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OBERHAUSEN

Most Famous People Born in Oberhausen, Germany

Notable people
418
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1949
Most distinctive
Manager 13.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Oberhausen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Oberhausen Is Known For

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Politician is Oberhausen's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (69).

Oberhausen over-indexes on manager13.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician69
  2. Football56
  3. Academic32
  4. Actor23
  5. Writer15
  6. Athletic12
  7. Historian12
  8. Journalist11
  1. Manager513.2×
  2. Academic327.6×
  3. Theologian53.3×
  4. Rower53.3×
  5. Historian122.7×
  6. Athletic122.6×
  7. Judge52.5×
  8. Author92.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

16001650170017501800185019001950
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  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
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0036 NEUROLOGIST

Georg Schaltenbrand

1897 - 1979

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0142 INTERNIST

Paul Uhlenbruck

1897 - 1969

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0187 ACADEMIC

Karl Schmidt (Ophthalmologe)

1899 - 1980

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0221 SCULPTOR

Hermann Lickfeld

1898 - 1941

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0225 ACADEMIC

Heinrich Netz

1896 - 1983

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0239 WRITER

Daniela Krein

1897 - 1986

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0246 THEOLOGIAN

Heinz Dungs

1898 - 1949

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0268 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Peppmüller

1892 - 1972

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0274 ACADEMIC

Kurt Wachholder

1893 - 1961

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0294 POLITICIAN

Josef Rambo

1898 - 1950

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0296 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Meinerzhagen

1893 - 1974

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0314 JOURNALIST

Hans Stelter

1895 - 1941

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0326 PSYCHIATRIST

Walter Creutz

1898 - 1971

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0327 PHYSICIAN

Erich Schröder (Mediziner)

1893 - 1968

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0328 WRITER

Leo Brandenburg

1895 - 1946

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0375 NAZI

Otto Siegburg

1895 - 1952

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0408 POLITICIAN

Gustav Langweg

1897 - 1950

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0410 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Kaes

1892 - 1973

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0412 POLITICIAN

Johannes Egermann

1892 - 1955

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