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×

Through the Decades

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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Biggest Most distinctive

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 1900s Clear ×

0015 FOOTBALL

Fritz Szepan

1907 - 1974

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0019 FOOTBALL

Ernst Kuzorra

1905 - 1990

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0021 PHOTOGRAPHER

Anton Stankowski

1906 - 1998

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0041 GENETICIST

Klaus Patau

1908 - 1975

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0057 PAINTER

Hubert Berke

1908 - 1979

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0110 FOOTBALL

Aleksander Tupalski

1900 - 1980

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0112 CONDUCTOR

Heinz Drewes

1903 - 1980

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0121 POLITICIAN

Aurel von Jüchen

1902 - 1991

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0138 MATHEMATICIAN

Helmut Ulm

1908 - 1975

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0140 CHESS

Wilhelm Ernst

1905 - 1952

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0144 ENGINEER

Walter Weber (engineer)

1907 - 1944

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0178 PAINTER

Margarete Franke

1909 - 2011

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0199 CONDUCTOR

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Dirigent)

1903 - 1975

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0206 PAINTER

Fritz Duda

1904 - 1991

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0207 ARCHITECT

Will Schwarz (Architekt)

1907 - 1992

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0209 LAWYER

Hans Quecke (Politiker)

1901 - 1945

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0214 JOURNALIST

Walter Ferber

1907 - 1996

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0218 EDITOR

Kurt Neuwald

1906 - 2001

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0221 WRITER

Heinrich Maria Denneborg

1909 - 1987

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0239 HISTORIAN

Robert-Hermann Tenbrock

1908 - 1995

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0246 PAINTER

Hermann Moog

1901 - 1974

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0325 HISTORIAN

Karl Wülfrath

1904 - 1981

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0327 PAINTER

Max Willner

1906 - 1994

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0328 ACTOR

Willy Leyrer

1908 - 1986

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0338 WRITER

Anton Kalt

1903 - 1975

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0339 TRADE UNION

Georg Reuter (Gewerkschafter)

1902 - 1969

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0349 HISTORIAN

Ernst Kelter

1900 - 1976

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0365 SURGEON

Hugo-Heinz Schmick

1909 - 1982

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0371 ACTOR

Hanns Korngiebel

1902 - 1969

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0380 POLITICIAN

Ernst Bettermann

1903 - 1983

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0381 PHYSICIAN

Fritz Lenig

1905 - 1955

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0382 PHYSICIAN

Gustav Ortmann

1904 - 1979

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0398 FOOTBALL

Ernst Kalwitzki

1909 - 1991

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0403 ENTREPRENEUR

Adolf Küppersbusch

1901 - 1971

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0410 PAINTER

Oskar Dolhart

1907 - 1982

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0418 POLITICIAN

Carl Esser (Politiker)

1901 - 1972

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0420 WRITER

Erich Colberg

1901 - 1966

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0424 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schlensker

1908 - 1978

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0439 LAWYER

Wendelin Freienstein

1909 - 1973

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0484 FOOTBALL

Emil Rothardt

1905 - 1969

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0489 ARCHITECT

Herman Gehrig

1904 - 1967

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0491 PAINTER

Willi Lemm

1905 - 1973

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0495 FOOTBALL

Ferdinand Zajons

1906 - 1987

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0497 PAINTER

Hanns Schaefer

1903 - 1964

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0517 FOOTBALL

Walter Badorek

1906 - 1971

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0523 WIDERSTAND

Hugo Kapteina

1903 - 1945

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0525 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Rademacher

1908 - 1984

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0533 MISSING

Wilhelm Nickel (SS-Offizier)

1906 - 1971

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0535 ARCHITECT

Hermann Imhäuser

1903 - 1990

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0553 POLITICIAN

Hubert Scharley

1905 - 1969

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0560 POLITISCH

Wilhelm Maul

Born 1903

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0563 OPFER

Andreas Schillack (Widerstandskämpfer, 1907) –

1907 - 1944

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0569 POLITICIAN

Joseph Rubens

1900 - 1969

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0572 POLITICIAN

Paul Putzig

1903 - 1975

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0583 POLITICIAN

Karl Tanzeglock

1902 - 1983

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0585 POLITICIAN

Kurt Kötzsch

1907 - 1982

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