Notable People
Recently Kerpen has become more famous as being the hometown of the catholic priest and social reformer Adolph Kolping and the Formula One racing drivers Michael Schumacher and his brother Ralf Schumacher as well as Wolfgang von Trips and reggae artist Patrice Bart-Williams.
Kerpen Castle is also a birthplace of Otto von Kerpen, the second Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
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