List of personalities of the city of Eckernförde

The following overview contains people who were born in Eckernförde and people who worked in Eckernförde but were born elsewhere.

Honorary citizen

• Jürgen Anbuhl (* 1940), long-time mayor of the city, former member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde, former headmaster
• Wilhelm Lehmann (1882–1968), teacher and writer
• Kurt Schulz (1922–2017), former mayor of the city of Eckernförde, long-standing member of the state parliament for the constituency of Eckernförde and former state representative for the border region, minorities and the Low German language

Honorary ring bearer

→ Main article : List of the bearers of the ring of honor of the city of Eckernförde

mayor

→ Main article : List of the city leaders of Eckernförde

sons and daughters of the town

In alphabetic order

• Hans Friedrich Baasch (1784-1853), painter
• Richard Bielenberg (1871–1929), architect
• Christian Bock (* 1965), TV journalist
• Johan Christian Bodendick (1735-1818), surgeon
• Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp (1894–1918), fighter pilot in World War I, holder of the Pour le Mérite
• Fritz Georg Martin Clausen (1848–1940), German-American architect
• Ciriacus Dirkes (before 1586-1605 ), picture carver
• Hans Dreyer (1572–1653), picture carver
• Ritha Elmholt (* 1947), painter and author
• Horst-Dieter Kolletschke (* 1952), German naval officer, most recently rear admiral in the German Navy
• Jürgen Elvert (* 1955), historian
• Eskil Lille (Eskil the Little) (around 1300), ship owner; his ship, found near Lübeck in 1302, prompted a correspondence from which it emerges that Eckernförde was undoubtedly a town
• Arissa Ferkic (* 1984), actress
• Lone Fischer (* 1988), national handball player
• Tony Franck , b. Thiedemann (1827–1875), pianist
• Sebastian Fuchs (* 1986), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Godescalcus de Ekerenvorde and Nikolaus de Ekerenvorde (around 1200), knights, Eckernfördes first mentioned in 1197 in connection with the two knights
• Heiko Gauert (* 1949), author and educator, his main field of activity is the Low German language
• Georg Daniel Gerlach (1797–1865), Danish general
• Hans Gudewerdt I. or Hans Gudewerth the Elder (1570–1642), picture carver
• Hans Gudewerdt II. Or Hans Gudewerth the Younger (1599 / 1600–1671), picture carver
• Hans Gudewerdt III. or Hans Gudewerth the Youngest (1639/1640 - after 1709), picture carver
• Daniel Günther (* 1973), politician, Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
• Ruth Halbsguth (1916–2003), swimmer, silver medal at the 1936 Olympic Games
• Dirk Uwe Hansen (* 1963), poet, translator and classical philologist
• Markus Hansen (* 1992), handball player
• Willi Harwerth (1894–1982), graphic artist and illustrator
• Hans Heinrich Hass (also: Hans-Heinrich Haß; 1922–2009), German submarine commander
• Stefan Heine (* 1969), puzzle maker - author and editor of puzzle books and magazines
• Katharina Hinrichsen (* 1988), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Peter Jochimsen (* 1950), a. a. Author and university rector
• Thomas Jonigk (* 1966), author, librettist and dramaturge
• Nikolaus Jürgensen (1906–1971), politician
• Jes Kruse (1805-1859), proponent of a Danish duchy of Schleswig
• Anja Klafki (* 1967), graphic designer
• Hinnerk Köhn (* 1993), slam poet
• Horst-Dieter Kolletschke (* 1952), Admiral of the German Armed Forces
• Carl Friedrich Kroymann (1781–1849), portrait painter, lithographer and drawing teacher
• Wilhelm Kruckau (1867–1941), architect
• Hartmut Laumann (1949–2001), prehistoric
• Wilhelm von Linde (1848–1922), Prussian general
• Lorenz Luden (1592–1654), professor of law, history, rhetoric, poetry
• Alfred Menzel (1883–1959), educator , author and opponent of the Nazi regime
• Peter Negelsen (also: Peter Neelsen; before 1627 - after 1657), sculptor
• Christian Otte (1674–1747), merchant, shipowner, benefactor
• Friedrich Wilhelm Otte (1715–1766), merchant, entrepreneur, mayor
• Friedrich Wilhelm Otte the Younger (1763–1850), Budget Councilor, Oberlandinspektor, writer
• Friedrich Rathgen (1862–1942), chemist
• Maria Reese (* 1942), painter and graphic artist
• Ingvild Richardsen (* 1963), German mediaevalist
• Sönke Rix (* 1975), politician, member of the 16th German Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde
• Karl Friedrich Samwer (1819–1882) Professor of Constitutional Law and Gotha Minister of State
• Hansjörg Schneider (* 1960), graphic artist and designer
• Michael Schulte (* 1990), singer and songwriter
• Horst Slevogt (1922–2011), submarine commander, professor of banking management, bank manager and chairman of the supervisory board, and author
• Grietje Staffelt (* 1975), politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), former member of the German Bundestag
• Lorenz von Stein (1815–1890), constitutional law teacher and economist
• Wilhelm Toosbüy (1831–1898), Mayor and Lord Mayor of the City of Flensburg
• Carl Trost (1811–1884), painter and draftsman
• Karl Wilhelm Valentiner (1845–1931), astronomer
• Jette Waldinger-Thiering (* 1964), politician (SSW), member of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament
• Susanna Wigger (* 1988), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Melchior Witte (1591–1658), pastor, Eckernförde mayor
• Rüdiger Wolff (* 1953), German singer, actor and presenter
• Half Zantop (1938–2001), geologist and university professor
• Johann Christian von Zerssen (1813–1865), entrepreneur

