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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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Showing 42 of 606 notable people

0002 PAINTER

Heinrich Campendonk

1889 - 1957

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Albert Oehlen

Born 1954

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Heinrich Nauen

1880 - 1940

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Herbert Zangs

1924 - 2003

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Helmuth Macke

1891 - 1936

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Wilhelm Gause

1853 - 1916

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Wilhelm von Abbema

1812 - 1889

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Ernst Bosch

1834 - 1917

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Clara Vogedes

1892 - 1983

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Alfred Holler

1888 - 1954

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Klaus Jürgen-Fischer

1930 - 2017

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Johannes Driesch

1901 - 1930

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Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer

1792 - 1867

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Willy von Beckerath

1868 - 1938

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Bettina van Haaren

Born 1961

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Heinrich Kamps

1896 - 1954

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Adolf Höninghaus

1811 - 1882

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Moritz von Beckerath

1838 - 1896

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Gerd Rohling

Born 1946

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Carl Wünnenberg

1850 - 1929

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Christoph Worringer

Born 1976

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Dieter Glasmacher

Born 1940

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Günther Gumpert

1919 - 2019

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Herbert Böttger

1898 - 1954

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Rolf-Dieter Meyer-Wiegand

1929 - 2006

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Heinrich Schröder (Maler)

1881 - 1943

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Richard Flatters

1822 - 1876

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Gustav Adolf Goldberg

1848 - 1911

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Arthur Wansleben

1861 - 1917

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Willy Kiwitz

1896 - 1978

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Rolf Möller (Künstler)

1932 - 2015

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Eberhard Ross

Born 1959

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Ludwig Holthausen

1807 - 1890

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Peter Feldmann (Maler)

1790 - 1871

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Hans Kruzwicki

1885 - 1971

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Otto Tillkes

1884 - 1949

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Wolf von Beckerath

1896 - 1944

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Erna Suhrborg

1910 - 1995

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Paul Mechlen

1888 - 1961

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Rudolf Bäumer (Maler)

1870 - 1964

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Ralf Matura

Born 1970

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Adolf Müller-Crefeld

1863 - 1934

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