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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 69 of 606 notable people

0009 POLITICIAN

Karl Kaufmann

1900 - 1969

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0049 POLITICIAN

Hermann von Beckerath

1801 - 1870

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0062 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schneppenhorst

1881 - 1945

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0081 POLITICIAN

Otto Fricke (Politiker, 1965)

Born 1965

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0086 POLITICIAN

Norbert Walter-Borjans

Born 1952

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0111 POLITICIAN

Kuno Kamphausen

1900 - 1934

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0122 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Elfes

1884 - 1969

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0181 POLITICIAN

Helmut Linssen

Born 1942

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0216 POLITICIAN

Toni Matarrelli

Born 1975

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0217 POLITICIAN

Hansheinz Hauser

1922 - 2020

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0224 POLITICIAN

Ulrich Hahnen

1952 - 2016

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0238 POLITICIAN

Bert Even

1925 - 2016

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0254 POLITICIAN

Klaus-Peter Bruns

1913 - 2011

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0266 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Heinrich von Friedrich von der Leyen –

1769 - 1825

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0277 POLITICIAN

Dieter Pützhofen

Born 1942

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0281 POLITICIAN

Johannes Blum

1857 - 1946

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0293 POLITICIAN

Christian Sterzing

Born 1949

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0310 POLITICIAN

August Wolters

1903 - 1990

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0316 POLITICIAN

Aurel Billstein

1901 - 1996

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0322 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Lenders

Born 1966

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0366 POLITICIAN

Hans Ellenbeck

1889 - 1959

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0375 POLITICIAN

Jacob Hendrik Floh

1760 - 1830

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0388 POLITICIAN

Konrad Grundmann

1925 - 2009

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0396 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schröder (Politiker)

1893 - 1976

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0403 POLITICIAN

Angelika Birk

Born 1955

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0407 POLITICIAN

Eduard Verhülsdonk

1884 - 1934

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0438 POLITICIAN

Maria Wolf

1900 - 1980

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0448 POLITICIAN

Margarete Wengels

1856 - 1931

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0453 POLITICIAN

Franz Heinen

1887 - 1963

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0454 POLITICIAN

Kaspar von Heinsberg

1820 - 1897

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0457 POLITICIAN

Margarete Engländer

1895 - 1984

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0472 POLITICIAN

Anke Pörksen

Born 1966

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0477 POLITICIAN

Mathilde Lehmann

1917 - 2007

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0478 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Griesert

Born 1957

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0479 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Pahlings

1904 - 1947

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0485 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Carbyn

1871 - 1910

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0486 POLITICIAN

Frank Meyer (Politiker)

Born 1974

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0491 POLITICIAN

Stefan Wirtz

Born 1968

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0494 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Martin Rütten

1901 - 1957

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0499 POLITICIAN

Bruno Maurenbrecher

1897 - 1984

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0505 POLITICIAN

Arnold Lohren

1836 - 1901

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0506 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Plös

1893 - 1971

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0510 POLITICIAN

Otto Schönhagen

1885 - 1954

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0516 POLITICIAN

Gregor Kathstede

Born 1963

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0517 POLITICIAN

Martha Naujoks

1903 - 1998

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0523 POLITICIAN

Thomas Birk (Politiker)

Born 1961

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0526 POLITICIAN

Günther Serres

1910 - 1981

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0537 POLITICIAN

Marc Blondin

Born 1972

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0538 POLITICIAN

Heinz Baumeister

1902 - 1969

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0540 POLITICIAN

Peter Kaiser (Politiker, 1966)

Born 1966

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0542 POLITICIAN

Hans Verbeek (Politiker)

1917 - 1966

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0544 POLITICIAN

Käthe Franke

1923 - 2012

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0548 POLITICIAN

Ernst Holla

1888 - 1963

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0549 POLITICIAN

Johannes Hauser

1890 - 1970

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0555 POLITICIAN

Hans-Joachim Kuhl

Born 1949

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0560 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Jentges

1825 - 1884

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0564 POLITICIAN

Ingrid Fitzek

Born 1958

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0568 POLITICIAN

Paul-Friedrich Berger

1890 - 1971

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0571 POLITICIAN

Hanns Müller (Politiker)

1885 - 1972

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0574 POLITICIAN

Winfried Schittges

Born 1946

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0582 POLITICIAN

Günther Blum

1905 - 1973

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0586 POLITICIAN

Adolf Dembach

1894 - 1982

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0591 POLITICIAN

Josef Porten

1908 - 1978

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0593 POLITICIAN

Sigrid Klösges

1938 - 2000

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0595 POLITICIAN

Hermann Passen

1882 - 1949

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0598 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Wilhelm Hoeninghaus (Politiker)

1809 - 1878

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0602 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Ondereyck

1799 - 1876

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0604 POLITICIAN

Karl Esters

1873 - 1927

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0606 POLITICIAN

Günther Simon (Politiker)

1890 - 1972

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