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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Alfons Goldschmidt
1879 - 1940
Carl Hundhausen
1893 - 1977
Matthias Lemke
Born 1978
Hanno Kesting
1925 - 1975
Harald Ortwig
Born 1959
Albert Bleckmann
1933 - 2004
Wolfgang Rother (Philosoph)
Born 1955
Karl Viëtor
1892 - 1951
Ina Schabert
Born 1940
Denis Boniver
1897 - 1961
Ulrich Tadday
Born 1963
Gunther Kühne
Born 1939
Franz Günter Sander
1943 - 2012
Dietlinde Gipser
Born 1941
Rudolf-Maria Schütz
1929 - 2007
Hergen Sander
Born 1943
Klaus Pierick
Born 1928
Wolf Dieter Ernst
Born 1968
Carl Krasberg
Born 1946