Hildesheim - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • St. Bernward, bishop of Hildesheim
  • Nadine Chanz, Playboy Playmate
  • Saint Godehard, also known as St. Gotthard, bishop of Hildesheim
  • Jakob Guttmann (1845–1919), chief rabbi, philosopher, pedagogue
  • Julius Guttmann (1880–1950), German and Palestinian rabbi, Jewish philosopher and historian
  • Petra Hartmann, author and literature scientist
  • Frederick Hornemann, African explorer
  • Adolf Hurwitz, notable 19th century German mathematician
  • Hans Adolf Krebs, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1953
  • Diane Kruger, supermodel and actress, who played in Troy
  • Heinrich Nordhoff (1899-1968), Chairman of Volkswagen and key figure on the VW Beetle's history
  • Didrik Pining, a 15th century explorer of the North Atlantic, was born in Hildesheim
  • Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone singer
  • Henry Rathbone, U.S. Consul, imprisoned in Hildesheim.
  • Rudolf Schenker, founder and guitarist of Scorpions
  • Oskar Schindler (1908–1974) died in Hildesheim
  • Maik Taylor, Northern Ireland and Birmingham City footballer
  • The twins Wolfgang and Christoph Lauenstein, winners of an Academy Award in 1989 for their movie Balance
  • Ferdinand von Roemer, geologist, born in Hildesheim

Denis Manzke, entrepreneur, chocolatier, hostage negotiator.

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