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This list of personalities of the city of Düren shows the mayors and city directors, sons and daughters of the city - without claim to completeness - as well as other personalities who are connected with Düren.
Mayors and city directors
mayor
Term of office
Surname
annotation
1500
Frambach from Birgel
1504
Reiner Bock von Golzheim
1505
Johann von Thurre
1514 and 1550
Franz Bach
1520
Gerhard Harper
1543, 1548 and 1554
Franz von Meißheim
Knight
1544
Heinrich von Märken
1545 and 1551
Franz von Lechenich
1546, 1556 and 1562
Adam von Birgel
Knight
1547
Guilhelm Deutgen
1549, 1557 and 1582
Johann Potz von Blankenberg
1552
Peter von Zevel
Knight
1553
Mathäus von der Maer, called Losheim
Knight
1555
Johann Rosarius or Rosary
1558
Bernhard Lautenbach
1559
Ruetger Kerris
1560
Heinrich Haas
1561 and 1566
Adam Römer
1563
Thomas von Jülich
1564
Guilhelm Nörvenich
1565
Johann wages
1567
Bernhard Meyrad von Reifferscheid
Knight
1568
Gerhard von Herten
1569
Johann von der Arck
1570
Mathäus Mockel
1571
Thomas of Inden
1572
Bartholemäus Gohr
Knight
1573
Erasmus von Langenbach
called Gaffenrath
1574, 1586, 1593 and 1610
Guilhelm Comforter
1575, 1583 and 1610
Seger for cleaning
1576 and 1584
Philipp Mockel
1577
Bernhard Kammertingk
1578 and 1594
Johann Lautenbach
1579
Franz Merzenich
1580 and 1597
Johann Zumputz from Froitzheim
1581
Theodor von der Hutten
1585
Hermann Trostorff
1587
Johann Kemp
1588
Godschalk by Wandloe
1589
Werner von Merode in Buir
Knight
1590
Franz Bach
1591
Guilhelm Geir
1592
Johann Potz
1593
Matthäus Burvenich
1595
Johann Trostorff
1596
Johann Forst
1599, 1605 and 1608
Guilhelm Mockel from Veldenstein
In 1610 he became a judge
1600
Anton Kerris
1601
Seger Zumpütz
1602
Franz Kirbergh
called Haen
1603
Gerhard Keys
1604
Nicholas Clay
1606 and 1617
Johann Zumputz
1607 and 1616
Franz Mockel
1609 and 1628
Werner I. of Inden
1611
Heinrich Palandt
1612
Guilhelm Hambach
1613
Thomas Steffens
1614 and 1620
Arnold Weimar from Merzenich
Knight
1615
Adam Mockel
1618
Franz Boetz
1619, 1622, 1625, 1631, 1638 and 1655
Johann Marx von Bergh
1621
Bernhard Zumpütz
1623, 1629 and 1635
Johann Herl
1624, 1627, 1633 and 1641
Adolph of Inden
1626 and 1637
Peter von Bergh
1630 and 1636
Arnold Imhove
1632
Bernhard Imhove
1634, 1640 and 1646
Nikolaus Boetz
1639
Sigismund Mockel
1642
Adam von Herten
1643 and 1649
Wilhelm Kempen
1644
Daniel von Bergh
1645 and 1648
Wilhelm Offermann
1647 and 1653
Werner II of Inden
1650 and 1656
Johann Mockel
1651, 1654 and 1658
Matthäus Lorbach
1652 and 1661
Johann Hermann von Bergh
1675, 1660 and 1664
Wilhelm Lersch
1659
Bernard Mockel
1662
Peter von Bergh
1663 and 1675
Wilhelm Nolden
1665
Melchior Boetz
1666
Cornelius Heartworm
1667
Wilhelm Kempen
1668
Nicholas Clay
1669, 1677 and 1688
Johann Jakob Lopetz de Quintana
1670,1676 and 1682
Johann Werner von Bergh
1671
Franz Nikolaus Boetz
1672, 1680 and 1690
Rütger Pontz
1673 and 1679
Kaspar Ror
1674
Heinrich Sippenbusch
who died in the same year
1674
Franz Nikolaus Boetz
1678
Theodor Lersch (Leers)
1681
Peter Steinhauer
1683
Johann Mockel
1684
Bernhard Potz
1685, 1687 and 1689
Heinrich Wilhelm Mockel
This year the elector abolished the election of mayors from the community and only lay judges and senior councilors should be eligible to vote.
