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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

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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 merchant17.1× 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.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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  • Writing
  • Science
  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
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Showing 42 of 334 notable people

0023 POLITICIAN

Walter Arendt

1925 - 2005

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0029 POLITICIAN

Karl von Bodelschwingh-Velmede

1800 - 1873

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0032 POLITICIAN

Anna Siemsen

1882 - 1951

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0059 POLITICIAN

Günter Rinsche

1930 - 2019

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0085 POLITICIAN

Otto van Volxem

1913 - 1994

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0098 POLITICIAN

Karl Haedenkamp

1889 - 1955

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0107 POLITICIAN

Heiko Hessenkemper

Born 1956

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0119 POLITICIAN

Martin Gorholt

Born 1956

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0125 POLITICIAN

August Siemsen

1884 - 1958

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0133 POLITICIAN

August Lentze

1860 - 1945

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0134 POLITICIAN

Ludwig von Bodelschwingh

1811 - 1879

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0170 POLITICIAN

Hermann Freytag

1900 - 1962

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0190 POLITICIAN

Ute Pape

Born 1949

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0192 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Pelzer

1835 - 1915

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0206 POLITICIAN

Manfred Schulte

1930 - 1998

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0207 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Riebniger

1943 - 2018

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0214 POLITICIAN

Manfred Such

Born 1942

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0221 POLITICIAN

Robert Stein

Born 1979

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0224 POLITICIAN

August Hallermann

1896 - 1966

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0229 POLITICIAN

Sascha Krolzig

Born 1987

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0231 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Schulze-Steinen

1827 - 1921

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0233 POLITICIAN

Karl Siemsen

1887 - 1968

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0236 POLITICIAN

Louis Wilhelm Uhlendorff

1824 - 1905

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0238 POLITICIAN

Otto Keller (Politiker, 1830)

1830 - 1907

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0252 POLITICIAN

Birgit Beisheim

Born 1962

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0254 POLITICIAN

Hanns Theis

Born 1921

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0257 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Krampe

1891 - 1980

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0261 POLITICIAN

Brita Schmitz-Hübsch

Born 1942

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0265 POLITICIAN

Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann

Born 1953

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0275 POLITICIAN

Manfred Hemmer

Born 1937

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0277 POLITICIAN

Ulrich Iserlohe

Born 1946

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0279 POLITICIAN

Knulp Goeke

1929 - 2005

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0298 POLITICIAN

Ulrich Reuter (Politiker, 1964)

Born 1964

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0301 POLITICIAN

Jan Haude

Born 1981

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0308 POLITICIAN

Georg Scholz (Politiker, 1958)

Born 1958

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0312 POLITICIAN

Karl Dittmar

Born 1952

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0315 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Purps

Born 1942

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0321 POLITICIAN

Heinz Diekmann

1906 - 1955

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0322 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Christian Quade

1775 - 1852

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0323 POLITICIAN

Willi Goeke

1903 - 1973

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0331 POLITICIAN

Luise Wieland

1909 - 1965

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0333 POLITICIAN

Josef Schröer

1927 - 2018

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