Famous People Born In Essen

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 1 Leroy Sané

1510

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: January 11, 1996

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 2 Jens Lehmann

20

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: German Football player-Goalkeeper

Birthdate: November 10, 1969

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Berlin, Germany

Munich, Germany

Hamburg, Germany

 3 Theo Albrecht

10

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Entrepreneur

Birthdate: March 28, 1922

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: July 24, 2010

 4 Otto Rehhagel

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player, Association football manager

Birthdate: August 9, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Cologne, Germany

Leipzig, Germany

Stuttgart, Germany

 5 Josef Terboven

11

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician

Birthdate: May 23, 1898

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: May 8, 1945

 6 Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 16, 1942

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Dresden, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany

Hanover, Germany

 7 Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

00

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Industrialist

Birthdate: August 13, 1907

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: July 30, 1967

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 8 Johanna Budwig

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Listed In: Scientists

Famous As: Biochemist

Birthdate: September 30, 1908

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: May 19, 2003

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Heidelberg, Germany

Potsdam, Germany

 9 Mille Petrozza

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Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Guitarist

Birthdate: December 18, 1967

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

 10 Helmut Rahn

00

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Association football player

Birthdate: August 16, 1929

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: August 14, 2003

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Karlsruhe, Germany

Nuremberg, Germany

Mainz, Germany

 11 Heinz Rühmann

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: March 7, 1902

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: October 3, 1994

 12 Axel Honneth

00

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: Philosopher

Birthdate: July 18, 1949

Sun Sign: Cancer

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Wiesbaden, Germany

Bremen, Germany

Magdeburg, Germany

 13 Karl Albrecht

01

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Entrepreneur

Birthdate: February 20, 1920

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: July 16, 2014

 14 Alfred Herrhausen

01

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Banker

Birthdate: January 30, 1930

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: November 30, 1989

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Kiel, Germany

Mannheim, Germany

Bonn, Germany

 15 Ernst Busch

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Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: January 22, 1900

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: June 8, 1980

 16 Harry S. Morgan

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Director

Birthdate: August 29, 1945

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: April 30, 2011

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Würzburg, Germany

Darmstadt, Germany

Erfurt, Germany

 17 Marcel Zeller

00

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Boxer

Birthdate: August 3, 1973

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: November 25, 2016

 18 Alfred Krupp

10

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Industrialist

Birthdate: April 26, 1812

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: July 14, 1887

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Augsburg, Germany

Dortmund, Germany

Wuppertal, Germany

 19 Manfred Burgsmüller

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Football player

Birthdate: December 22, 1949

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: May 18, 2019

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 20 Karl Baedeker

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Listed In: Media Personalities

Famous As: Publisher

Birthdate: November 3, 1801

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: October 4, 1859

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Rostock, Germany

Duisburg, Germany

Königsberg, Germany

 21 Henning Baum

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: September 20, 1972

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 22 Ruth Leuwerik

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: April 23, 1924

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: January 12, 2016

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Chemnitz, Germany

Aachen, Germany

Bochum, Germany

 23 Diether Krebs

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 11, 1947

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: January 4, 2000

 24 Ernst Busch

02

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Senior officer

Birthdate: July 6, 1885

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: July 17, 1945

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Brandenburg, Germany

Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Dessau, Germany

 25 Anneliese Uhlig

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 27, 1918

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: June 17, 2017

 26 Ralf Richter

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 17, 1957

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Mönchengladbach, Germany

London, England

New York City, New York

 27 James Ingo Freed

00

Listed In: Architects

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: June 23, 1930

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: December 15, 2005

 28 Elisabeth Volkmann

00

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: March 16, 1936

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: July 27, 2006

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Los Angeles, California

Paris, France

Chicago, Illinois

 29 Heinz Drache

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: February 9, 1923

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: April 3, 2002

 30 Carl Humann

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Listed In: Engineers

Famous As: Engineer

Birthdate: January 4, 1839

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: April 12, 1896

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rome, Italy

Brooklyn, New York

 31 Jens Lehmann

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Cyclist

Birthdate: December 19, 1967

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 32 Marie-Luise Marjan

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 9, 1940

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Vienna, Austria

Dublin, Ireland

Moscow, Russia

 33 Volker Strycek

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Racing driver

Birthdate: October 13, 1957

Sun Sign: Libra

 34 Altfrid Heger

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Racing driver

Birthdate: January 24, 1958

Sun Sign: Aquarius

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Boston, Massachusetts

Toronto, Canada

Detroit, Michigan

 35 Paul Klinger

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: June 14, 1907

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: November 14, 1971

 36 Johann Julius Hecker

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Educator

Birthdate: December 2, 1707

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: June 24, 1768

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Sydney, Australia

Stockholm, Sweden

Madrid, Spain

 37 Harald Grohs

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Racing driver

Birthdate: January 28, 1944

Sun Sign: Aquarius

 38 Timm Herzbruch

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Field hockey player

Birthdate: June 7, 1997

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Houston, Texas

Istanbul, Turkey

Tokyo, Japan

 39 Gernot Endemann

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: June 24, 1942

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: June 29, 2020

 40 Jan-Philipp Rabente

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Field hockey player

Birthdate: July 3, 1987

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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San Francisco, California

Montreal, Canada

Melbourne, Australia

 41 Harald Huffmann

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Field hockey player

Birthdate: June 3, 1908

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: December 20, 1992

 42 Wilhelm Stasch

10

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Boxer

Birthdate: March 12, 1911

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: August 1, 1989

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Budapest, Hungary

Mumbai, India

Singapore, Singapore

 43 Thilo Stralkowski

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Field hockey player

Birthdate: May 2, 1987

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 44 Edgar Gorgas

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Boxer

Birthdate: April 23, 1928

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: May 15, 2019

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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Atlanta, Georgia

Copenhagen, Denmark

 45 Herbert Winters

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Field hockey player

Birthdate: June 6, 1937

Sun Sign: Gemini

 46 Kira Walkenhorst

10

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Beach Volleyball Player

Birthdate: November 18, 1990

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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San Diego, California

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Minsk, Belarus

 47 Helmut Tepasse

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Gymnast

Birthdate: November 24, 1946

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

 48 Ulrich Klaes

01

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Field hockey player

Birthdate: February 1, 1946

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Baltimore, Maryland

New Orleans, Louisiana

Dallas, Texas