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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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Showing 20 of 405 notable people

0046 ACADEMIC

Frigga Haug

Born 1937

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0069 ACADEMIC

Carl Otto von Eicken

1873 - 1960

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0124 ACADEMIC

Margit Eckholt

Born 1960

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0135 ACADEMIC

Christian Schicha

Born 1964

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0158 ACADEMIC

Bärbel Kramer

Born 1948

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0163 ACADEMIC

Ernst Struck

Born 1951

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0166 ACADEMIC

Helmut von Bracken

1899 - 1984

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0173 ACADEMIC

Rolf Knippers

1936 - 2017

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0181 ACADEMIC

Wolf Dietrich (Romanist)

Born 1940

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0194 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Müller-Ruchholtz

1928 - 2019

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0200 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Wenner

Born 1956

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0203 ACADEMIC

Hubert Engels (Ingenieur)

1854 - 1945

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0218 ACADEMIC

Ulrike Höhmann

Born 1956

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0219 ACADEMIC

Dorothee Golz

Born 1960

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0231 ACADEMIC

Nikolaus Holz

1868 - 1949

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0253 ACADEMIC

Traudel Pichler

1941 - 2002

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0269 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Schneider (Mediziner)

1932 - 2011

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0272 ACADEMIC

Karl-Otto Frielinghaus

1913 - 2000

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0277 ACADEMIC

Jacob Rhenferd

1654 - 1712

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0344 ACADEMIC

Rolf Dieter Bach

Born 1959

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