Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia

1. Guven Yalcin (1999)

Soccer Player

Turkish professional football player who is known for his work both as a forward and striker. He is recognized for his work with the Besiktas club as well as the...

2. Dagi Bee (1994)

YouTube Star

Also known as Dagi Bee on her hit YouTube channel, she posts videos that relate to beauty, lifestyle, entertainment, and comedy. She has more than 3.9 million subscribers. She also...

3. Heinrich Heine (1797)

Journalist An Essayist And One O

German poet and author whose best-known works include Buch der Lieder, Die Heimkehr, Neuer Frühling, and Germany: A Winter's Tale. Many of his early lyric poems were set to music...

4. Elly Ney (1882)

German Pianist

Popular Romantic pianist known for her interpretations of Beethoven.

5. Harry Piel (1892)

German Actor

German actor and director who has been involved in over 150 films throughout his career including the popular films Mann Gegen Mann in 1928 and Aristen in 1935.

6. Jan Sokolowsky (1989)

Reality Star

Most well known for competing on Germany's version of the original British reality dating show Love Island. 

7. Evelyn Burdecki (1989)

Reality Star

Reality star who first became known competing for the heart of Sebastian Pannek on the seventh season of Der Bachelor. She then joined the cast of Promi Big Brother, the fifth season...

8. Elisabeth Röhm (1973)

German-american Actress

German-American actress who played detective Kate Lockley in television series Angel and appeared in Lake Placid: The Final Chapter in 2012.

9. Karl-Otto Apel (1922)

German Philosopher

German philosopher most recognized as the Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. 

10. Heike Makatsch (1971)

German Actor

German actress who received a Bavarian Film Award for her performance in a 1996 comedy entitled Mannerpension. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mia in the popular...

11. Florian Schneider (1947)

German Musician

Multi-instrumentalist who helped found the electronic music group Kraftwerk.

12. Martin Kaymer (1984)

Professional Golfer

German golfer who won the 2010 PGA Championship as well as the 2014 Players Championship and 2014 U.S. Open, the latter of which he impressively led after each round before...

13. Tanja Szewczenko (1977)

Figure Skater

Germn figure skater who gained fame when she was awarded the bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships. She also medaled at the 1998 European Championships and the 1997-98 Grand...

14. Doro (1964)

Metal Singer

German vocalist who came to prominence as the frontwoman for the metal band Warlock, with whom she performed from 1982 to 1988. She later embarked on a successful, multi-decade solo...

15. Wim Wenders (1945)

Film Director

Director who won the prestigious Palm d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival for his film Paris, Texas. He also directed the feature films The State of Things and Wings...

16. Klaus Dinger (1946)

German Musician

German drummer and songwriter who co–founded the krautrock band Neu! and who has collaborated with many other artists.

17. Ursula Hegi (1946)

German-american Novelist Short S

A German-born American writer, she is most famous for her 1994 novel, Stones from the River, which was selected for Oprah's Book Club in 1997. Her other works include Floating...

18. Olcay Şahan (1987)

Turkish Footballer

Professional football player who is known for his work as a winger on the Turkish club Trabzonspor. He is also known for playing as both a winger and attacking midfielder...

19. Samed Yeşil (1994)

Footballer

Striker who joined Liverpool F.C. in 2012 after beginning his professional career with Bayer Leverkusen.

20. Kayef (1994)

World Music Singer

German pop singer who rose to fame with his hit albums Relics last night in 2014 and Chaos in 2016. Popular across social media he has amassed over 490,000 followers...

21. Amin Younes (1993)

German Footballer

Professional soccer player who is recognized for having played both left wing and attacking midfield for the Dutch team Ajax. In 2017, he was brought on to the German national...

22. André Olbrich (1967)

German Musician

Lead guitarist and co-founder of the German power metal band Blind Guardian.

23. Elena Uhlig (1975)

Actress

Prolific German actress who has starred on a wide variety of German television series, including Mit Herz und Handschellen and Die Familiendetektivin. She is also known for film roles like...

