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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Hubert Berke
1908 - 1979
Udo Dziersk
Born 1961
Karl Schwesig
1898 - 1955
Margarete Franke
1909 - 2011
Fritz Duda
1904 - 1991
Hermann Moog
1901 - 1974
Rudolf Schulte im Hofe
1865 - 1928
Adolphe Lechtenberg
Born 1952
Andreas Exner (Künstler)
Born 1962
Christian Nienhaus
Born 1976
Hugo Boguslawski
Born 1970
Rainer Dissel
Born 1953
Max Willner
1906 - 1994
Erich Radscheit
1911 - 2008
Oskar Dolhart
1907 - 1982
Joerg Zboralski
1967 - 2014
Ralph Herrmann
Born 1949
Karl-Heinrich Kluge
1915 - 2005
Leo Tilgner
1892 - 1971
Willi Lemm
1905 - 1973
Hanns Schaefer
1903 - 1964