- When rumors spread about his sexual orientation, he was "outed" incidentally by his father who confirmed his son's homosexuality to a tabloid. Nevertheless, he wanted to protect his privacy, so he just referred to his father when he was asked about it (2003).
- Born to Achim Helge Freiherr von Beust (1917-2007), descendant of a Saxon-Austrian statesman, and his wife Hanna (died in 1996), who was half Jewish, he grew up with two older brothers.
- First Mayor of Hamburg (2001-2010).
- Since May 2013, lives with his partner Lukas Foerster in a registered civil partnership.
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