51.6553° N, 7.8132° E
HAMM
Most Famous People Born in Hamm, Germany
- Notable people
- 334
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1938
- Most distinctive
- Merchant 17.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hamm during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Hamm Is Known For
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Politician is Hamm's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (42).
Hamm over-indexes on merchant — 17.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Hamm's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Friedrich Hirzebruch
1927 - 2012
Hanns Joachim Friedrichs
1927 - 1995
Walter Arendt
1925 - 2005
Günther Josten
1921 - 2004
Karl Otto Conrady
1926 - 2020
Marian Heitger
1927 - 2012
Lore Steubing
1922 - 2012
Willy Korf
1929 - 1990
Ilse Bintig
1924 - 2014
Karl-Heinrich Heitfeld
Born 1924
Gerhard Schmidtchen
Born 1925
Karlhermann Bergner
1922 - 1996
Karl Bartmann
1920 - 2008
Hubert Roer
1926 - 2002
Werner Giers
1928 - 2016
Bruno Kresing
1929 - 2020
Helga Zülch
1920 - 1949
Ulrich Jonath
Born 1926
Fritz Harkort
1927 - 1972
Hans Hilbk
1925 - 2013
Hanns Theis
Born 1921
Knulp Goeke
1929 - 2005
Bernhard Sahler
1927 - 2007
Josef Schröer
1927 - 2018