51.4614° N, 6.8663° E
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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Ditmar Jakobs
Born 1953
Ulla Salzgeber
Born 1958
Willi Wülbeck
Born 1954
Dirk Bauermann
Born 1957
Dieter Bast
Born 1951
Gerburg Jahnke
Born 1955
Uwe Büschken
Born 1953
Joachim Friedrich (Autor)
Born 1953
Heike Schulte-Mattler
Born 1958
Ulrike Grossarth
Born 1952
Hans Reinhard Seeliger
Born 1950
Karl Höffkes
Born 1954
André Schmitz
Born 1957
Heribert Macherey
Born 1954
Burkhard Segler
Born 1951
Ludger Schepers
Born 1953
Michael Jakobs
Born 1959
Jürgen Zimmerling
1952 - 2005
Michael Groschek
Born 1956
Ulrich Schneider (Erziehungswissenschaftler) – W
Born 1958
Klaus Kocks
Born 1952
Peter Matussek
Born 1955
Hans-Walter Schmuhl
Born 1957
Fritz Balthaus
Born 1952
Stefan Hartmann
Born 1954
Christoph Klimke
Born 1959
Wolfgang Spickermann
Born 1959
Hartmut Schröder
Born 1954
Franz Markus Haniel
Born 1955
Wolfgang Kolmsee
Born 1954
Wolfgang Schwentker
Born 1953
Cornelius Nestler
Born 1955
Wolfgang Hinte
Born 1952
Ursula Rautenberg
Born 1953
Arno Klare
Born 1952
Ulrich Wilken
Born 1958
Wolfgang Neuhaus
Born 1952
Wolfgang Reichel (Politiker)
Born 1951
Jürgen Bärsch
Born 1959
Christoph Landscheidt
Born 1959
Ulrike Flach
Born 1951
Peter Johannes Droste
Born 1959
Friedel Anderson
Born 1954
Alois Kott
Born 1950
Ekkehard Becker-Eberhard
Born 1952
Theo Langheid
Born 1952
Achim Hofer
Born 1955
Ulrike Zilly
Born 1952
Renate Thomas
Born 1953
Marianne Hammerl
1959 - 2008
Norbert Brinkmann (Fußballspieler)
Born 1952
Evert Brettschneider
Born 1951
Toni Puszamszies
1958 - 2013
Manfred J. Hampe
Born 1952
Gerd Heise
Born 1953
Sabine Johannsen
Born 1954
Klaus Thies
Born 1950
Regina Kopp-Herr
Born 1957
Hans Wülfing
Born 1952
Franz Mey
Born 1952
Helga Budde-Engelke
Born 1950
Heinz Lanfermann
Born 1950
Andre Haermeyer
Born 1956
Georg Nachtsheim
Born 1951
Hans Fritsche (Fußballspieler)
Born 1950
Ralph Sina
Born 1955
Wolfgang Große Brömer
Born 1952
Hans-Jürgen Becker (Judaist)
Born 1956
Klaus Bruckmann
Born 1953
Werner Sonnenschein
Born 1951
Frank Beckehoff
Born 1954
Günter Geisen
Born 1959
Norbert Lüer
Born 1955
Reinhard Wrobel
1959 - 2006
Wolfgang Mohr (Leichtathlet)
Born 1952