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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 73 notable births.

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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0043 DRIVER

Jochen Neerpasch

Born 1939

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0071 PHOTOGRAPHER

Fritz Pölking

1936 - 2007

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0085 MATHEMATICIAN

Rudolf Halin

1934 - 2014

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0088 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Hans N. Weiler

Born 1934

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0097 SPORT

Ehrenfried Rudolph

Born 1935

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0103 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Max Kaase

Born 1935

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0119 ART HISTORIAN

Horst Blanck

1936 - 2010

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0147 FOOTBALL

Franz-Josef Wolfframm

1934 - 2015

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0149 PAINTER

Klaus Jürgen-Fischer

1930 - 2017

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0153 SINGER

Ruth-Margret Pütz

1931 - 2019

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0156 HISTORIAN

Karl Heinz Burmeister

1936 - 2014

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0168 ART DEALER

Raimund Thomas

Born 1938

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0177 HOCKEY

Ulli Jansen

1931 - 2006

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0178 ENTREPRENEUR

Michael Cromer

1939 - 2007

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0185 JOURNALIST

Inge von Bönninghausen

Born 1938

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0195 AUTHOR

Reinhard Schmitz-Scherzer

1938 - 2016

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0199 ACADEMIC

Uwe Kiessler

Born 1937

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0206 ECONOMIST

Dieter Mertens (Volkswirt)

1931 - 1989

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0211 ARCHITECT

Walter von Lom

Born 1938

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0233 SCULPTOR

Michael Schwarze

Born 1939

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0236 ACADEMIC

Klaus Luig

Born 1935

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0244 PRIEST

Edmund Erlemann

1935 - 2015

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0264 ECONOMIST

Horst Zimmermann (Finanzwissenschaftler)

Born 1934

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0300 AUTHOR

Theodor Pelster

Born 1937

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0319 PRIEST

Bernhard Hombach

Born 1933

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0338 LAWYER

Richard Giesen (Diplomat)

Born 1933

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0341 BRIGADIER

Rudolf Erlemann

1932 - 2015

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0348 PHILOSOPHER

Ulrich Claesges

Born 1937

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0350 WRITER

Eckard Sinzig

Born 1939

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0373 PLAYER

Renate Ostermann

1937 - 2015

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0376 PHILOLOGIST

Heinz Gerd Ingenkamp

Born 1938

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0384 HISTORIAN

Reinhard Feinendegen

1932 - 2012

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0387 BISCHOF

Klaus Wollenweber

Born 1939

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0398 SCULPTOR

Silvia Klara Breitwieser

Born 1939

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0405 ENGINEER

Heinz Bohlen

1935 - 2016

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0408 PAINTER

Rolf Möller (Künstler)

1932 - 2015

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0415 TRANSLATOR

Klaus Wittmann (Übersetzer)

Born 1937

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0437 FOOTBALL

Hannes Schröers

Born 1936

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0496 FRISEUR

Hans Bols (Karnevalist)

1937 - 2005

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0524 HOCKEY

Karl Bierschel

1932 - 2019

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0534 HOCKEY

Hans Pescher

Born 1931

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0567 HOCKEY

Ulrich Eckstein

1931 - 2010

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0578 HOCKEY

Remy Wellen

Born 1938

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0593 POLITICIAN

Sigrid Klösges

1938 - 2000

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0596 DRIVER

Richard Niesel

Born 1935

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