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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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0007 DRIVER

Clärenore Stinnes

1901 - 1990

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0018 ENGINEER

Erich Bachem

1906 - 1960

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0021 CONVICT

Ferdinand aus der Fünten

1909 - 1989

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0023 ACTOR

Carl Balhaus

1905 - 1968

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0034 FOOTBALL

Fritz Buchloh

1909 - 1998

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0055 FOOTBALL

Hans Gruber (footballer)

1905 - 1967

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0096 LIBRARIAN

Fritz Hüser

1908 - 1979

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0099 SOLDIER

Karl Thurmann

1909 - 1943

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0119 PAINTER

Heinrich Siepmann (Maler)

1904 - 2002

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0125 WRITER

Willi Schäferdiek

1903 - 1993

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0126 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Bachem

1903 - 1962

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0143 ACTOR

Oskar Ballhaus

1908 - 1972

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0164 AUTHOR

Tüdel Weller

1902 - 1970

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0176 ENTREPRENEUR

Otto Stinnes

1903 - 1983

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0197 SCHWESTER

Ingeborg Wessel

1909 - 1993

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0206 JUDGE

Siegmund Kunisch

1900 - 1978

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0210 ERMORDET

Narciso Riet

1908 - 1944

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0230 PUBLISHER

Willi Weismann

1909 - 1983

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0234 DOUBLE AGENT

William G. Sebold

1900 - 1970

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0237 ARCHITECT

Wilhelm Schütte

1900 - 1968

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0241 NOTARY

Helmuth von Wedelstädt

1902 - 1988

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0251 LAWYER

Otto Weiß (Jurist)

1902 - 1944

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0261 KOMMUNIST

Werner Stertzenbach

1909 - 2003

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0281 BOXER

Franz Kartz

Born 1907

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0284 PRIEST

Otto Kohler

1909 - 1984

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0290 ACTOR

Käthe Guss

1906 - 1994

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0313 AUTHOR

Hermann Josef Müller

1901 - 1955

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0319 GEOLOGIST

Rudolf Heinz (Geologe)

1900 - 1960

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0328 POLITICIAN

Anni Seelbach

1904 - 1989

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0335 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Wolf (Politiker, 1909)

1909 - 1984

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0360 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Witthaus

1903 - 1971

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0378 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Meinicke

1906 - 1982

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0393 ARCHITECT

Wilhelm Lierhaus

1909 - 1986

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0395 POLITICIAN

Karl Isenberg

1906 - 1977

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0402 POLITICIAN

Fritz Terres

1907 - 1945

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0405 POLITICIAN

Eugen W. Schade

1908 - 1981

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