Recklinghausen
Recklinghausen ranks 3,456th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Palace of Naples, Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Huntington, West Virginia. The most famous people from Recklinghausen are Katherine Oppenheimer, Ralf Moeller, and Walter Giller. The most famous people who died in Recklinghausen are Andrea Jürgens. Recklinghausen has been the birth place of many actors, and biologists and the death place of many singers. Recklinghausen is located in Germany.
Recklinghausen is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and industry in the south. Recklinghausen is the 60th-largest city in Germany and the 22nd-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1910 and 1981, Recklinghausen was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Katherine Oppenheimer, Ralf Moeller, and Walter Giller. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Recklinghausen including Andrea Jürgens.
People Born in Recklinghausen
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Katherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 1
Ralf Moeller
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 2
Walter Giller
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 3
Renate Künast
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 4
Bernd Gröne
CYCLIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 5
Frank Busemann
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 6
Mark Dragunski
HANDBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 7
André Weßels
FENCER
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Recklinghausen
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CYCLIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 5
Frank Busemann
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 6
Mark Dragunski
HANDBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Recklinghausen
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Newly Added People Deceased in Recklinghausen
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Most individuals born in present day Recklinghausen were actors (2), biologists (1), politicians (1), cyclists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Recklinghausen, including Ralf Moeller, and Walter Giller. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Recklinghausen, including Ralf Moeller, and Walter Giller.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Recklinghausen since 1700.
