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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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0008 LINGUIST

Theo Vennemann

Born 1937

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0013 PROFESSOR

Dieter Nohlen

Born 1939

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0027 CHEMIST

Wilhelm Keim

1934 - 2018

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0064 CANOE

Paul Lange (canoeist)

1931 - 2016

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0074 SCIENTIST

Heinz Kohnen

1938 - 1997

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0101 SCULPTOR

Max Schmitz

Born 1936

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0104 ACTOR

Friedhelm Eberle

Born 1935

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0151 PRIEST

Heinz Perne

1930 - 2008

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0168 JOURNALIST

Manfred Buchwald

1936 - 2012

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0170 ECONOMIST

Manfred Lennings

1934 - 2008

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0208 POLITICIAN

Heinz Schleußer

1936 - 2000

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0209 JUDGE

Alfons van Gelder

Born 1936

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0222 POLITICIAN

Peter Reuschenbach

1935 - 2007

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0244 JOURNALIST

Hans-Josef Dreckmann

Born 1938

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0254 POLITICIAN

Friedhelm van den Mond

Born 1932

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0261 WRITER

Otto Triffterer

1931 - 2015

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0266 TRUMPET

Helmut Schlitt

1934 - 2005

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0273 AUTHOR

Helga Kanies

Born 1936

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0298 POLITICIAN

Karl-Heinz Klejdzinski

Born 1934

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0307 SPORT

Ulrich Feldhoff

1938 - 2013

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0333 FOOTBALL

Heinz Wassermann

Born 1939

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0340 AUTHOR

Heinz Georg Schmenk

Born 1935

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0351 PATHOLOGIST

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kolkmann

Born 1936

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0355 FOOTBALL

Horst Klinkhammer

Born 1939

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0359 POLITICIAN

Heinz-Adolf Hörsken

1938 - 1996

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0360 POLITICIAN

Eberhard Ullrich

1935 - 2005

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0365 SPORT

Theo Rous

Born 1934

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0385 ACADEMIC

Eduard Perings

1930 - 2006

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0388 POLITICIAN

Hiltrud Grote

1936 - 2010

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0417 POLITICIAN

Hans Wagner (Politiker, 1934)

1934 - 1993

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