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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 historian5.2× 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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  • Art & Design
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Film & TV
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Showing 27 of 606 notable people

0010 JOURNALIST

Marta Hillers

1911 - 2001

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0034 SONGWRITER

Kurt Feltz

1910 - 1982

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0056 ENGINEER

Felix Kracht

1912 - 2002

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0059 SWIMMER

Martha Genenger

1911 - 1995

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0096 ACTOR

Peter Ahrweiler

1915 - 2004

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0128 LEPIDOPTERIST

Sigbert Wagener

1919 - 2004

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0143 ACTOR

Alice Franz

1912 - 2011

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0150 SCULPTOR

Adolf Luther

1912 - 1990

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0152 ACADEMIC

Heinz Maus

1911 - 1978

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0172 SPORT

Erich Arndt

1911 - 1961

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0174 JUDGE

Heinrich Kipp

1910 - 1993

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0200 THEOLOGIAN

Georg Fohrer

1915 - 2002

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0212 AUTHOR

Werner Ross

1912 - 2002

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0243 GRAMMARIAN

Hans-Wilhelm Klein

1911 - 1992

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0254 POLITICIAN

Klaus-Peter Bruns

1913 - 2011

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0303 ACADEMIC

Erich Schild

1917 - 1998

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0336 PAINTER

Günther Gumpert

1919 - 2019

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0401 ARCHITECT

Werner Lendholt

1912 - 1980

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0411 BUSINESS

Herbert van Hüllen

1910 - 1977

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0462 LAWYER

Edmund Tersluisen

1918 - 2006

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0470 PAINTER

Erna Suhrborg

1910 - 1995

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0477 POLITICIAN

Mathilde Lehmann

1917 - 2007

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0526 POLITICIAN

Günther Serres

1910 - 1981

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0542 POLITICIAN

Hans Verbeek (Politiker)

1917 - 1966

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0546 VOLKSWIRT

Paul Gert von Beckerath

1917 - 2009

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0552 MISSING

Hermann Neuburg

1910 - 1979

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0605 JUDGE

Heinz Wiefels

1910 - 1980

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