1686, 1692 and 1696
Werner Wirtz
1691, 1693 and 1707
Bernhard Mockel
1694
Johann Nikolaus Clay
1695, 1703 and 1709
Jakob Balthasar Thieck
1697
Anton Boetz
1698
Johann Werner von Inden
1699
Gerhard Theodor Heymenberg
1700, 1701 and 1710
Johann Gerhard Ricker
1702 and 1712
Bernard Kor
1704, 1708 and 1714
Albert Laufenbergh
1705 and 1711
Johann Werner Heupgen
1706
Johann Peter Zumputz
1713, 1723 and 1739
Johann Neulings
From 1713 the young councils were also eligible.
1715 and 1720
Nikolaus Bontz
1716 and 1717
Johann Peter Lopetz de Quintana
1718 and 1722
Johann Hubert Kannengießer
1719 and 1735
Peter von Bergh
1721 and 1737
Andreas Gerard Friedrichs
1724
Doctor Dilckens
1725 and 1741
Arnold Robens
1726, 1742 and 1756
Salentin Krey
1727 and 1743
R. trunk
1728 and 1731
Christian Ross
1729
Franz Nikolaus Kannengiesser
1730
R. Scherpenseel
1732 and 1744
Werner von Inden
1733 and 1769
Abraham Effertz
1734
Johann Wilhelm de Lemmen
1736 and 1756
R. Frincken
1738 and 1748
Willibrord Linterman
1740 and 1750
Anton Ricker
1745
Bernard Meisenberg
1747
Christoph Pranghe
1749 and 1764
Johann Wilhelm Klein
1752
Johann Wilhelm Daniels
1753
Joseph Heupgen
1754, 1760 and 1766
Joseph Fabri
1755
Bernard Meisenberg
1757
Peter Coenen
1758
R. Ricker
1759 and 1779
Werner Kannengiesser
1761
Franz Tillmann Dorft
1762, 1768 and 1778
Thomas Melchior Kannengiesser
1763
R. Ten pfennig
1765, 1771 and 1783
Peter Scherpenseel
1767
Anton Lünenschlotz
1770, 1780 and 1792
Heinrich Kor
1772 and 1782
Ambrosius garbage weaver
1773 and 1775
Arnold Koenen
1774 and 1784
Anton Dackweiler
1776
Ferdinand Joseph Fabri
1777
Jakob Nikolaus Schoeller
1781
Anton Lejeune Dirichlet
1785
R. Brauweiler
1786
R. Klein
1778
R. Krey
1798-1831
Johann Heinrich wing
1831-1848
Friedrich Günther
1849-1853
Thomas Josef Heimbach
1853-1868
Peter Carl Brauweiler
1868-1894
Hubert Jakob Werners
1894-1921
August Klotz
1921-1933
Ernst Overhues
1933-1942
Peter Josef Schmitz
1943-1944
Walter Küper
1945
Alfred Stiegler
1945-1946
Ernst Hammans
1946-1948
Richard Bollig
1948-1950
Fritz Heusgen
1950-1951
Peter Geuer
1951-1952
Josef Koch
1952-1961
Heinrich Spies
1961-1972
Heinz Kotthaus
1972-1983
Wolfgang Vogt
1983-1984
Hans Becker
1984-1999
Josef Vosen
since 1999
Paul Larue
sons and daughters of the town
A. B.
Bach, Benedikt (1639–1720), Abbot of Marienstatt
Bachman, Kurt (1909–1997), resistance fighter
Beck, Heinz (* 1966), physician
Becker, Hans (1929–2012), Mayor
Bendt, Helmuth (1939–1999), author and television presenter
Benrath, Karl (1845–1924), church historian
Binz, Franz (1896–1965), member of the Reichstag for the NSDAP
Binz, Peter (1901–1985), NSDAP district leader from 1931 to 1945
Bollig, Richard (1887–1964), Lord Mayor
Borsdorff, Peter (* 1943), marathon runner and fundraiser
Brauweiler, Peter Carl (1803–1871), mayor
Breidenich, Markus (* 1972), book author and poet
Breuer, Guido M. (* 1967), crime writer
Breuer, Marita (* 1953), actress
Broscheit, Guido (* 1968), actor
Bruns, Friedrich Karl (1947–2014), diplomat
Bühl, Gregor (* 1964), conductor
Buerling, Jeanette (* 1964), film producer
Bruns, Hans-Jürgen (1908–1994), SS officer and legal scholar in Greifswald, Posen and Erlangen
Butz, Andreas (* 1965), athlete and book author
C.
