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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 entrepreneur8.7× 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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Showing 24 of 405 notable people

0013 FOOTBALL

Jürgen Sundermann

Born 1940

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0060 FOOTBALL

Hans Walitza

Born 1945

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0071 JOURNALIST

Erich Wiedemann

Born 1942

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0097 SCREENWRITER

Doris Heinze

Born 1949

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0105 FILM

Berengar Pfahl

1946 - 2015

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0108 WRITER

Rolf Stolz

Born 1949

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0121 FILM

Dore O.

Born 1946

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0127 WRITER

Rüdiger May (Autor)

Born 1949

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0142 ECONOMIST

Klaus Backhaus

Born 1947

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0158 ACADEMIC

Bärbel Kramer

Born 1948

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0169 AUTHOR

Ina Kramer

Born 1948

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0174 ART HISTORIAN

Ulrich Stevens

Born 1948

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0181 ACADEMIC

Wolf Dietrich (Romanist)

Born 1940

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0182 ECONOMIST

Willi Küpper

Born 1942

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0240 LAWYER

Claire Vernay

Born 1943

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0243 EDUCATION

Margret Heitmann

Born 1948

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0253 ACADEMIC

Traudel Pichler

1941 - 2002

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0316 POLITICIAN

Gerd Müller (Politiker, 1940)

1940 - 2003

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0331 POLITICIAN

Thomas Schröer (Politiker)

1946 - 2007

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0332 BODYBUILDER

Heinz Werner Bongard

Born 1944

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0336 DIPLOMAT

Guido Peruzzo

Born 1949

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0339 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Gerhards

Born 1949

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0368 TYPOGRAPHER

Bernd Möllenstädt

1943 - 2013

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0381 POLITICIAN

Barbara Wischermann

Born 1944

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