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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 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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Showing 73 of 606 notable people

0004 SINGER

Andrea Berg

Born 1966

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0013 WRITER

Bernhard Hennen

Born 1966

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0023 FOOTBALL

Olaf Janßen

Born 1966

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0027 GUITAR

Marcus Siepen

Born 1968

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0041 JUDGE

Kirsten Heisig

1961 - 2010

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0047 FOOTBALL

Horst Steffen

Born 1969

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0050 JOURNALIST

Elke Schmitter

Born 1961

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0081 POLITICIAN

Otto Fricke (Politiker, 1965)

Born 1965

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0101 MANAGER

Werner Baumann

Born 1962

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0107 SCREENWRITER

Heiko Pinkowski

Born 1966

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0113 ACTOR

Ingo Lenßen

Born 1961

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0144 JOURNALIST

Christoph Biermann

Born 1960

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0159 ACTOR

Oliver Hörner

Born 1967

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0161 BERATUNG

Kai-Uwe Ricke

Born 1961

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0170 HISTORIAN

Christina von Hodenberg

Born 1965

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0191 LUGE

Frank Mattern

Born 1961

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0194 AUTHOR

Stefanie Lieb

Born 1966

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0201 MATHEMATICIAN

Marlis Hochbruck

Born 1964

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0202 HISTORIAN

Michael Klein (Wissenschaftsmanager)

Born 1965

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0204 WRITER

Iris Kammerer

Born 1963

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0215 PAINTER

Bettina van Haaren

Born 1961

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0227 JOURNALIST

Richard Kämmerlings

Born 1969

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0228 HOCKEY

Christof Kreutzer

Born 1967

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0239 FILM

Samira Radsi

Born 1968

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0249 AUTHOR

Thomas Hoeps

Born 1966

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0250 ECONOMIST

Thomas Apolte

Born 1960

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0260 ART HISTORIAN

Peter Joch

Born 1962

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0268 MUSIC

Christoph Dohr

Born 1964

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0275 TRUMPET

Markus Türk

Born 1962

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0282 FOOTBALL

Manfred Kubik

Born 1967

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0301 JOURNALIST

Nina Poelchau

Born 1962

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0317 FILM

Calle Overweg

Born 1962

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0322 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Lenders

Born 1966

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0325 SINGER

C. C. Tennissen

Born 1960

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0335 CURLER

Carina Meidele

Born 1965

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0343 CINEMA

Roland Breitschuh

Born 1964

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0344 HISTORIAN

Thomas Rütten

Born 1960

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0355 SCENIC DESIGNER

Katja Haß

Born 1968

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0369 THEATRE

Armin Holz

Born 1962

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0377 ECONOMIST

Michael Urselmann

Born 1966

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0381 BUSINESS

Ben Neumann

Born 1966

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0393 FOOTBALL

Werner Kempkens

Born 1969

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0412 ACTOR

Stefan Sattler

Born 1962

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0413 AUTHOR

Silvia Helene Henke

Born 1964

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0426 HANDBALL

Olaf Mast

Born 1968

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0427 JOURNALIST

Alexander Neubacher

Born 1968

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0429 CYCLIST

Uwe Nepp

Born 1966

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0433 DRAMA

Daniela Kletzke

Born 1969

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0436 DESIGNER

Thomas Ingenlath

Born 1964

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0441 HISTORIAN

Wolfgang Loescher

Born 1967

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0443 ACADEMIC

Stephan Kessler (Baltist)

Born 1966

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0458 TRADE UNION

Ana Noguera Montagud

Born 1964

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0459 FOTOGRAF

Carsten Gliese

Born 1965

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0461 REPUBLIKANER

Manfred Rouhs

Born 1965

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0468 ARTIST

Anke Schäfer

Born 1962

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0472 POLITICIAN

Anke Pörksen

Born 1966

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0487 AUTHOR

Michael Küppers-Adebisi

Born 1965

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0490 FOOTBALL

Frank Kirchhoff (Fußballspieler)

Born 1965

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0491 POLITICIAN

Stefan Wirtz

Born 1968

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0507 ACTOR

Tomma Wember (Schauspielerin)

Born 1960

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0511 COOK

Martina Kömpel

Born 1967

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0512 SPORT

Marc Weisshaupt

Born 1969

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0516 POLITICIAN

Gregor Kathstede

Born 1963

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0521 WASSERBALLSPIELER

Guido Reibel

Born 1968

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0522 LAWYER

Kirsten Klingenberg

Born 1968

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0523 POLITICIAN

Thomas Birk (Politiker)

Born 1961

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0529 ACTOR

Sabine Wegmann

Born 1965

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0530 BODYBUILDER

Michael Brügger

1961 - 2009

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0533 DESIGNER

Christian Lagerwaard

Born 1964

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0540 POLITICIAN

Peter Kaiser (Politiker, 1966)

Born 1966

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0547 HOCKEY

Richard Schütz

Born 1967

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0570 HOCKEY

Uwe Fabig

Born 1961

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0601 SINGER

Hartmut Eltgen

Born 1967

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