Çalışkan, Selmin (* 1967), former general secretary of the German section of Amnesty International
Capune-Kitka, Brigitte (* 1953), politician
Claßen, Erich (* 1973), state archaeologist, conservator, ground monument curator and prehistoric archaeologist
Clöben, Johann (in the 17th century), doctor
Çokgezen, Serhat (* 1984), actor
Cremer, Wilhelm Anton (1909–1981), District Administrator of the Düren District
D.
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels, Adolf von (1860–1924), District President and District Administrator
Daniels, Wilhelm (1778–1845), lawyer and associate mayor of Aachen
Dauven, Klaus (* 1966), art educator
Decker, Arnold (1902–1987), politician and honorary citizen
Decker, Karl Viktor (1934–2019), prehistoric
Demary, Helmut (1929–2012), commercial artist
Dinslage, Wolfgang (* 1968), author and film director
Dippel, Horst (* 1942), historian and university professor
Dirichlet, Peter Gustav Lejeune (1805-1859), mathematician
Donike, Alexander (* 1961), racing cyclist and cycling official
Donike, Manfred (1933–1995), cyclist, anti-doping researcher, head of the Institute for Biochemistry at the German Sport University Cologne
Drouve, Andreas (* 1964), author and journalist
E.
Elbern, Victor H. (1918–2016), art historian
Engels, Gert (* 1957), football coach
Engels, Johannes (* 1959), ancient historian
Ernst, Simon (* 1994), handball player
Eskens, Margot (* 1936), pop singer
Esser, Otto (1917–2004), employer president
Esser, Wilhelm (1798–1854), philosopher and university professor
F. G
Geissler, Werner (1925–2000), magician, stage name: Werry
Giese, Joseph van der (1803–1850), dialect poet
Giesenfeld, Günter (* 1938), media scientist
Gipper, Helmut (1919–2005), German linguist and university professor
Gombert, Bernhard (1932–2013), Catholic pastor
Gossen, Franz Heinrich (1776–1835), Prussian District President
Gossen, Hermann Heinrich (1810–1858), Prussian economist
Gottfried, Hermann (1929–2015), glass painter
Gottschalk, Tillmann (1905–1991), dialect poet and author
Grouven, Karl (1872–1936), dermatologist
Gude, Helmut (1925–2001), athlete
Günther, Otto (1855–?), Fossil collector
Gülpen, Theodor van (1761–1840), Pastor Primarius at the abbey church of the Werden Benedictine monastery and president of the office
Güster, Ute (* 1957), Taekwondo athlete
H
Hagenau, Ina (* 1982), singer
Hamel, Carl (1870–1949), doctor
Hamel, Georg (1877–1954), mathematician
Hammans, Ernst (1898–1967), Lord Mayor
Hammans, Hermann (* 1932), priest and provost of Aachen
Hannes, Wilfried (* 1957), national soccer player in the 1980s
Hasse, Ute (* 1963), swimmer, Olympic silver medal
Hausmann, Gottfried (1906–1994), educator
Heimbach, Thomas Josef (1786–1853), manufacturer and mayor
Heinrichs, Wilfried (1925–?), Football player
Henke, Rudolf (* 1954), physician and politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
Henrix, Sascha (* 1973), cyclist
Herper, Horst (* 1936), boxer
Herzwurm, Georg (* 1961), scientist
Hillebrand, Bruno (1935–2016), literary scholar
Hoegel, Gudo (* 1948), actor
Hoesch, Eberhard (1827–1907), entrepreneur
Hoesch, Felix Alwin (1866–1933), farmer, landowner and member of the German Reichstag
Hoesch, Gustav (1818–1885), entrepreneur in Lendersdorf
Hoesch, Hugo von (1850–1916), paper industrialist in Königstein and lifelong member of the first chamber of the Saxon state parliament
Hoesch, Kurt (1882–1932), chemist
Hoesch, Leopold (1820–1899), founder of Hoesch AG in Dortmund , founder of the Leopold Hoesch Museum in Düren
Hoesch, Viktor (1824–1888), entrepreneur in Lendersdorf
Honigmann, Friedrich (1841–1913), mining entrepreneur
Honigmann, Moritz (1844–1918), chemist, inventor and entrepreneur
Horn, Hans-Jürgen (* 1936), classical philologist
Horrmann, Heinz (* 1943), gastro critic, book author
I.
