover, Germany - 10 June 1971, Tübingen, West Germany) was a German paleontologist who studied the evolution of corals and cephalopods. Schindewolf was on the faculty at the University of Marburg from 1919...
x Volkan Arslan   Aug 29, 1978 Turkey  
Volkan Arslan (born 29 August 1978 in Hannover, West Germany) is a Turkish footballer who plays in midfield for Antalyaspor in the Super Lig. Arslan previously played for Hannover 96, Adanaspor, Kocaelispor, and Galatasaray. Arslan has made several...
Germany
West Germany
x Vladimir Vasilj   Jul 6, 1975 Croatia  
Vladimir Vasilj (born July 6, 1975) is a Croatian football goalkeeper. He was born in Hanover and started his professional career at Croatian club Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the 1995-96 season. He continued to play for the club in the following three...
West Germany
x Ernest Augustus II of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Ernst August3rd Duke of Cumberland Sep 21, 1845    
Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, (Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick; 21 September 1845 – 14 November 1923), was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of...
x Karl von Müller Karl von Müller Jun 16, 1873    
Karl Friedrich Max von Müller (June 16, 1873 – March 11, 1923) was Captain of the famous German commerce raider, the light cruiser SMS Emden during World War I. The son of a Prussian Army Colonel, he was born in Hanover. After attending gymnasium at...
x Heinrich Wendland   Apr 29, 1791 Germany Botanist
Heinrich Ludolph (Ludwig) Wendland (29 April 1791, Hanover – 15 July 1869, Teplice) was a botanist who authored a number of Acacia species. Heinrich Wendland was born on 29 April 1791 into a family well known in botany. His father Johan had...
x Carl Wilhelm Siemens Wilhelm Siemens Apr 4, 1823 Germany Engineer
Carl Wilhelm Siemens (en: Charles William Siemens, known as Sir William Siemens) (4 April 1823 – 19 November 1883) was a German born engineer who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject. He was born in the village...
United Kingdom Electrical engineer
Inventor
x Prince George, Duke of Cambridge George 2nd Cambridge Mar 26, 1819 United Kingdom  
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (George William Frederick Charles; 26 March 1819 – 17 March 1904) was a member of the British Royal Family, a male-line grandson of King George III. The Duke was an army officer and served as commander-in-chief of...
x Erich Topp Erich Topp Jul 2, 1914    
Rear Admiral Erich Topp (2 July 1914 - 26 December 2005) was the third most successful German U-Boot Experten commander of World War II. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460 gross register tons (GRT). Topp was born in Hannover, and joined the...
x Chris Barrie Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer Mar 28, 1960 United Kingdom Actor
Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960) is a British actor. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, as Gordon...
England
x Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson, 2006 1953    
Cliff Johnson (born 1953) is an American game designer, best known for the early computer puzzle games The Fool's Errand (1987) and 3 in Three (1990). Both games were notable for unique visual puzzles and a metapuzzle structure. Johnson was born...
x Pascual Jordan   Oct 18, 1902 Germany Physicist
Pascual Jordan (b. 18 October 1902 in Hanover, Germany; d. 31 July 1980 in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany) was a theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He...
x Scott Buffington   Dec 6, 1970    
Scott Buffington (born December 6, 1970 in Hanover, Pennsylvania) is a UNIX system administrator, developer, web designer, broadcaster and writer specializing in application architecture and development, interface design, technical communications...
x William Herschel William Herschel01 Nov 15, 1738 United Kingdom Scientist
Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, KH, FRS, English: Sir Frederick William Herschel, (15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German astronomer, technical expert and composer who became famous for discovering Uranus. He also discovered infrared radiation...
Germany Oboist
England Astronomer
x Otto Fritz Meyerhof Meyerhof Apr 12, 1884 Germany Biochemist
Otto Fritz Meyerhof (April 12, 1884 – October 6, 1951) was a German-born physician and biochemist. Meyerhof was born in Hanover, the son of wealthy Jewish parents. He spent most of his childhood in Berlin, where he started his study of medicine. He...
