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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Martin Wuttke
Born 1962
Claire Waldoff
1884 - 1957
Mark Waschke
Born 1972
Ralf Schermuly
1942 - 2017
Claude Vernier
1913 - 1996
Jürgen Tarrach
Born 1960
Felix Knopp
Born 1975
HG. Butzko
Born 1965
Hubert Burczek
Born 1955
Renate Roland
Born 1948
Joachim Hess
1925 - 1992
Andreas Seifert
Born 1959
Claudia Prietzel
Born 1958
Raphael Rubino
Born 1971
Turgay Doğan
Born 1974
Svenja Hermuth
Born 1981
Norbert Kappen
1928 - 1984
Willy Leyrer
1908 - 1986
Hanns Korngiebel
1902 - 1969
Norbert Ebel
Born 1958
Joe Henselewski
Born 1966
Michael Laricchia
Born 1968
Rebecca Madita Hundt
Born 1981
Ines Kurenbach
Born 1979
Dieter Wilken
Born 1943