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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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334 notable people

0301 POLITICIAN

Jan Haude

Born 1981

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0302 GENERALMAJOR

Karl von Voß

1726 - 1804

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0303 COSTUME DESIGNER

Dietlind Konold

Born 1946

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0304 FOOTBALL

Hans-Jürgen Sulk

1944 - 1996

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0305 PAINTER

Fritz Everding

1903 - 1965

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0306 ERZIEHER

Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Seippel

1788 - 1850

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0307 BOTSCHAFTER

Peter Dingens

Born 1935

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0308 POLITICIAN

Georg Scholz (Politiker, 1958)

Born 1958

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0309 SOLDIER

Paul Berkemann

Born 1913

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0310 OBERST

Georg Arnold von Grolman

1678 - 1762

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0311 FOOTBALL

Cihan Tasdelen

Born 1975

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0312 POLITICIAN

Karl Dittmar

Born 1952

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0313 BASKET

Uli Naechster

Born 1983

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0314 PRIEST

Bernhard Sahler

1927 - 2007

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0315 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Purps

Born 1942

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0316 REGIERUNG

Julius August von Bernuth

1782 - 1857

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0317 BAKER

Franz Borberg

1796 - 1885

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0318 OFFICER

Otto von Ebmeyer

1850 - 1919

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0319 SPORT

Yvonne Steinke

Born 1975

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0320 OFFICER

Julius von Loewenfeld

1838 - 1916

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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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0324 GENERALMAJOR

Friedrich Christian von Hauss

1698 - 1764

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0325 WRITER

Frank Mattern (Journalist)

Born 1937

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0326 MERCHANT

Max Neuhaus (Kaufmann, 1899)

1899 - 1972

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0327 ENTREPRENEUR

Heinrich Köhler (Unternehmer)

1836 - 1907

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0328 ATHLETIC

Jan Quade

Born 1988

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0329 ABBOT

Georgius Rhode

Died 1600

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0330 MERCHANT

Hermann Hobrecker (Manager)

1901 - 1973

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0331 POLITICIAN

Luise Wieland

1909 - 1965

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0332 PAINTER

Paul Commer

1907 - 1995

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0333 POLITICIAN

Josef Schröer

1927 - 2018

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0334 BEAMTE

Georg von Pestel

1783 - 1846

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