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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
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Other
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Showing 23 of 418 notable people

0005 ACTOR

Will Quadflieg

1914 - 2003

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0006 ACTOR

Suzan Anbeh

Born 1970

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0016 ACTOR

Rebecca Immanuel

Born 1970

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0018 ACTOR

Alf Marholm

1918 - 2006

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0044 ACTOR

Uwe Büschken

Born 1953

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0046 ACTOR

Karlheinz Lemken

Born 1946

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0054 ACTOR

Eva Kurowski

Born 1965

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0055 ACTOR

Alex Benno

1872 - 1952

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0067 ACTOR

Hedi Kriegeskotte

Born 1949

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0069 ACTOR

Martin Keßler (Schauspieler)

Born 1960

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0098 ACTOR

Sebastian Kroehnert

Born 1980

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0104 ACTOR

Friedhelm Eberle

Born 1935

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0136 ACTOR

Sven Thiemann

Born 1974

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0172 ACTOR

Andreas Buttler

Born 1966

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0204 ACTOR

Peter Kiwitt

1904 - 1969

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0211 ACTOR

Ludwig Anschütz (Schauspieler)

1902 - 1985

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0220 ACTOR

Paula Lileen Rosengarthen

Born 1974

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0262 ACTOR

Emil Surmann

1912 - 1972

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0264 ACTOR

Annette Weitzmann

Born 1967

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0334 ACTOR

Franz Mey

Born 1952

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0346 ACTOR

Arno Hassenpflug

1907 - 1954

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0349 ACTOR

Julia Kempken

Born 1960

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0403 ACTOR

Reinhard Wrobel

1959 - 2006

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