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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×
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.
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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Erich Juskowiak
1926 - 1983
Arnulf Zitelmann
Born 1929
Johannes Schöne
1920 - 1989
Willi Gundlach
Born 1929
Werner Twardy
1926 - 1977
Peter Manns
1923 - 1991
Johannes Marré
1921 - 2015
Rolf Lamers
1927 - 2016
Georg Scherer (Philosoph)
1928 - 2012
Wolfgang Bellenbaum
1928 - 1984
Karl Stangenberg
Born 1928
Karl Klug (footballer)
1925 - 1971
Heinz von zur Gathen
1924 - 2001
Günther Pflug
1923 - 2008
Hans-Joachim Weyland
Born 1929
August Kirsch (Sportfunktionär)
1925 - 1993
Heinz Wilhelm Schwarz
1927 - 2004
Werner Baecker (Architekt)
1928 - 2019
Fritz Hartmann (Mediziner)
1920 - 2007
Ernst Oldemeyer
Born 1928
Werner Bab
1924 - 2010
Werner Kausch
1924 - 1993
Günter Storch
1926 - 2004
Hans-Gert Niederstein
1928 - 1985
Heinz Hager
1927 - 2001
Klaus Weiss (Anglist)
1927 - 2014
Heinz Poll (Choreograf)
1926 - 2006
Karl-Heinz Bona
1927 - 2014
Hans-Joachim Cantow
1923 - 2018
Egon Berchter
Born 1928
Willi Demski
1929 - 2012
Heribert Marré
1925 - 2006
Hans Kreutz
1926 - 1972
Klaus-Peter Kirchrath
Born 1927
Alfons Kirschey
1922 - 1999
Herbert Christian Nagel
Born 1924
Wladislaw Bialasik
Born 1921
Wolfgang Behrends
1926 - 2009
Josef Lukowiak
1921 - 1989