51.5131° N, 7.1029° E
GELSENKIRCHEN
Most Famous People Born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Notable people
- 595
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1942
- Most distinctive
- Manager 14.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Gelsenkirchen during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Gelsenkirchen Is Known For
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Football is Gelsenkirchen's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (107).
Gelsenkirchen over-indexes on manager — 14.8× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Gelsenkirchen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
Claire Waldoff
1884 - 1957
Heinrich Quiring
1883 - 1964
Arthur Imhausen
1885 - 1951
Hans Klose
1880 - 1963
Walter Borbet
1881 - 1942
August Abel
1887 - 1962
Alfred Brüggemann (Mediziner)
1882 - 1971
Bernhard Poelder
1889 - 1959
Joseph Behring
1884 - 1959
Franz Bielefeld (Politiker, 1880)
1880 - 1949
Friedrich Rahkob
1885 - 1944
Otto Oberdrevermann
1882 - 1942
Hermann Tigler
1881 - 1960
Ludwig Menke (Politiker)
1887 - 1982
Friedrich Benthaus
1884 - 1978