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GELSENKIRCHEN

Most Famous People Born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Notable people
595
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1942
Most distinctive
Manager 14.8×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Gelsenkirchen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 88 notable births.

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.

  1. Football107
  2. Politician98
  3. Actor25
  4. Writer24
  5. Painter21
  6. Academic19
  7. Author17
  8. Singer14
  1. Manager814.8×
  2. Theologian83.7×
  3. Author173.3×
  4. Academic193.1×
  5. Physicist62.4×
  6. Historian111.8×
  7. Football1071.6×
  8. Sculptor61.5×

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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Tom Angelripper

Born 1963

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Dorothee Mields

Born 1971

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Anne Schwanewilms

Born 1967

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Joy Gruttmann

Born 1995

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Lary (singer)

Born 1986

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0069 SINGER

Ursula Schröder-Feinen

1936 - 2005

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0142 SINGER

Jazzy

Born 1975

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Torsten Kerl

Born 1967

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Tristan Brusch

Born 1988

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Roger Matura

Born 1953

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Jelena Jakopin

Born 1981

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Isabel Strauss

1928 - 1973

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Maegie Koreen

Born 1954

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Dirk Schortemeier

1943 - 2015

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