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 1960s Clear ×
Martin Wuttke
Born 1962
Olaf Thon
Born 1966
Tom Angelripper
Born 1963
Michael Skibbe
Born 1965
Peter Trawny
Born 1964
Oliver Mark
Born 1963
Anne Schwanewilms
Born 1967
Wolfram Burgard
Born 1961
Thomas Domian
Born 1964
Rüdiger Stenzel
Born 1968
Volker Abramczik
Born 1964
Jürgen Tarrach
Born 1960
Katrin Becker
Born 1967
Udo Dziersk
Born 1961
Klaus Berge
Born 1961
Oliver Ortmann
Born 1967
Christoph Körner
Born 1962
Detlef Krella
Born 1964
Jörg Sobiech
Born 1969
Jürgen Wagner (Aussteiger)
Born 1964
Andreas Mattner
Born 1960
Torsten Kerl
Born 1967
HG. Butzko
Born 1965
Norbert Nieroba
Born 1964
Britta Steilmann
Born 1966
Hans Gerzlich
Born 1967
Andreas Tietze
Born 1962
Frank Eckardt
Born 1967
Frank Baranowski
Born 1962
Dirk Karkuth
1962 - 2003
Karsten Scholz
Born 1969
Olaf Reidt
Born 1964
Rainer Johannes Homburg
Born 1966
Anja Kofbinger
Born 1960
Ulrich Tadday
Born 1963
Andreas Exner (Künstler)
Born 1962
Birgitta Thaysen
Born 1962
Andreas Schümchen
Born 1964
Klaus Gestwa
Born 1963
Dirk-Achim Pajonk
Born 1969
Michael Kopzog
Born 1960
Siegmar Bieber
Born 1968
Joe Henselewski
Born 1966
Christoph Ohly
Born 1966
Michael Laricchia
Born 1968
Dirk Ansorge
Born 1960
Markus Töns
Born 1964
Jörg Lesczenski
Born 1966
Joerg Zboralski
1967 - 2014
Christiane Ruff
Born 1960
Andreas Kumpf
Born 1967
Thomas Pradel
Born 1964
Peter Maczollek
Born 1964
Ute Hartwich
Born 1969
Claudia Lüke
Born 1962
Martina Gercke
Born 1963
Wolf Dieter Ernst
Born 1968
Ulrich Schröder (Fußballspieler)
Born 1961
Claudia Scharmann
Born 1966
Frank Renger
Born 1968
Markus Hoffmann (Schauspieler, 1969)
Born 1969
Birgit Strecke
Born 1960
Dirk Lukrafka
Born 1968
Andreas Wagner (Politiker, 1960)
Born 1960
Dirk Elwert
Born 1960
Ekkehart Siering
Born 1965
Claudio Raneri
Born 1967
Olaf Stolz
Born 1965
Gereon Alter
Born 1967