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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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  • Writing
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  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
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0136 THEOLOGIAN

Jürgen Wagner (Aussteiger)

Born 1964

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0166 THEOLOGIAN

Franz Segbers

Born 1949

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0176 THEOLOGIAN

Wolfgang E. Heinrichs

Born 1956

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0219 THEOLOGIAN

Traugott Jähnichen

Born 1959

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0220 THEOLOGIAN

Heinz-Werner Neudorfer

Born 1952

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0250 THEOLOGIAN

Thorsten Dietz

Born 1971

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0271 THEOLOGIAN

Klaus Rohmann

Born 1939

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0302 THEOLOGIAN

Reiner Preul

Born 1940

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