51.3344° N, 6.5727° E
KREFELD
Most Famous People Born in Krefeld, Germany
- Notable people
- 606
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1930
- Most distinctive
- Art Historian 5.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Krefeld during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Krefeld Is Known For
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Politician is Krefeld's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (69).
Krefeld over-indexes on art historian — 5.2× the global rate.
Krefeld under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Krefeld's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Sports
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
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Leopold Löwenheim
1878 - 1957
Friedrich Wolters
1876 - 1930
Carl Wilhelm Wirtz
1876 - 1939
Gustav Adolf Bredow
1875 - 1953
Wilhelm Karmann
1871 - 1922
Ferdinand Theissen
1877 - 1919
Georg Scheu
1879 - 1949
Hans Ailbout
1879 - 1957
Karl Buschhüter
1872 - 1956
Max Versé
1877 - 1947
Hermann Stremme
1879 - 1961
Wilhelm Cremer (Schriftsteller)
1874 - 1932
Max Buchholz
1875 - 1956
Helene von Beckerath
1873 - 1946
Alfred Peltzer
1875 - 1914
Margarethe Hahn-Böing
1877 - 1956
Heinrich Tiefers
1873 - 1935
Ludwig Carbyn
1871 - 1910
Carl Traut
1872 - 1956
Rudolf Bäumer (Maler)
1870 - 1964
Hans Stockhausen (Industrieller)
1879 - 1951
Joseph Meiß
1878 - 1967
Franz Brahmstaedt
1877 - 1919
Julius Wahl
1878 - 1955
Carl von Weiler
1878 - 1923
Max Saelmans
1876 - 1954
Karl Esters
1873 - 1927