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MUELHEIM (RUHR)

Most Famous People Born in Muelheim (Ruhr), Germany

Notable people
405
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1924
Most distinctive
Entrepreneur 8.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Muelheim (Ruhr) during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Muelheim (Ruhr) Is Known For

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Politician is Muelheim (Ruhr)'s biggest profession — 13% of all notables (54).

Muelheim (Ruhr) over-indexes on entrepreneur — 8.7× the global rate.

Muelheim (Ruhr) under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician54
  2. Academic20
  3. Football19
  4. Actor16
  5. Painter13
  6. Entrepreneur12
  7. Business11
  8. Author11
  1. Entrepreneur128.7×
  2. Soldier56.9×
  3. Art Historian56.5×
  4. Academic204.9×
  5. Economist63.6×
  6. Author113.1×
  7. Business112.7×
  8. Physician72.5×
  1. Football190.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Muelheim (Ruhr)'s notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0006 SCULPTOR

Otto Pankok

1893 - 1966

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0035 CHEMIST

Otto Roelen

1897 - 1993

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0068 SOLDIER

Walter Hartmann

1891 - 1977

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0070 EXPLORER

Hansjoachim von der Esch

1899 - 1976

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0084 PHILANTHROPIST

Elizabeth Haub

1899 - 1977

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0102 FLYGARE

Friedrich Siebel

1891 - 1954

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0112 POLITICIAN

Karl Camphausen

1896 - 1962

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0122 PAINTER

Erwin Bowien

1899 - 1972

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0137 ENTREPRENEUR

Hugo Hermann Stinnes

1897 - 1982

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0141 MANUFACTURER

Edmund Stinnes

1896 - 1980

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0153 BUSINESS

Karl Schmitz-Scholl junior

1896 - 1969

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0166 ACADEMIC

Helmut von Bracken

1899 - 1984

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0168 THEOLOGIAN

Heinrich Josef Oberheid

1895 - 1977

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0186 MANAGER

Heinrich Dinkelbach

1891 - 1967

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0224 PAINTER

Hermann Prüßmann

1899 - 1980

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0228 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Ludwig Freund (Politikwissenschaftler)

1898 - 1970

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0232 ARTIST

Hermann Hundt

1894 - 1974

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0248 SCULPTOR

Fritz Peretti

1895 - 1978

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0259 POLITICIAN

Peter Hütgens

1891 - 1945

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0325 PHYSICIST

Wilhelm Ludolf Schmitz

1899 - 1973

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0327 LANDRAT

Johannes Grotjan (Landrat)

1897 - 1951

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0351 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Wolf (Politiker, 1899)

1899 - 1948

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0358 AUTHOR

Hermann Meynen

1895 - 1944

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0359 TRADE UNION

Heinrich Melzer

1890 - 1967

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0364 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Diederichs

1896 - 1974

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0369 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Henn

1892 - 1986

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0394 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Dörnhaus

1890 - 1970

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0398 POLITICIAN

Luise Blumberg

1890 - 1974

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0401 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Müller (Politiker, Dezember 1890)

1890 - 1944

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0404 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Bruckhoff

1892 - 1956

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