Scientist
Chemist
Physician
x Henry Muhlenberg {{{imagealttext}}} Sep 6, 1711 United States of America  
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (an anglicanization of Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg) (September 6, 1711 – October 7, 1787), was a German Lutheran pastor sent to North America as a missionary. Muhlenberg was integral to the founding of the first Lutheran...
Germany
x Steve Lomas Steve Lomas Jan 18, 1974 Northern Ireland Soccer Player
Stephen "Steve" Lomas (born 18 January 1974) is a former Northern Ireland international professional football player, currently the Player/Manager of United Counties Football League Premier Division side St Neots Town. Lomas, a midfielder, first...
Germany
x Per Mertesacker Per Mertesacker Sep 29, 1984 Germany  
Per Mertesacker (born 29 September 1984 in Hannover) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and Germany. Mertesacker, a native of Hannover, became a youth player at Hannover 96 and eventually made his first-team debut for...
West Germany
x Princess Amelia Sophia of Great Britain Amelia (right) with her three eldest siblings, Anne, Caroline and Frederick Jul 10, 1711    
For other princesses known as Amelia, see Princess Amelia. For the daughter of George III, see Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom The Princess Amelia (Amelia Sophia Eleanor; 10 July 1711 – 31 October 1786) was a member of the British Royal Family...
x Caroline Herschel Caroline Lucretia Herschel Mar 16, 1750 Germany Astronomer
Caroline Lucretia Herschel (16 March 1750 – 9 January 1848) was a German astronomer, the sister of astronomer Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel with whom she worked throughout both of their careers. Her most significant contribution to astronomy was...
England
x Elly Beinhorn   May 30, 1907   Aviator
Elly Beinhorn-Rosemeyer (30 May 1907 – 28 November 2007) was a German pilot. She was born in Hanover, Germany on 30 May 1907. In 1928, she attended a lecture by famed aviator Hermann Köhl, who had recently completed a historic East-West Atlantic...
x Gavin Cowan   May 24, 1981 England  
Gavin Cowan (born 24 May 1981 in Hanover, Germany) is an English footballer. He plays as a centre-back for AFC Telford United. And is the seocnd captain for the club Cowan began his career at non-league Braintree Town and moved to Canvey Island in...
Germany
x Mark Field   Oct 6, 1964 United Kingdom Politician
Mark Christopher Field (born October 6, 1964), is British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster. Field was born at the British Medical Hospital in Hanover, Germany, the son of a British Army...
x Martina Muller Müller during her first-round womens doubles match at the 2007 Australian Open. Oct 11, 1982    
Martina Müller (born October 11, 1982 in Hanover, West Germany) is a professional female tennis player from Germany. On April 2, 2007 she reached a new career high of No. 33 on the Tour rankings. She has had her best success on clay courts, where...
x Wilhelm Busch Self-portrait, by Wilhelm Busch Apr 15, 1832 Germany Painter
Wilhelm Busch (15 April 1832 – 9 January 1908) was a German caricaturist, painter, and poet who is famed for his satirical picture stories with rhymed texts. After initially studying mechanical engineering and then art in Düsseldorf, Antwerp, and...
German Empire Poet
x Princess Marie of Hanover Princess Marie of Hanover 1849-1909 Dec 2, 1849    
Princess Marie of Hanover (German: Marie Ernestine Josephine Adolphine Henrietta Theresa Elizabeth Alexandrina Prinzessin von Hannover und Cumberland; 2 December 1849 – 4 June 1904) was the younger daughter of King George V of Hanover and of his...
x George II of Great Britain KING GEORGE II Nov 10, 1683    
George II (George Augustus; German: Georg II. August; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727...
x Emile Berliner Emile Berliner with disc record gramophone May 20, 1851 United States of America Inventor
Emile Berliner (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) was a German-born American inventor, best known for developing the disc record gramophone (phonograph in American English). He founded The Berliner Gramophone Company in 1895, The Gramophone Company in...
Germany
x Fabian Ernst Fabian Ernst 2005 May 30, 1979 Germany  
Fabian Ernst (born 30 May 1979 in Hannover) is a German footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. as a midfielder. He started his career with Hannover 96. From 1998 to 2000 he played for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, playing in 48 games, but scoring...
x Owen 'Alik Shahadah   1973 United States of America Film producer
Owen 'Alik Shahadah (b. 1973) is a director, African writer, scholar, photographer and music producer. He is best known for authoring works, which deal with African history, social justice, environmental issues, education and world peace. Born in...
