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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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0022 OPERA

Marga Höffgen

1921 - 1995

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0037 ENTERTAINER

Wim Thoelke

1927 - 1995

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0052 CONDUCTOR

Helmut Winschermann

Born 1920

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0053 ARCHITECT

Cornelia Oberlander

Born 1924

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0094 MATHEMATICIAN

Hermann Bottenbruch

1928 - 2019

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0107 PAINTER

Franz Priking

1929 - 1979

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0114 HISTORIAN

Konrad Redeker

1923 - 2013

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0129 MATHEMATICIAN

Paul Butzer

Born 1928

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0130 AUTHOR

Werner Koch (Schriftsteller)

1926 - 1992

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0150 PATHOLOGIST

Werner Janssen (Rechtsmediziner)

Born 1924

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0152 POLITICIAN

Klaus Bungert

1926 - 2006

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0155 MUSIC

Horst Muys

1925 - 1970

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0162 PIANIST

Franzpeter Goebels

1920 - 1988

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0178 ENTREPRENEUR

Udo van Meeteren

Born 1926

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0184 PHYSICIAN

Karl Peter Kisker

1926 - 1997

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0194 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Müller-Ruchholtz

1928 - 2019

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0201 POLITICIAN

Kurt Vittinghoff

1928 - 2011

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0205 SCULPTOR

Ernst Rasche

1926 - 2018

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0229 PHYSICIAN

Rolf Niedergerke

1921 - 2011

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0257 PLAYER

Kurt Gies

1921 - 1943

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0258 AUTHOR

Theodor Dombrowski

1925 - 2014

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0265 PHYSICIAN

Otto Hövels

1921 - 2014

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0273 WRITER

Annemarie Buntrock

Born 1923

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0294 POLITICIAN

Heinz Heiderhoff

1922 - 2002

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0305 ECONOMIST

Karl Heinz Henksmeier

1922 - 2012

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0326 POLITICIAN

Hans Robertz

1925 - 2005

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0357 OFFICER

Erich Bachem

1920 - 1993

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0399 POLITICIAN

Willi Müller (Politiker, 1925)

1925 - 2007

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