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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Manuel Neuer
Born 1986
Mesut Özil
Born 1988
İlkay Gündoğan
Born 1990
Hamit Altıntop
Born 1982
Kaan Ayhan
Born 1994
Olaf Thon
Born 1966
Michael Skibbe
Born 1965
Fritz Szepan
1907 - 1974
Rüdiger Abramczik
Born 1956
Ernst Kuzorra
1905 - 1990
Norbert Nigbur
Born 1948
Danny Latza
Born 1989
Heinz Kwiatkowski
1926 - 2008
Bernhard Klodt
1926 - 1996
Heinz Hornig
Born 1937
Willi Koslowski
Born 1937
Rudolf Gellesch
1914 - 1990
Adolf Urban
1914 - 1943
Hans-Jürgen Gede
Born 1956
Hans Nowak
1937 - 2012
Hellmut Krug
Born 1956
Alfred Kelbassa
1925 - 1988
Michael Delura
Born 1985
Ahmet Dursun
Born 1978
Herbert Burdenski
1922 - 2001
Marcel Sobottka
Born 1994
Toni Tapalović
Born 1980
Görkem Sağlam
Born 1998
Filip Tapalović
Born 1976
Uli Maslo
Born 1938
Volkan Ünlü
Born 1983
Markus Kauczinski
Born 1970
Otto Tibulski
1912 - 1991
Stefan Blank
Born 1977
Jürgen Rynio
Born 1948
Ünal Alpuğan
Born 1973
Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
Born 1947
Volker Abramczik
Born 1964
Hans Klodt
1914 - 1996
Karl Barufka
1921 - 1999
Klaus Berge
Born 1961
Aleksander Tupalski
1900 - 1980
Fritz Pliska
1915 - 1995
Thomas Kläsener
Born 1976
Ridvan Balci
Born 1993
Detlef Krella
Born 1964
Mike Möllensiep
1975 - 2019
Jörg Sobiech
Born 1969
Benjamin Wingerter
Born 1983
Norbert Elgert
Born 1957
Norbert Eilenfeldt
Born 1956
Heinz-Josef Koitka
Born 1952
Dominik Ernst
Born 1990
Ulrich Bittcher
Born 1957
Oliver Steurer
Born 1995
Ali Kandil
Born 1986
Werner Ipta
1942 - 2019
Otto Laszig
1934 - 2014
Gerd Kasperski
1949 - 2008
Cihan Yıldız
Born 1993
Norbert Dörmann
Born 1958
Güngör Kaya
Born 1990
Manfred Kreuz
Born 1936
Gerhard Wagner (Fußballspieler)
Born 1944
Dirk Karkuth
1962 - 2003
Waldemar Gerhardt
Born 1939
Bruno Zboralski
1921 - 1987
Connor Krempicki
Born 1994
Markus Schwiderowski
Born 1973
Heinz Murach
1926 - 2007
Jürgen Sobieray
Born 1950
Uwe Höfer
Born 1959
Ernst Kuster
1940 - 1982
Klaus Beverungen
Born 1951
Heinz Pliska
Born 1941
Timur Karagülmez
Born 1989
Siegmar Bieber
Born 1968
Karl-Heinz Bente
1941 - 1984
Willi Kostrewa
1940 - 2016
Ernst Kalwitzki
1909 - 1991
Helmut Laszig
Born 1938
Karl-Heinz Sell
Born 1941
Werner Jestremski
Born 1942
Sabrina Dörpinghaus
Born 1988
Günter Kuczinski
Born 1954
Ulrich Schröder (Fußballspieler)
Born 1961
Hans-Jürgen Becher
Born 1941
Helmut Jagielski
1934 - 2002
Emil Rothardt
1905 - 1969
Heinz Hinz
1919 - 1988
Ferdinand Zajons
1906 - 1987
Frank Renger
Born 1968
Hans Bornemann (Fußballspieler)
1913 - 1966
Bodo Menze
Born 1953
Rainer Schönwälder
Born 1940
Walter Badorek
1906 - 1971
Günter Karnhof
1931 - 2015
Klaus Schonz
1940 - 2003
Wilfried Kapteina
Born 1930
Wilhelm Schabram
1916 - 1942
Horst Poganaz
Born 1938
Herbert Höbusch
1949 - 2014
Bernhard Füller
1921 - 1943
Joseph Kuta
Born 1919
Fritz Przetak
1911 - 2004
Willi Dargaschewski
1921 - 2005
Konrad Schmedeshagen
1897 - 1969