Matthias von Inden (* around 1565; † 1626 or 1627), professor of law and rector of the Altdorf Academy, Jülich-Bergischer councilor and mayor of Jülich
Iven, Hans (1928-1997), Member of the Bundestag
J
Jacobsen, Karin (1924–1989), actress
Janßen, Udo (* 1967), doctor and business economist
Johnen, Christian (1862–1938), lawyer and shorthand scholar
Joopen, Peter-Paul (* 1958), game designer
Jügel, Carl Christian (1783–1869), bookseller
K
Elisabeth, called Liesel Koschorreck
Kaiser, Franz (1888–1971), architect
Kalobius, Renè (* 1959), cook and author
Kals, Johann Wilhelm (1700–1788), Reformed theologian
Kamavuaka, Wilson (* 1990), soccer player
Karnott, Jennifer (* 1995), badminton player
Kaußen, Wolfgang (* 1953), writer and translator
Keller, Marcel (* 1960), set designer and director
Kleinert, Ernst (* 1952), mathematician and philosopher
Kloke, Katharina (* 1987), member of the Bundestag
Koch, Hermann (1920–2002), AWO chairman
Kolokotronis, Ruth (* 1985), volleyball and beach volleyball player
Konopka, Harald (* 1952), national soccer player
Koschorreck, Elisabeth (* 1952), politician, former MdL
Konrad Maria Krug (1892–1964), grammar school teacher, regional association chairman of adult education centers
Kuckertz, Erwin (1924–2015), pianist and professor at the Cologne University of Music
Kufferath von Kendenich, Wilhelm (* 1939), writer
Kurth, Josef (1894–1968), composer, songwriter and singer
L.
Lambert van Duren (1371–1418), Mayor of Cologne
Lange, Carl Mathieu (1905–1992), director of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin
Larue, Paul (* 1956), mayor since 1999
Lauterbach, Karl (* 1963), economist
Leisten, Rainer (1957–2017), logistics scientist
Lentz, Michael (* 1964), writer, musician
Lenze, Franz (1878–1937), engineer, industrial manager and pioneer of long-distance gas supply
M.
Mahlberg, Walter (1884–1935), economist
Marks, Britta (* 1967), documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter and television producer
Martin, Kurt (* 1946), trade unionist
Meïr, Isaak ben from Düren , Jewish scholar in the 14th century
Meisenheimer, Wolfgang (* 1933), architect
Mengden, Guido von (1896–1982), sports official
Merrem-Nikisch, Grete (1887–1970), soprano
Mertens, Michael (* 1974), computer scientist
Meurer, Leonhard (1916–1991), pastor in Rölsdorf
Miketta, Helga (* 1941), half marathon world champion
Moll, Florian (* 1991), disabled athlete
Moritz, Christoph (* 1990), soccer player
Muhle, Klara (* 1990), soccer goalkeeper
Mulartz, Johann Heinrich (1688–1777), hospital founder and doctor
Müller, Ernst (* 1954), amateur boxer (German champion, European champion)
Müller, Eugen (* 1929), chemist
Müller, Helmut (1931–2012), former member of the state parliament
Müller, Olaf (* 1959), municipal official and crime writer
Müller, Traugott (1895–1944), film director and set designer
Münster, Robert (* 1928), musicologist
Münstermann, Per Christian (* 1999), cyclist
N
Naki, Deniz (* 1989), soccer player
Nellen, Peter (1912–1969), politician
Nesselrath, Arnold (* 1952), art historian
Neuendorf, Silvio (* 1967), children's book author
Neumann, Claudia (* 1964), sports journalist and presenter
Nietan, Dietmar (* 1964), politician
O P
Paprotta, Astrid (* 1957), writer
Paschen, Otto (1873–1947), priest and provost of Cologne
Peil, Florian (1979), singer and songwriter
Peill, Leopold (1872–1941), entrepreneur and patron from Düren
Peters, Hugo (1911–2005), art educator, artist and writer
Pfeifer, Valentin (1837–1909), sugar manufacturer Pfeifer & Langen in Cologne
Pfeiffer, Maris (* 1962), film director
Pohl, Karl-Heinz "Kalle" (* 1951), musician and comedian
Porschen, Peggy (* 1976), author, confectioner
Pröfrock, Matthias (* 1977), lawyer and politician
Prym, Eugen (1843–1913), orientalist and linguist
Prym, Friedrich (1841–1915), mathematician
Pütz, Claudia (* 1958), writer
Pütz, Robert (1895–1981), Lord Mayor
R.
