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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×
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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- Field: Writer Clear ×
0023 WRITER
Tilman Spengler
Born 1947
0037 WRITER
Arnulf Zitelmann
Born 1929
0049 WRITER
Stefanie de Velasco
Born 1978
0103 WRITER
Thomas Böhm (Autor)
Born 1968
0117 WRITER
Christoph Klimke
Born 1959
0162 WRITER
Marcel Maas
Born 1987
0239 WRITER
Daniela Krein
1897 - 1986
0261 WRITER
Otto Triffterer
1931 - 2015
0275 WRITER
Herbert Nette
1902 - 1994
0288 WRITER
Josef Büscher
1918 - 1983
0302 WRITER
Markus Bötefür
Born 1965
0305 WRITER
Chris Trautmann
Born 1964
0318 WRITER
Daniel Simon Richter
Born 1971
0325 WRITER
Theresia Graw
Born 1964
0328 WRITER
Leo Brandenburg
1895 - 1946