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KREFELD

Most Famous People Born in Krefeld, Germany

Notable people
606
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1930
Most distinctive
Art Historian 5.2×
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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0009 POLITICIAN

Karl Kaufmann

1900 - 1969

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0016 MATHEMATICIAN

Max August Zorn

1906 - 1993

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0024 MATHEMATICIAN

Kurt Mahler

1903 - 1988

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0044 ARCHITECT

Helmut Hentrich

1905 - 2001

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0074 ACTOR

Hermann Speelmans

1902 - 1960

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0099 LINGUIST

Hans Marchand

1907 - 1978

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0111 POLITICIAN

Kuno Kamphausen

1900 - 1934

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0121 MEDIEVALIST

Carl Arnold Willemsen

1902 - 1986

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0135 SCULPTOR

Theo Akkermann

1907 - 1982

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0141 ACADEMIC

Herbert Krüger

1905 - 1989

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0146 POINTAGE

Theodor Heinrich Bongartz

1902 - 1945

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0151 PAINTER

Johannes Driesch

1901 - 1930

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0162 AUTHOR

Rudolf Hirsch (Schriftsteller)

1907 - 1998

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0223 ACTOR

Maria Madlen Madsen

1905 - 1990

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0242 PSYCHIATRIST

Fred Dubitscher

1905 - 1978

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0248 ENTREPRENEUR

Paul Kleinewefers

1905 - 2001

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0265 ECONOMIST

Carl Föhl

1901 - 1973

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0273 WRITER

Christian Jenssen

1905 - 1996

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0284 HISTORIAN

Ulrich Crämer

1907 - 1992

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0292 WRITER

Hans Queling

1903 - 1984

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0307 HISTORIAN

Helmuth Croon

1906 - 1994

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0310 POLITICIAN

August Wolters

1903 - 1990

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0315 COMPOSER

Willi Stech

1905 - 1979

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0316 POLITICIAN

Aurel Billstein

1901 - 1996

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0329 POLITICS

Karl Nabersberg

1908 - 1946

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0367 ARCHITECT

Heinrich Stiegemann

1909 - 1989

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0385 SCULPTOR

Günter von Scheven

1908 - 1942

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0406 BANDLEADER

Heinz Huppertz

1902 - 1972

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0431 ECONOMIST

Theodor Pütz

1905 - 1994

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0434 ARCHIVIST

Arnold Güttsches

1904 - 1975

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0438 POLITICIAN

Maria Wolf

1900 - 1980

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0445 JUDGE

Herbert Kleinewefers

1909 - 2006

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0479 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Pahlings

1904 - 1947

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0494 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Martin Rütten

1901 - 1957

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0504 WRITER

Adolf Giesen (Schriftsteller)

1902 - 1945

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0517 POLITICIAN

Martha Naujoks

1903 - 1998

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0538 POLITICIAN

Heinz Baumeister

1902 - 1969

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0545 SCHOLAR

Kate Wallach

1905 - 1979

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0559 BANK

Heinz Osterwind

1905 - 1988

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0582 POLITICIAN

Günther Blum

1905 - 1973

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0591 POLITICIAN

Josef Porten

1908 - 1978

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