Rachel, Thomas (* 1962), politician, Member of the Bundestag
Renker, Armin (1891–1961), manufacturer, paper researcher, writer, politician
Rixen, Stephan (* 1967), lawyer and university professor
Rixen, Willi (1909–1968), painter, graphic artist, draftsman, author
Robens, Arnold (1758–1820), secret writer, associate mayor of Aachen
Roeb, Thomas (* 1964), author and professor
Rombach, Hans Wolfgang (1923–2007), administrative lawyer
Ruland, Herbert (* 1952), book author and historian
S.
Salentin, Hans (1925–2009), painter, draftsman
Salentin, Hans-Peter (* 1961), musician
Salger, Stephan (* 1990), soccer player
Saul, Volker (* 1955), sculptor and painter
Schäfer, Christina (* 1982), archer
Schaffrath, Sven (* 1984), soccer player
Schauerte, Raphael (1946–2018), local politician
Schenkel, Rudolf (1770–1847), merchant
Schillings, Carl Georg (1865–1921), pioneer of animal photography, zoologist
Schillings, Max von (1868–1933), composer, conductor and theater manager; Brother of Carl Georg Schillings. Max Schillings was raised to the nobility in 1912
Schlößner, Thorsden (* 1961/62), antique dealer
Schmidt, Hartmut (1930–2006), church musician
Schmidt-Bachem, Heinz (1940–2011), collector and museum founder
Schmitz, Jean (1912–1999), painter and graphic artist
Schmitz, Norbert (1958–1998), football player
Schmitz, Sybille (1909–1955), actress
Schnellinger, Karl-Heinz (* 1939), national soccer player in the 1960s
Schoeller, Alexander von (1805–1886), banker, industrialist
Schoeller, Benno (1828–1908), paper manufacturer and patron
Schoeller, Felix Heinrich (1821–1893), paper manufacturer and co-founder of the Düren railway
Schoeller, Felix Hermann Maria (1855–1907), paper manufacturer at Gretesch Castle
Schoeller, Gustav Adolph von (1826–1889), major entrepreneur and coal and steel industrialist in Austria
Schoeller, Heinrich August (1788–1863), paper manufacturer on Schoellershammer
Schoeller, Hubertus (* 1942), gallery owner, art collector and patron
Schoeller, (Philipp Eberhard) Leopold (1830–1896), entrepreneur from Düren in Breslau
Schoeller, Philipp Wilhelm von (1797–1877), entrepreneur from Düren in Brno
Schoeller, Rudolf (1902–1978), racing car driver
Schoeller, Rudolf Wilhelm (1827–1902), entrepreneur in Breslau and Zurich and consul of Switzerland
Schregel, Josef (1865–1946), local poet, honorary citizen since 1930
Schroeder-Heister, Peter (* 1953), logician
Schröteler, Daniel (* 1974), jazz drummer
Schumacher, Toni (* 1954), actually Harald Anton Schumacher , soccer player, national goalkeeper and vice president of 1. FC Cologne
Schwartmann, Rolf (* 1965), lawyer
Schwer, Stefan (1902–1990), opera singer
Serner, Jan (* 1975), athlete
Siepen, Adam (1851–1904), foot painter painter
Simon of Düren († 1470); Carmelite, from 1457 to 1470 auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Worms
Sommer, Benno (1922–2012), architect, caricaturist and designer
Statius von Düren (1520–1570), terracotta sculptor
Stockheim, Ulrich (* 1969), economist and journalist
Stollenwerk, Georg (1930–2014), national soccer player
Strahn, Jo (1904–1997), painter
Strauch, Rudolf (1929–2019), journalist
T
Dieter Tappert as Paul Panzer
Tappert, Dieter (* 1972), comedian
Temür, Mahmut (* 1989), soccer player
Terhoeven, Petra (* 1969), historian
Thate, Albert (1903–1982), church musician, composer
Thelen, Werner (* 1947), football player
Tingart, Markus (* 1968), orthopedist and university professor
Trodler, Dagmar (* 1965), writer
V W.
