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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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0006 ACTOR

Suzan Anbeh

Born 1970

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0007 COMEDIAN

Esther Schweins

Born 1970

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0016 ACTOR

Rebecca Immanuel

Born 1970

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0049 WRITER

Stefanie de Velasco

Born 1978

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0053 FOOTBALL

Markus Feldhoff

Born 1974

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0061 ROWER

Mark Kleinschmidt (rower)

Born 1974

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0063 ROWER

Ulf Siemes

Born 1978

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0068 CANOE

Nadine Opgen-Rhein

Born 1976

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0083 ROWER

Ulrich Viefers

Born 1972

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0094 POLITICIAN

Sebastian Hartmann (Politiker)

Born 1977

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0097 PROFESSOR

Bülent Uçar

Born 1977

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0115 THEOLOGIAN

Heike Omerzu

Born 1970

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0136 ACTOR

Sven Thiemann

Born 1974

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0138 ACADEMIC

Markus Ogorek

Born 1974

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0160 SCREENWRITER

Thomas Durchschlag

Born 1974

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0171 SCULPTOR

Gereon Krebber

Born 1973

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0175 HISTORIAN

Holger Schmenk

Born 1978

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0186 AUTHOR

Matthias Reuter

Born 1976

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0191 ACADEMIC

Kirsten Sehnbruch

Born 1970

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0200 CHESS

Volkmar Dinstuhl

Born 1972

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0220 ACTOR

Paula Lileen Rosengarthen

Born 1974

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0234 POLITICIAN

Dirk Vöpel

Born 1971

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0281 SWIMMER

Tom Oberheiden

Born 1976

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0287 SINGER

Sebastian Dey

Born 1979

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0289 MUSIC

Carmela de Feo

Born 1973

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0318 WRITER

Daniel Simon Richter

Born 1971

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0330 FILM

Alexander Waldhelm

Born 1975

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0331 ACADEMIC

Achim Hecker

Born 1974

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0339 POLITICIAN

Daniel Schranz

Born 1974

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0367 POLITICIAN

Daniel Düngel

Born 1976

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0377 FOOTBALL

Nicole Schumacher

Born 1979

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0380 POLITICIAN

Sonja Bongers

Born 1976

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0392 FOOTBALL

Javier Lopez

Born 1974

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0397 RADIO

Steffi Banowski

Born 1976

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0416 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Hausmann (Politiker, 1970)

Born 1970

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