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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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0087 ACADEMIC

Otto Steinhardt

1909 - 2000

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0089 ACADEMIC

Willy Weyres

1903 - 1989

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0090 POLITICIAN

Maria Rentmeister

1905 - 1996

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0112 ARCHITECT

Roland Rohn

1905 - 1971

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0119 ACADEMIC

Ernst Friesenhahn

1901 - 1984

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0146 ATHLETIC

Hans Steinhardt

1905 - 1981

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0156 PHYSICIAN

Franz Grosse-Brockhoff

1907 - 1981

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0177 POLITICIAN

Ernst Gnoß

1900 - 1949

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0178 OTOLARYNGOLOGIST

Erwin Giesing

1907 - 1977

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0185 COMPOSER

Heinz Pauels

1908 - 1985

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0193 LAWYER

Wilhelm Rohrmann

1905 - 1983

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0195 SWIMMER

Reni Erkens

1904 - 1987

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0204 ACTOR

Peter Kiwitt

1904 - 1969

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0211 ACTOR

Ludwig Anschütz (Schauspieler)

1902 - 1985

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0218 POLITICIAN

Italo Nicoletto

1909 - 1992

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0224 ENGINEER

Martha Schneider-Bürger

1903 - 2001

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0275 WRITER

Herbert Nette

1902 - 1994

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0283 NURSE

Gerda Ganzer

1907 - 1961

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0297 PARSON

Karl Dungs

1901 - 1972

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0346 ACTOR

Arno Hassenpflug

1907 - 1954

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0363 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Weeke

1905 - 1985

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0396 WIDERSTAND

Erich Porsch

1909 - 1944

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0399 ACADEMIC

Arnold Schulte

1906 - 1984

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0402 PAINTER

Hans Werner Kirchner

1908 - 1965

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0404 POLITICIAN

Hans Haferkamp (Politiker)

1908 - 1993

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0405 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Wetzel (Politiker)

1902 - 1976

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0409 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Alles

1905 - 1968

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