24. Natascha Ochsenknecht (1964)

German Actor

Television actress and personality who is recognized for her work on talk shows such as Nightcafé and Maybrit Illner. In 2016, she was a contestant on the reality series Celebrity Big Brother.

25. Tetsuya Kakihara (1982)

Actor

Known for his voice acting work in Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East, he also recorded the theme song, "String of Pain," for the same Japanese anime series. His other...

26. Antonis Remos (1970)

Greek Singer

Greek vocalist famous for his triple platinum studio albums Kardia Mou Min Anisiheis, Mia Anapnoi, and Kleista Ta Stomata. He is also notable for his double platinum live album Mia...

27. Florian Uhlig (1974)

German Musician

Uhlig is a German pianist.

28. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (1974)

German Racing Cyclist

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg is a retired elite road bicycle racer from Düsseldorf Germany who turned professional in 2001. She began racing bicycles at age 6 alongside her two brothers Sven and...

29. Danny aus den Birken (1985)

German Ice Hockey Goaltender

Danny aus den Birken is a German professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

30. Michael Ohoven (1974)

unknow

Michael Ohoven is a German film producer and the founder and CEO of Infinity Media. He is the son of German Investment Banker Mario Ohoven and UNESCO Ambassador Ute-Henriette Ohoven....

31. Sybille Waury (1970)

German Actor

Sybille Waury is a German actress.

32. Miriam Lahnstein (1974)

German Actor

Miriam Lahnstein is a German actress. In 1995 Miriam came to the Das Erste-Soap Verbotene Liebe. She played the villain Tanja von Anstetten from 1995 until 1998. She later reprised...

33. Eero Lehmann (1974)

Fencer

Eero Lehmann is a German fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

34. Claudelle Deckert (1974)

German Actor And Model

Claudelle Deckert is a German actress and model. Deckert is part of the main cast of the German soap opera Unter Uns since 2001 with a two year break between...

35. Philip Heise (1991)

Footballer

Philip Heise is a German footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Heidenheim.

36. Collin Quaner (1991)

German Footballer

Collin Quaner is a German footballer who plays for Hansa Rostock on loan from FC Ingolstadt 04.

37. Sven Kreyer (1991)

German Footballer

Sven Kreyer is a German footballer who plays as a striker.

38. Philipp Kreuels (1985)

Footballer

Philipp Kreuels is a German footballer who plays for 1. FC Saarbrücken.

39. Marcus Kink (1985)

Ice Hockey Player

Marcus Kink is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He has represented national team in 2011 IIHF World...

40. Benjamin Kleibrink (1985)

German Fencer

Benjamin Philip Kleibrink is a German Foil fencer. Kleibrink's greatest achievement is a gold medal win in men's individual Foil in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. To win gold Kleibrink beat...

41. Anna Battke (1985)

German Pole Vaulter

Anna Battke is a German pole vaulter.

42. Tino Boos (1975)

German Ice Hockey Player

Tino Boos is a German professional ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with the Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

43. Marina Langner (1954)

Actress

44. Tina Bordihn (1973)

Actress

45. Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876)

President Of Fifa

Rodolphe William Seeldrayers was the 4th President of FIFA serving from 1954 to 1955. He was actively involved in the official associations of Belgian sports.

46. Karl Schorn (1803)

German Artist

Karl Schorn was a German painter and chess master. He was a member of the Berlin Pleiades in the first half of the 19th century.

47. Dennis Dowidat (1990)

Footballer

Dennis Dowidat is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alemannia Aachen.

48. Ludwig Engels (1905)

German Chess Player

Ludwig Engels was a German–Brazilian chess master.

49. Janine Kohlmann (1990)

German Modern Pentathlete

Janine Kohlmann is a German modern pentathlete. She got the gold medal of the relay event at the 2012 World Championships.

50. Matthias Mauritz (1924)

Olympic Footballer

Matthias Mauritz is a German former international footballer who played for Fortuna Düsseldorf and competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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