Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg, is one of the world's most prolific football birthplaces — 589 association football players on Wikidata list the city as their place of birth. The most notable are Antonio Rüdiger, Muhamed Bešić and John Brooks. Among them are 552 male and 37 female players. Documented players span more than 138 years, from 1870 to 2008.
