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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Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
Herbert Zangs
1924 - 2003
Ruth Niehaus
1925 - 1994
Hans Noever
Born 1928
Johannes Cladders
1924 - 2009
Konrad Jörgens
1926 - 1974
Ingeborg Scheibler
Born 1929
Eric "Big Daddy" Nord
1920 - 1989
Manfred Köhnlechner
1925 - 2002
Heinz Bienefeld
1926 - 1995
Ulrich Klever
1922 - 1990
Gisbert Poensgen
1923 - 2011
Ernst Loewy
1920 - 2002
Hansheinz Hauser
1922 - 2020
Adam Weyer
1928 - 1995
Bert Even
1925 - 2016
Günter Vogelsang
1920 - 2015
Gert Lothar Haberland
1928 - 2014
Hans Hubberten
1929 - 1988
Ernst Althoff
1928 - 2016
Georg Droege
1929 - 1993
Klaus Peter Noever
1929 - 2020
Rolf-Dieter Meyer-Wiegand
1929 - 2006
Konrad Grundmann
1925 - 2009
Wilhelm Harder (Zoologe)
1921 - 2009
Heinz Longerich
1928 - 2020
Heinrich Carl Weltzien
1928 - 2020
Käthe Franke
1923 - 2012
Karl Heinz Lengwenings
1927 - 2017
Hugo Baldus
1921 - 1981
Eva Höfner-Pönicke
Born 1923
Marlies Schroer
Born 1926
Berthold Finkelstein
1925 - 1996
Liliane Blondeau
1921 - 1944