Film director
Writer
Photographer
x Ulf Herman   Apr 4, 1966    
Ulf Nadrowski (born April 4, 1966) is a German professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ulf Herman. He is best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1998-1999 where he would join with the Full Blooded...
x Berthold Wulf Berthold Wulf Jul 2, 1926 Germany  
Berthold Wulf (born July 2, 1926) is a German priest, poet and philosopher. Wulf was born in Hanover, Province of Hanover. He was the third child of Bertha Wulf and Karl Wulf, who was a musician and conductor. He spent his childhood with his elder...
x Timo Maas Timo Maas Jul 27, 1969   Record producer
Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969 in Hanover, West Germany) is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer. Maas' first fascination with music was sparked by listening to the radio when he was young. At the age of 9 he bought his first record and went...
x Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker Aug 31, 1948   Guitarist
Rudolf Schenker (born August 31, 1948) is a German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions, being the rhythm/lead guitarist and one of the main song-writers of the band. After starting out with a Fender Stratocaster, Schenker is...
x Klaus Meine From left to right: Pawel Maciwoda, Klaus Meine, James Kottak and Matthias Jabs of Scorpions May 25, 1948   Singer
Klaus Meine (born May 25, 1948, Hannover, Germany) is a German singer, best known as the frontman and occasional rhythm guitarist of the hard rock/heavy metal band Scorpions. He is well-noted for his unique tenor voice, strong German accent and...
x Matthias Jabs Scorpions (8) Oct 25, 1955   Musician
Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is a member of the heavy metal band the Scorpions. Before joining the Scorpions, Jabs had played for the bands Lady, Fargo and Deadlock. Jabs joined the Scorpions after...
Songwriter
Guitarist
x Francis Buchholz   Feb 19, 1954    
Francis Buchholz (born 19 February 1954 in Hannover, Germany) is a German bassist best known as a member of the heavy metal band, the Scorpions. Buchholz discovered rock music at the age of 11. His first public appearance as a bass player was at age...
x Albert Beyer   Jun 13, 1859 United States of America Sailor
Albert Beyer (June 13, 1859 – October 29, 1929) was a United States Navy Coxswain awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Cienfuegos during the Spanish-American War. He was one of 52 sailors and Marines awarded the Medal for...
Germany
x Les Scheinflug   Oct 1, 1938 Australia  
Ladislav 'Les' Scheinflug (born 1 October 1938 in Hanover, Germany) is a former football (soccer) player and coach. Scheinflug played 6 full international matches for Australia before becoming assistant coach to Rale Rasic before the 1974 FIFA World...
Germany
x Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Georg (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) Aug 12, 1779    
George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (German: Georg Großherzog von Mecklenburg) (12 August 1779 – 6 September 1860) ruled the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1816 until his death. Duke George Frederick Charles Joseph of Mecklenburg was born in...
x Emmanuel Krontiris   Feb 11, 1983 Germany  
Emmanuel Krontiris (born February 11, 1983 in Hanover, Germany) is a German football player who plays in the German 2. Bundesliga for TuS Koblenz. He began his career aged 17 with Tennis Borussia Berlin, which played in the Bundesliga 2 at that time...
x Carl Neuberg Carl Neuberg Jul 29, 1877   Scientist
Carl Alexander Neuberg (1877-1956) was an early pioneer in biochemistry, and often referred to as the "Father of Biochemistry". He was the first editor of the journal Biochemische Zeitschrift. This journal was founded in 1906 and is now known as the...
Chemist
x Klaus Traube   1928 Germany Engineer
Klaus Traube (born 25 February 1928) is a German engineer, the former manager in the German nuclear power industry and presently one of its leading opponents. He was the victim of an illegal eavesdropping operation by the BND (the German secret...
x Heino von Heimburg Heino von Heimburg 1917 Oct 24, 1889    
Heino von Heimburg (24 October 1889 - October 1945) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I and served also as Vice Admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. On 10 June 1915,...
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