Notable Natives Düsseldorf

1 notable natives

1.1 born before 1850
1.2 born 1851–1900
1.3 born after 1900
1.4 following figures not natives of city, have connection düsseldorf

notable natives
born before 1850

heinrich heine 1831



johann georg jacobi



françois-charles de velbrück, (1719–1784), prince-bishop of liège
helena curtens, (1722–1738), last victim of witch trials in lower rhine
johann georg jacobi, (1740–1814), writer
friedrich heinrich jacobi, (1743–1819), philosopher , writer
peter von cornelius, (1783–1867), painter
heinrich heine, (1797–1856), poet , writer
paul graf von hatzfeld trachenberg, (1851–1901), secretary of state , head of foreign office of german reich 1881–1885
eugen richter, (1838–1906), today part of berlin, politician , publicist
arnold forstmann, (1842–1914), landscape painter
peter janssen, (1844–1908), painter, professor @ art academy

born 1851–1900

georg wenker



georg wenker, (1852–1911), linguist, founder of linguistic atlas of german reich (wenkeratlas)
karl janssen, (1855–1927), sculptor, professor @ art academy
fritz reiss, (1857–1915), lithographer, illustrator, graphic artist , painter
bruno schmitz, (1858–1916), architect
otto hupp, (1859–1949), signature graphic artist, engraver
albert herzfeld, (1865–1943), painter , author
hanns heinz ewers, (1871–1943), writer , filmmaker
wilhelm levison, (1876–1947), historian
elly ney, (1882–1968), world-famous concert pianist
carl maria weber, (1890–1953), writer
willy reetz, (1892–1963), painter, düsseldorf school
hermann knüfken, (1893–1976), marine soldier, revolutionary, union activist, resistance fighter , secret agent
ludwig gehre, (1895–1945) in flossenbürg, officer , resistance fighter
hans globke, (1898–1973), jurist, national socialist, 1949 assistant secretary, secretary of state in federal chancellery (1953–1963)
karl von appen, (1900–1981), stage designer

born after 1900

helmut käutner 1960



jacob sporrenberg, (1902–1952), ss-group leader, lieutenant general of police , politician (nsdap)
toni ulmen, (1906–1976), motorcycle , car race driver
helmut käutner, (1908–1980), film director („des teufels general“, „das haus in montevideo“), actor
hilarius gilges, (1909–1933), afro-german actor, victim of national socialism
fred beckey, (1923-2017), rock climber, mountaineer, author
jürgen habermas, (born 1929), famous philosopher , sociologist
wim wenders, (born 1945), filmmaker, playwright, author
marius müller-westernhagen, (born 1948), actor , musician
andreas gursky, (born 1955), photographer
bettina böttinger, (born 1956), tv-presenter
birgitt bender, (born 1956), politician (the greens), member of landtag , bundestag
andreas frege, (born 1962), „campino“, singer in band die toten hosen
rené obermann, (born 1963), manager, husband of maybrit illner
michael preetz, (born 1967), former football-player
heike makatsch, (born 1971), actress , singer

the following figures not natives of city, have connection düsseldorf

william thomas mulvany, * 1806 dublin, ireland, † october 30, 1885 in düsseldorf, entrepreneur
robert schumann, born june 8, 1810 in zwickau, † july 29, 1856 in endenich, composer, 1850–1854 urban music director in düsseldorf
alfred rethel, born may 5, 1816 in aachen; † december 1, 1859 in düsseldorf, history painter
ernestine friedrichsen * june 29, 1824 in danzig; † july 21, 1892 in düsseldorf, genre painter
clara schumann, born september 13, 1819 in leipzig, † may 20, 1896 in frankfurt main; pianist , composer, wife of robert schumann, frequent host of johannes brahms in düsseldorf (1850–1854)
emanuel leutze, born may 24, 1824 in schwäbisch gmünd, † july 18, 1868 in washington, dc, painter, düsseldorf school
louise dumont, born february 22, 1862 in cologne; † 16 may 1932 in düsseldorf, actress , 1904 founder of schauspielhaus düsseldorf
johanna mother ey, born march 4, 1864 in wickrath (today monchengladbach); † august 27, 1947 in düsseldorf, gallery owner
peter behrens, born april 14, 1868 in hamburg-borgfelde, † february 27, 1940 in berlin, architect , director of düsseldorf art academy
wilhelm kreis, born march 17, 1873 in eltville, † august 13, 1955 in bad honnef, architect , director of school of applied arts düsseldorf
peter kürten, born may 26, 1883 in mülheim rhein, † july 2, 1931 in cologne, called vampire of düsseldorf , committed in düsseldorf during period between february , november 1929 series of sexual homicide
adolf uzarski, born april 14, 1885 in ruhrort (today duisburg), † 14 july 1970 in düsseldorf, writer, painter , graphic artist
emil fahrenkamp, born november 8, 1885 in aachen, † 24 may 1966 in ratingen-breitscheid, architect , director of düsseldorf art academy 1937–1945