Famous People
- Heinz Bender Chief White House Pastry Chef during U.S. Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter's administrations
- Painter Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen.
- Heavy Metal band Accept
- SS Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann
- Trumpeter and Solingen Youth Orchestra founder Alois Mansfeld
- Writer Artur Möller van den Bruck was born in Solingen.
- Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen), artist, photographer and performer who used to perform with Marina Abramović.
- Walter Scheel was the 4th President of Germany in 1974 - 1979.
- Hermann Friedrich Graebe a 'Righteous Among the Nations' by the Israelis.
- Veronica Ferres, German actress.
- Mola Adebisi, German TV-presenter.
- Pina Bausch, born 1940, choreographer, winner of the Goethe Prize in 2008.
- Adolf Kamphausen, (1829–1909), biblical scholar.
- J. C. C. Devaranne helped lead resistance against Napoleonic occupation in 1813.
- Adolf Weil, (1938–2011), professional motorcycle racer.
- Kevin Kampl, (1990-) Slovenian professional football player was born in Solingen.
- Sebastian Thrun, (1967-) Educator, computer scientist, and Google VP and Fellow.
The founders of Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, which later became the automobile company Studebaker, trace their lineage to bladesmen from the region that migrated to America in 1736.
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