List of personalities of the city of Güstrow

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The list of personalities in the city of Güstrow includes well-known people who were born or lived and worked in Güstrow .

Honorary citizen

sons and daughters of the town

To 1900

From 1901

Personalities who have worked locally

Detail of the sculpture by Uwe Johnson in front of the John-Brinckman-Gymnasium, created by Wieland Förster
  • Jacob Coler (1537-1612), superintendent in Güstrow 1599-1612
  • Sophie (1557–1631), daughter of Duke Ulrich, Queen of Denmark; spent her youth in Güstrow until 1572
  • Christian IV (1577–1648), grandson of Duke Ulrichs, King of Denmark; spent part of his childhood at the Güstrower Hof
  • Theophilus Neuberger (1593–1656), reformed clergyman and theologian, was court preacher in Güstrow
  • Samuel Gercke († 1693), organ builder and organist in Güstrow
  • Carl Noebe (1800–1866), cathedral organist and organ builder in Güstrow
  • Heinrich Kaehler (1804–1878), sculptor; took over his brother-in-law's iron foundry in 1847 and was successful as an entrepreneur in Güstrow
  • John Brinckman (1814-1870), Low German writer; lived and worked in Güstrow since 1849 and was a teacher at the secondary school
  • August Viereck (1825–1865), portrait painter; spent the last three years of his life and creativity in Güstrow
  • Robert Balck (1831–1907), Mecklenburg administrative lawyer and Oberlanddrost
  • Heinrich Wilke (1869–1952), portraitist, landscape and history painter, worked in Güstrow from 1917 until his death
  • Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), sculptor; lived and worked in Güstrow from 1910 until his death. Many of his works are exhibited here. Honorary citizen (posthumously) since October 1, 2010
  • Paul Korff (1875–1945), architect; attended school in Güstrow and built a few houses in the city up to the First World War
  • Martin Eggert (1883–1978), architect; worked as senator, town planning director and managing director of the building cooperative "Neue Heimat"
  • Hans Albers (1891–1960), actor; made her debut at the Stadttheater Güstrow in the 1912/13 season
  • Gerhard Bosinski (1911–1985), Protestant theologian; was cathedral preacher in Güstrow Cathedral after the Second World War
  • Karl Heinz Robrahn (1913–1987), poet; attended high school in Güstrow
  • Karl-Ernst Sommerfeldt (1926–2015), language historian, Germanist, professor at the Güstrow University of Education
  • Egon Schmidt (1927–1983), children's book writer; was a long-time lecturer at the University of Education.
  • Uwe Johnson (1934–1984), writer; passed the matriculation examination at the John Brinckman High School in 1952
  • Gunter Rambow (* 1938), graphic designer and photographer; lives in Güstrow since 2003
  • Andreas Reinke (* 1969), professional soccer player; worked as a player at Dynamo Güstrow from 1975 to 1985