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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Eduard Claudius
1911 - 1976
Martha Schlinkert
1913 - 1979
Günter K. Koschorrek
Born 1923
Kurt Rossa
1930 - 1998
Susanne Neumann
1959 - 2019
Heinrich Maria Denneborg
1909 - 1987
Gerd Ruebenstrunk
Born 1951
Dan Vyleta
Born 1974
Wilhelm Wolfgang Bröll
1913 - 1989
Franz Hubert Timmermann
Born 1933
Werner Mittelstaedt
Born 1954
Rolf Bolwin
Born 1950
Martin Kuchejda
Born 1957
Heinrich Hahne
1911 - 1996
Ernst Adam (Schriftsteller)
1879 - 1919
Helmut Silberberg
1926 - 2015
Anton Kalt
1903 - 1975
Ilse Kibgis
1928 - 2015
Jürgen Völkert-Marten
Born 1949
Erich Colberg
1901 - 1966
Biggi Slongo Gastrich
Born 1946
Winfried Dornschneider
1921 - 1997
Volker Krämer
1955 - 2011
Frank Schneider (Journalist)
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