Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia
1. Aloys Kontarsky (1931)
Pianist
Half of German duo-pianist brothers Klavierduo Kontarsky. He and his brother Alfons popularized modern music for two pianists.
2. Alfons Kontarsky (1932)
Pianist
Became famous with his brother Aloys as duo pianists. He premiered numerous contemporary works for two pianists as the Klavierduo Kontarsky.
3. Marsha Vadhanapanich (1970)
Actress
Actress and singer who has become known throughout her more than two decade long career for the 1993 album Rod chard kwam pen khon and 2007's Let's Have Fun Tonight. She...
4. Ingo Rademacher (1971)
Australian Actor
Actor who portrayed Jasper Jacks on the soap opera, General Hospital for over 1000 episodes.
5. Matthias Mellinghaus (1965)
Rower
Matthias Mellinghaus is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany. Mellinghaus won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as a member...
6. Bernhard Kontarsky (1937)
German Musician
Bernhard Kontarsky is a German conductor pianist and teacher. Kontarsky studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. In 1964 he began his conducting career as Kapellmeister at the Staatstheater Stuttgart....
7. Markus Scholz (1988)
German Footballer
Markus Scholz is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Dresden.
8. Christina Bauer (1988)
French Volleyball Player
Christina Bauer is a French volleyball player of Fenerbahçe from Turkey. She represented the France national team at the 2007 Women’s European Volleyball Championship. She was born in Bergen Norway...
9. Tom Hanlon (1967)
Scottish Athlete
Tom Hanlon was a Scottish steeplechase runner. He also worked in advertising and Sports magazines in the 1980s. He was several times champion of Scotland and finished sixth at the...
10. Ulrich Walter (1954)
German Astronaut
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ulrich Hans Walter is a German physicist/engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut. Walter was born in Iserlohn. After finishing secondary school there and two years...
11. Markus Giesler (1976)
Marketing Professor
Markus Giesler is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Schulich School of Business specializing in the study of market system dynamics.
12. Harm Klueting (1949)
unknow
Harm Klueting is a German historian theologian university professor and a Roman Catholic priest converted from Lutheranism. His research focuses on church history and general history of the early modern...
13. Maikel Hermann (1976)
Spanish Footballer
Maikel Hermann Naujoks García simply known as Maikel is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Compostela in Segunda División B as a striker.
14. Volker Fischer (1950)
German Fencer
Volker Fischer is a German fencer. He won a gold medal and two silvers at three Olympic Games.
15. Dieter Orendorz (1992)
German Ice Hockey Defenceman
Dieter Orendorz is a German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
16. Don Perrin (1964)
Writer
Don Perrin is a Canadian writer and former military officer.
17. Matt Kvesic (1992)
English Rugby Union Player
Matthew Boris Matt Kvesic is a rugby union player for Premiership side Gloucester Rugby. Born in Germany to English parents he represents England at international level and played for several...
18. Ariane Herde (1979)
Dutch Canoeist
Ariane Herde is a German-born Dutch slalom canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
19. Kevin Orendorz (1995)
German Ice Hockey Player
Kevin Orendorz is a German ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Krefeld Pinguine of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Orendorz made his Deutsche Eishockey Liga debut playing with...
20. Thore Schölermann (1984)
German Actor
Thore Schölermann is a German actor and television host.
21. Gerd Roellecke (1927)
German Academic
Gerd Roellecke was a German researcher lawyer philosopher and former professor for public law and philosophy at the University of Mannheim from 1969 to 1999. Moreover he served as rector...
22. Alexander Pfänder (1870)
German Philosopher
Alexander Pfänder was a German philosopher and phenomenologist. He was born in Iserlohn and spent his entire academic career in Munich where he was a student of Theodor Lipps and...
23. Brian Glynn (1967)
Canadian Ice Hockey Player
Brian Thomas Glynn is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League. A second round selection of the Calgary Flames 37th overall...
