page_title: Bergen auf Rügen
section_title: Sons and daughters of the town
hierarchical_section_title: Bergen auf Rügen / Sons and daughters of the town
caption_attribution_description: Theodor Billroth
context_page_description: Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 1 January 2005, Bergen has moreover been the administrative seat of the Amt of Bergen auf Rügen, which with a population of over 23,000 is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's most populous Amt.
context_section_description: George Boldt, US entrepreneur, hotelier, and builder of Boldt Castle in New York State's Thousand Islands
  Holger Teschke, German writer
  Arnold Ruge (1802-1880), writer
  Theodor Billroth (1829-1894), doctor and surgeon
  Hans Delbrück, (1848-1929), German historian and politician
  Karl Albrecht (1859-1929), Protestant theologian, philologist and orientalist
  Hans Langsdorff (1894-1939), naval officer
  Gerhard Gentzen, (1909-1945), German logician
  Andreas Khol (born 1941), Austrian politician
  Diana Gansky (born 1963), athlete and Olympic medalists
  Nils Jörn (born 1964), historian and archivist
  Ines Pianka (born 1969), volleyball player
  Steffi Nerius (born 1972), lightheads (javelin throwing)
  Devid Striesow (born 1973), actor
  Martin Hoffmann (born 1984), ice hockey player
caption: Theodor Billroth 1887
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