51.1836° N, 7.1984° E
REMSCHEID
Most Famous People Born in Remscheid, Germany
- Notable people
- 302
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1925
- Most distinctive
- Bank 10.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Remscheid during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Remscheid Is Known For
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Politician is Remscheid's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (50).
Remscheid over-indexes on bank — 10.2× the global rate.
Remscheid under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Remscheid's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Business
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Erich Engels
1889 - 1971
Erich Becher
1882 - 1929
Fritz Windgassen
1883 - 1963
Hermann Kaiser
1885 - 1945
Walter Freitag
1889 - 1958
Karl-Heinz Clasen
1883 - 1979
Heinrich Alfred Kaiser
1883 - 1946
Elisabeth Dicke
1884 - 1952
Emil Lumbeck
1886 - 1979
Oskar Wingen
1889 - 1945
Gustav Hermann Halbach
1882 - 1958
Ernst Siegfried Becher
1884 - 1926
Ewald Weisemann
1887 - 1963
Otto Eichhorn
1884 - 1966
Martha von Laffert
1883 - 1966
Adolf Benscheid
1888 - 1961
Gustav Friedrich Bauer
1881 - 1968
Arthur Oberberg
1888 - 1966
Gustav Theill
1886 - 1963
Hugo Ebbinghaus
1884 - 1945