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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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Walter Arendt
1925 - 2005
Karl von Bodelschwingh-Velmede
1800 - 1873
Anna Siemsen
1882 - 1951
Günter Rinsche
1930 - 2019
Otto van Volxem
1913 - 1994
Karl Haedenkamp
1889 - 1955
Heiko Hessenkemper
Born 1956
Martin Gorholt
Born 1956
August Siemsen
1884 - 1958
August Lentze
1860 - 1945
Ludwig von Bodelschwingh
1811 - 1879
Hermann Freytag
1900 - 1962
Ute Pape
Born 1949
Ludwig Pelzer
1835 - 1915
Manfred Schulte
1930 - 1998
Wilhelm Riebniger
1943 - 2018
Manfred Such
Born 1942
Robert Stein
Born 1979
August Hallermann
1896 - 1966
Sascha Krolzig
Born 1987
Heinrich Schulze-Steinen
1827 - 1921
Karl Siemsen
1887 - 1968
Louis Wilhelm Uhlendorff
1824 - 1905
Otto Keller (Politiker, 1830)
1830 - 1907
Birgit Beisheim
Born 1962
Hanns Theis
Born 1921
Gerhard Krampe
1891 - 1980
Brita Schmitz-Hübsch
Born 1942
Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann
Born 1953
Manfred Hemmer
Born 1937
Ulrich Iserlohe
Born 1946
Knulp Goeke
1929 - 2005
Ulrich Reuter (Politiker, 1964)
Born 1964
Jan Haude
Born 1981
Georg Scholz (Politiker, 1958)
Born 1958
Karl Dittmar
Born 1952
Rudolf Purps
Born 1942
Heinz Diekmann
1906 - 1955
Heinrich Christian Quade
1775 - 1852
Willi Goeke
1903 - 1973
Luise Wieland
1909 - 1965
Josef Schröer
1927 - 2018