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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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Showing 22 of 606 notable people

0106 AUTHOR

Otto Brües

1897 - 1967

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0162 AUTHOR

Rudolf Hirsch (Schriftsteller)

1907 - 1998

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0166 AUTHOR

Achim Konejung

Born 1957

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0173 AUTHOR

Ulrich F. Opfermann

Born 1945

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0184 AUTHOR

Ulrich Klever

1922 - 1990

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0192 AUTHOR

Victor Otto Stomps

1897 - 1970

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0194 AUTHOR

Stefanie Lieb

Born 1966

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0195 AUTHOR

Reinhard Schmitz-Scherzer

1938 - 2016

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0212 AUTHOR

Werner Ross

1912 - 2002

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0249 AUTHOR

Thomas Hoeps

Born 1966

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0251 AUTHOR

Wilhelm Cremer (Schriftsteller)

1874 - 1932

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0257 AUTHOR

Peter Terrid

1949 - 1998

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0270 AUTHOR

Birgit Klausmann

Born 1956

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0280 AUTHOR

Bodo Witzke

Born 1955

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0300 AUTHOR

Theodor Pelster

Born 1937

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0342 AUTHOR

Margot Overath

Born 1947

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0391 AUTHOR

Frank Schmitter

Born 1957

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0392 AUTHOR

Georg Bungter

Born 1943

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0413 AUTHOR

Silvia Helene Henke

Born 1964

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0444 AUTHOR

Margarethe Hahn-Böing

1877 - 1956

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0463 AUTHOR

Wilhelm Uhde (Schriftsteller)

1868 - 1917

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0487 AUTHOR

Michael Küppers-Adebisi

Born 1965

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