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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 manager — 13.2× 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.

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0003 CHAUFFEUR

Erich Kempka

1910 - 1975

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0005 ACTOR

Will Quadflieg

1914 - 2003

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0018 ACTOR

Alf Marholm

1918 - 2006

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0026 PHILOSOPHER

Reinhard Lauth

1919 - 2007

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0040 FOOTBALL

Willy Jürissen

1912 - 1990

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0043 HANDBALL

Wilhelm Brinkmann

1910 - 1991

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0050 FOOTBALL

Édouard Wawrzyniak

1912 - 1991

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0123 ERMORDET

Anna Lehnkering

1915 - 1940

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0132 WORLD WAR

Werner Töniges

1910 - 1995

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0139 PAINTER

Gisela Habermalz

1916 - 2012

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0153 COMPOSER

Georg Rüßmann

1919 - 1986

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0223 ACADEMIC

Karl-Franz Busch

1917 - 2003

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0262 ACTOR

Emil Surmann

1912 - 1972

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0286 ACADEMIC

Johannes Bettray

1919 - 1980

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0288 WRITER

Josef Büscher

1918 - 1983

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0319 POLITICIAN

Karl van Berk

1910 - 1998

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0337 ART DEALER

Hein Stünke

1913 - 1994

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0373 OFFICER

Karl Bastian

1915 - 1944

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0378 MANAGER

Josef Fischer (Manager)

1912 - 1978

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0389 ATHLETIC

Hans Raff

1910 - 1990

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0400 OPFER

Wilhelm Hetkamp

1913 - 1942

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0406 POLITICIAN

Hubert Mallmann

1910 - 1994

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0415 POLITICIAN

Karl Bourscheid

1915 - 1997

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0418 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schmidt (Politiker, 1912)

1912 - 1955

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