(1817–1888) , 2012 •
Paul Würtz (1612–1676), German officer and diplomat; variously in German, Swedish, Danish and Dutch service. •
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), organist in Husum, 1689–1697, an important influence on
Johann Sebastian Bach •
Johan Georg Forchhammer (1794–1865), mineralogist and geologist •
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer (1801–1894), classical archaeologist. •
Georg Beseler (1809–1888), Prussian jurist and politician •
Friedrich Lübker (1811–1867), educator and philologist •
Theodor Storm (1817−1888), novelist of
German realism style. •
Charlotte Christiane von Krogh (1827–1913), a Danish painter who studied in Denmark and Germany. •
Adolf Brütt (1855–1939), sculptor •
Ludwig Nissen (1855–1924), a gemstone dealer and philanthropist in
Brooklyn; founded the Nordsee Museum •
Margarete Böhme (1867–1939), German writer •
Ernst Graf zu Reventlow (1869–1943), naval officer, journalist and Nazi politician •
Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), neuroanatomy, psychiatrist; he dissected the brain of
Lenin in the 1920s •
Fanny zu Reventlow (1871–1918), painter and writer •
Claus-Frenz Claussen (born 1939), ENT-Medician, University teacher, author, editor, artist and inventor •
Hans Hartz (1943–2002), musician and songwriter •
Johann Wadephul (born 1963), CDU politician •
Dörte Hansen (born 1964), linguist, journalist and writer. •
Joachim Friedrich Quack (born 1966),
Egyptologist and recipient of the
Leibniz Prize •
Isgaard (born 1972), singer •
Jan Wayne (born 1974), electronic dance music DJ and producer •
Janina Uhse (born 1989), actress
Sport •
Jürgen Freiwald (1940–2014), volleyball player, competed at the
1968 Summer Olympics •
Herwig Ahrendsen (born 1948), handball player, competed in the
1972 Summer Olympics •
Lars Hartig (born 1990), rower, competed in the
2012 Summer Olympics •
Matthias Holst (born 1982), football player •
Morten Jensen (born 1987), football goalkeeper == See also ==