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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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0017 POLITICIAN

Jakob Sprenger

1884 - 1945

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0032 POLITICIAN

Michael Grosse-Brömer

Born 1960

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0057 POLITICIAN

Ernst Oberfohren

1881 - 1933

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0065 POLITICIAN

Eckhard Stratmann-Mertens

Born 1948

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0075 POLITICIAN

Sylvia Jörrißen

Born 1967

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0086 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Zimmerling

1952 - 2005

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0090 POLITICIAN

Maria Rentmeister

1905 - 1996

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0094 POLITICIAN

Sebastian Hartmann (Politiker)

Born 1977

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0096 POLITICIAN

Michael Groschek

Born 1956

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0116 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Imbusch

1878 - 1945

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0145 POLITICIAN

Klaus Wehling

Born 1947

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0150 POLITICIAN

Hugo Rosendahl

1884 - 1964

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0177 POLITICIAN

Ernst Gnoß

1900 - 1949

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0182 POLITICIAN

Arno Klare

Born 1952

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0196 POLITICIAN

Ulrich Wilken

Born 1958

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0203 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Reichel (Politiker)

Born 1951

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0207 POLITICIAN

Christoph Landscheidt

Born 1959

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0208 POLITICIAN

Heinz Schleußer

1936 - 2000

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0213 POLITICIAN

Ulrike Flach

Born 1951

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0218 POLITICIAN

Italo Nicoletto

1909 - 1992

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0222 POLITICIAN

Peter Reuschenbach

1935 - 2007

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0234 POLITICIAN

Dirk Vöpel

Born 1971

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0236 POLITICIAN

Willi Hausmann

Born 1942

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0249 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Füllenbach

1887 - 1948

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0251 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Guske

1880 - 1957

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0254 POLITICIAN

Friedhelm van den Mond

Born 1932

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0268 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Peppmüller

1892 - 1972

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0271 POLITICIAN

Josef Ernst

1882 - 1959

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0280 POLITICIAN

Otto Pannenbecker

1879 - 1956

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0291 POLITICIAN

Günter Storch

1926 - 2004

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0293 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Kiwit

1883 - 1959

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0294 POLITICIAN

Josef Rambo

1898 - 1950

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0296 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Meinerzhagen

1893 - 1974

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0298 POLITICIAN

Karl-Heinz Klejdzinski

Born 1934

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0299 POLITICIAN

Stefan Zimkeit

Born 1964

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0300 POLITICIAN

Karl Heinrich Gisbert Gillhausen

1856 - 1917

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0308 POLITICIAN

Heinz-Jörg Eckhold

Born 1941

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0310 POLITICIAN

Heinz Hager

1927 - 2001

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0312 POLITICIAN

Regina Kopp-Herr

Born 1957

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0313 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Deerberg

1876 - 1938

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0317 POLITICIAN

Karl-Heinz Bona

1927 - 2014

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0319 POLITICIAN

Karl van Berk

1910 - 1998

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0329 POLITICIAN

Ursula Karlowski

Born 1962

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0339 POLITICIAN

Daniel Schranz

Born 1974

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0343 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Schluchtmann

1877 - 1930

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0356 POLITICIAN

Hans Kreutz

1926 - 1972

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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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0363 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Weeke

1905 - 1985

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0366 POLITICIAN

Andre Haermeyer

Born 1956

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0367 POLITICIAN

Daniel Düngel

Born 1976

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0370 POLITICIAN

Heinz-Jürgen Prangenberg

1944 - 2002

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0372 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Knollmann

1880 - 1920

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0379 POLITICIAN

Wolfgang Große Brömer

Born 1952

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0380 POLITICIAN

Sonja Bongers

Born 1976

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0388 POLITICIAN

Hiltrud Grote

1936 - 2010

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0404 POLITICIAN

Hans Haferkamp (Politiker)

1908 - 1993

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0405 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Wetzel (Politiker)

1902 - 1976

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0406 POLITICIAN

Hubert Mallmann

1910 - 1994

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0407 POLITICIAN

Hermann Imbusch

1877 - 1914

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0408 POLITICIAN

Gustav Langweg

1897 - 1950

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0409 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Alles

1905 - 1968

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0410 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Kaes

1892 - 1973

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0412 POLITICIAN

Johannes Egermann

1892 - 1955

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0413 POLITICIAN

Josef Lukowiak

1921 - 1989

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0415 POLITICIAN

Karl Bourscheid

1915 - 1997

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0416 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Hausmann (Politiker, 1970)

Born 1970

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0417 POLITICIAN

Hans Wagner (Politiker, 1934)

1934 - 1993

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0418 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schmidt (Politiker, 1912)

1912 - 1955

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