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HAMM

Most Famous People Born in Hamm, Germany

Notable people
334
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1938
Most distinctive
Merchant 17.1×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 36 notable births.

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.

  1. Politician42
  2. Football30
  3. Actor15
  4. Author15
  5. Academic14
  6. Painter12
  7. Journalist11
  8. Lawyer10
  1. Merchant517.1×
  2. Author155.2×
  3. Academic144.1×
  4. Officer52.3×
  5. Journalist112.1×
  6. Lawyer101.7×
  7. Film71.7×

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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Showing 12 of 334 notable people

0052 PAINTER

Andreas Siekmann

Born 1961

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0067 PAINTER

Theodor Brün

1885 - 1981

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0110 PAINTER

Erwin Hilbert

Born 1951

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0129 PAINTER

Wilhelm Geißler (Künstler)

1895 - 1977

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0130 PAINTER

Markus Fräger

1959 - 2020

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0139 PAINTER

Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt

1747 - 1797

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0169 PAINTER

Hermann Bruse

1904 - 1953

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0188 PAINTER

Albert Schamoni

1906 - 1945

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0272 PAINTER

Bruno Wittenstein

1876 - 1968

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0282 PAINTER

Josef Hegemann

1910 - 1996

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Fritz Everding

1903 - 1965

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Paul Commer

1907 - 1995

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