Personalities who have worked on site

• Hans Ambs (1898–1962), politician (KPD), trade unionist
• Jürgen Anbuhl (* 1940), politician, former member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde, long-time mayor and former school principal. D.
• Ines Barber (* 1957); Journalist, radio presenter and Low German author
• Johann Joseph Beckh (1635–1692), shepherd poet and playwright of the Baroque era, town clerk
• Udo Bielenberg (* 1938), civil engineer and Low German author

• Carl Bössenroth (1863–1935), painter
• Otto Bernhardt (* 1942), member of the German Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde
• Klaus Buß (* 1942), politician, long-time mayor and former state minister
• Iver Callø (1888–1972), politician and businessman
• August Peter Lorenzen Claussen (1841–1912), teacher at the Eckernförde teacher training college , non-fiction author
• Barthold Conrath (1657–1719), painter
• Gerald Eckert (* 1960), composer, musician, artist
• H (e) inrich Claus (von) Fick (1678–1750), administrative reformer in Russia and mayor of Eckernförde
• Ewerdt Friis (1619–1672), picture carver
• Karl-Heinz Groth (* 1940), educator and writer, former headmaster D.
• Gustaf Gründgens (1899–1963), actor, director and artistic director; Debut as a director in 1923 at the Kurtheater Eckernförde (venue: Theater Stadt Hamburg )
• Bernd Hadewig (* 1946) politician and Waldorf educator
• Curt Höppner (1887–1966), German civil engineer, architect and director of the Eckernförde building trade school
• Jürgen Jürgensen (1883–1950) city councilor and politician
• Eduard Julius Jungmann (1815–1862), German captain in the Schleswig-Holstein War
• Hans-Christian Knuth (* 1940), bishop, previously provost of the Eckernförde church district
• Eugen Lechner (1903–1971), politician
• Helmut Lemke (1907–1990), mayor at the time of National Socialism
• Detlev von Liliencron (1844–1909), poet, lived and worked in Borby.
• Ulrike Mehl (* 1956), politician, former member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde
• Roger Moore (1927-2017), British actor; as a member of the ensemble "Combined Services Entertainment Unit" he played after the Second World War at what was then the "Gaiety Theater 'Stadt Hamburg'" in Eckernförde
• Lianne Paulina-Mürl (1944–1992), politician, long-time member of the Landtag for the constituency of Eckernförde, former President of the Landtag
• Ludwig Theodor Preußer (1822–1849) defended Eckernförde in the war against the Danes
• Kurt Prokscha (1919–1998), conductor
• Klaus Witzig (* 1949), politician, member of the Eckernförde council from 1978 to 2008, honorary ring holder of the city of Eckernförde
• Ulrike Rodust (* 1949), politician, member of the state parliament for the constituency of Eckernförde
• Wilhelm Sievers (1896–1966), mayor
• Heide Simonis (* 1943), politician, former state minister and long-time Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, former member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde
• Jens Skwirblies (* 1965), musician
• Wilhelm Spethmann (1861–1926), member of the Reichstag, publisher and printer owner
• Gerhard Stoltenberg (1928–2001), politician, long-standing member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Eckernförde and Federal Minister for Scientific Research z. At the time of his residence in Eckernförde
• Johann Jakob Thiedemann (1794–1844), educator
• Marianne Tralau (* 1935), artist and gallery owner
• Germano Wanderley (1845–1904), architect, taught at the building trade school in Eckernförde
• Norbert Weber , artist, gallery owner and curator

Other people related to Eckernförde

• Wilhelm Dreesen (1840–1926), photographer
• Jens Höner (* 1966), record diver
• Hinnerk Köhn (* 1993), moderator, slam poet and author
• Alfred Kranzfelder (1908–1944), corvette captain and resistance fighter, the " Kranzfelder Hafen " was named after him
• Rüdiger Nehberg (1935–2020), adventurer, activist for human rights
• Charlotte Niese (1854–1935), writer and teacher
• Wolfgang E. Nolting (* 1948), Vice Admiral and Inspector of the German Navy
• Martin Pörksen (1903–2002), theologian and politician
• Count of Saint Germain (1696–1784), alchemist, occultist, violinist and composer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Name and year of birth according to the existing list of emigrants from the old district of Eckernförde
2. ↑ see: German biography: In October 1878 he joined the Prussian. Administrative service on (District Office Eckernförde and Plön)