Cologne - Born in Cologne

Born in Cologne

Notable people, whose roots can be found in Cologne:

• Adenauer, Konrad (5 January 1876 - 19 April 1967), politician, mayor of Cologne (1917–1933, 1945) and first West German Federal Chancellor
• Agrippa, Heinrich Cornelius (1486–1535), alchemist, occultist, and author of Three Books of Occult Philosophy
• Agrippina the Younger (6 November 15 - between 19 March and 23 March 59), Roman Empress (wife of Emperor Claudius) and mother of Emperor Nero
• Birnbaum, Heinrich (1403–1473), a Catholic monk
• Heinrich Boigk (30 October 1912 – 28 March 2003) Knights Cross winner
• Blum, Robert (10 November 1807 - 9 November 1848), politician and martyr of the 19th century democratic movement in Germany
• Böll, Heinrich (21 December 1917 - 16 July 1985), writer and winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 1972
• Bruch, Max (6 January 1838 - 2 October 1920) composer
• Calatrava, Álex (born 14 June 1973), Spanish professional tennis player
• Calleen, Heribert (born 6 March 1924), sculptor
• Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel von (born 2 May 1973), Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter
• Ernst, Max (2 April 1891 - 1 April 1976), artist
• Gossow, Angela (born 5 November 1974), lead vocalist of Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy
• Heidemann, Britta (born 22 December 1982), épée fencer and Olympic medalist
• Herr, Trude (4 May 1927 - 16 March 1991), actress and singer
• Höner, Stefanie (born 2 August 1969), actress
• Kier, Udo (born 14 October 1944), actor
• Jutta Kleinschmidt (born 29 August 1962), off-road automotive racing competitor
• Klemperer, Werner (22 March 1920 - 6 December 2000), Emmy Award-winning comedy actor
• Klibansky, Erich (28 November 1900 - 24 July 1942), Jewish headmaster and teacher
• Kober, Adolf (3 September 1870 - 30 December 1958), Jewish rabbi and medievalist
• Gaby Köster (born 2 December 1961), German actress and comedian
• Krekel, Hildegard (born 2 June 1952), actress
• Krekel, Lotti (born 23 August 1941), actress and singer
• Krupp, Uwe (born 24 June 1965), professional (ice) hockey player
• Kühn, Heinz (18 February 1912 - 12 March 1992), Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (1966–1978)
• Lauterbach, Heiner (born 10 April 1953), actor
• Liebert, Ottmar (born 1 February 1961), musician
• Millowitsch, Marie-Luise (born 23 November 1955), actress
• Millowitsch, Peter (born 1 February 1949), actor, playwright and theatre director
• Millowitsch, Willy (8 January 1909 - 20 September 1999), actor, playwright and theatre director
• Niedecken, Wolfgang (born 30 March 1951), singer, musician, artist and bandleader of BAP
• Neuhoff, Theodor von (25 August 1694 - 11 December 1756), briefly King Theodore of Corsica
• Offenbach, Jacques (20 June 1819 - 5 October 1880), composer
• Ostermann, Wilhelm (1 October 1876 - 6 August 1936) composer
• Petras, Kim (born 27 August 1992), singer
• Prausnitz, Frederik William (26 August 1920 - 12 November 2004), American conductor and teacher
• Päffgen, Christa aka Nico (16 October 1938 - 18 July 1988), model, actress, singer and songwriter (see Velvet Underground) and Warhol Superstar
• Raab, Stefan (born 20 October 1966), German entertainer and host of ESC 2011
• Rüttgers, Jürgen (born 26 June 1951), Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia 2005-2010
• Stockhausen, Markus (born 2 May 1957), musician and composer
• Trips, Wolfgang Reichsgraf Berghe von (4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961), Formula One racing driver
• Vondel, Joost van den (17 November 1587 - 5 February 1679), Dutch poet and playwright
• Weimar, Robert (born 13 May 1932), legal scientist and psychologist