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KREFELD

Most Famous People Born in Krefeld, Germany

Notable people
606
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1930
Most distinctive
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Through the Decades

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.

  1. Politician69
  2. Painter42
  3. Hockey25
  4. Actor23
  5. Historian22
  6. Author22
  7. Academic20
  8. Sculptor19
  1. Art Historian65.2×
  2. Entrepreneur104.9×
  3. Sculptor194.8×
  4. Economist124.8×
  5. Author224.2×
  6. Hockey253.5×
  7. Historian223.4×
  8. Academic203.3×
  1. Football160.2×

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.

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0012 BIOLOGIST

Charlotte Auerbach

1899 - 1994

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0015 WORLD WAR

Werner Voss

1897 - 1917

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0035 CONDUCTOR

Heinz Bongartz

1894 - 1978

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0038 SOLDIER

Hermann Giskes

1896 - 1977

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0051 PAINTER

Helmuth Macke

1891 - 1936

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0060 COMPOSER

Rudolf Mengelberg

1892 - 1959

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0067 SINGER

Carl Jöken

1893 - 1972

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0090 PAINTER

Clara Vogedes

1892 - 1983

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0091 HISTORIAN

Erich Weise

1895 - 1972

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0094 FLYING ACE

Karl Emil Schäfer

1891 - 1917

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0106 AUTHOR

Otto Brües

1897 - 1967

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0124 ENTREPRENEUR

Hans Gustav Röhr

1895 - 1937

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0154 ACADEMIC

Käthe Bauer-Mengelberg

1894 - 1968

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0158 JOURNALIST

Hans Ebeling (Publizist)

1897 - 1968

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0169 MILITAR

Alfred Becker

1899 - 1981

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0192 AUTHOR

Victor Otto Stomps

1897 - 1970

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0198 ECONOMIST

Walter Emmerich

1895 - 1967

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0240 HISTORIAN

Thomas Michels

1892 - 1979

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0241 PAINTER

Heinrich Kamps

1896 - 1954

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0262 ART HISTORIAN

Herta Wescher

1899 - 1971

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0291 CIVIL SERVICE

Carl Ludwig Paul Trüb

1894 - 1981

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0299 JUDGE

August Wimmer

1899 - 1988

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0334 JOURNALIST

Gustav Adolf Küppers

1894 - 1978

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0337 PAINTER

Herbert Böttger

1898 - 1954

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0357 MUSIC

Luise Leven

1899 - 1983

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0374 PAINTER

Willy Kiwitz

1896 - 1978

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0396 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schröder (Politiker)

1893 - 1976

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0417 JOURNALIST

Friedrich-Carl Kobbe

1892 - 1957

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0424 PSYCHIATRIST

Alfred Meyer (Neurologe)

1895 - 1990

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0435 CERAMIST

Erich Triller

1898 - 1972

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0442 PARSON

Ernst Barnstein

1891 - 1975

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0457 POLITICIAN

Margarete Engländer

1895 - 1984

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0466 PAINTER

Wolf von Beckerath

1896 - 1944

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0492 PHOTOGRAPHER

Hanna Seewald

1899 - 1992

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0499 POLITICIAN

Bruno Maurenbrecher

1897 - 1984

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0500 PROFESSOR

Walter Grösser

1892 - 1987

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0506 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Plös

1893 - 1971

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0515 ARCHITECT

Johann Kamps

1890 - 1943

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0518 SCULPTOR

Walther Kieser

1894 - 1947

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0549 POLITICIAN

Johannes Hauser

1890 - 1970

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0553 PRIEST

Heinrich Küppers (Pfarrer)

1896 - 1955

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0566 LAWYER

Günther Bock (Diplomat)

1899 - 1968

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0568 POLITICIAN

Paul-Friedrich Berger

1890 - 1971

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0586 POLITICIAN

Adolf Dembach

1894 - 1982

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0594 LAWYER

Gustav Mertens

1899 - 1965

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0606 POLITICIAN

Günther Simon (Politiker)

1890 - 1972

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