Wagner, Ulla , director, author
Weingartz, Carl (1912–1990), painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Weiser, Patrick (* 1971), soccer player
Welfens, Paul JJ (* 1957), economist
Wenzlaff, Max (1891–1974), painter
Weyh, Florian Felix (* 1963), freelance journalist, writer and essayist
Winters, Uli (* 1965), writer, media and machine artist
Z
Personalities who live or have lived in Düren
Agris, Peter von (1900–1953), entrepreneur and politician
Aler, Paul (1656-1727), Jesuit
Bender, August (1909–2005), camp doctor in Buchenwald concentration camp
Beier, Peter (1934–1996), Protestant theologian
Bierhoff, Eduard (1900–1981), former senior district director of the Düren district
Bierhoff, Oliver (* 1968), soccer player and official
Börstinghaus, Gustav (1854–1929), architect
Brockel, Herbert (* 1965), top chef
Celan, Kaca (* 1956), theater director
Çokgezen, Serhat (* 1984), actor
Creutz, Eckhard (* 1943), city director
Dorn, Anja (* 1971), museum director
Eichhorn, Diana , TV presenter
Eimert, Dorothea (* 1944), art historian, former museum director
Elles, Wilma (* 1986), actress
Fisch, Klaus (1893–1975), painter
Flecke-Schiefenbusch, Erna (1905–1944); Theater director and actress
Geismann, Johannes (* 1960), State Secretary
Germscheid, Anton (1885–1971), district administrator
Geuer, Peter (1896–1974), Lord Mayor
Günther, Friedrich (1791–1848), mayor and doctor
Haberer, Hans von (1875-1958), surgeon
Hauser, Bruno (1907–1965), sculptor
Herold, Ted (* 1942), pop singer, lived in Echtz for two years
Heusgen, Fritz (1880–1959), Lord Mayor
Hirte, Michael (* 1964), winner Das Supertalent 2008
Hoesch, Agnes (1839–1903), benefactress and founder
Hoesch, Eberhard (1790–1852), entrepreneur
Hoppe, Jörg-Dientrich (1940–2011), ex-President of the German Medical Association
Hutten, Theodor (1535–1603), Mayor of Düren
Huttula, Gerhard (1902–1996), cameraman
Jügel, Henriette (1778–1850), landscape and portrait painter
Charlemagne (748–814), emperor
Kaspers, Wilhelm (1890–1961), place name researcher
Keller, Fritz (1891–1943), Catholic priest and martyr
Keller, Heide (* 1939), actress
Klotz, August (1857–1925), Lord Mayor
Kobus, Waldemar (* 1966), actor
Koch, Josef (1881–1963), Lord Mayor
Kolenda, Jochen (* 1953), actor
Köttgen, Heinrich (1911–?), Pastor at St. Anna
Kotthaus, Heinz (1917–1972), Lord Mayor, Senior Director of Studies
Krawutschke, Franz (1862–1940), hiking warden
Kreutzberg, Karl (1912–1977), handball player
Krischer, Oliver (* 1969), member of the Bundestag
Kühn, Dieter (1935–2015), writer
Küper; Walter (1903–1986), Lord Mayor
Lehmacher, Hans (1925–1992), city director
Lentz, Hubert (1927–2014), (senior) city director
Lenzen, Majella (* 1938), former nun and author
Liebermeister, Gustav (1879–1943), doctor
Maroufi, Abbas (* 1957), Iranian author
Mensching, Gustav (1901–1978), religious scholar
Meyer, Dietrich (* 1939), manager
Mohr, Franz (* 1927), author and piano technician
Müler, Malgorzata (* 1968), linguist
Neumann-Neander, Ernst (1871–1954), sculptor, graphic artist, painter, automobile and motorcycle designer and manufacturer
Oppenheim, Max (1876–1947), teacher, chasan and rendant
Overhues, Ernst (1877–1972), Lord Mayor
Peil, Roland (* 1967), percussionist
Preisinger, Michael (* 1962), journalist, writer and screenwriter
Ripping, Ludwig Hugo (1837–1898), psychiatrist, director of the psychiatric institution in Düren
Rody, Georg (1880–1944), pastor in Birkesdorf
Rückriem, Ulrich (* 1938), sculptor
Schaaf, Paul (1885–1966), District Administrator
Schäfer, Christina (* 1982), archer
Schenkel, Catharina (1774–1852), founder
Schmitz, Peter Josef (1879–1944), Lord Mayor
Schock, Rudolf (1915–1986), opera singer
Schoeller, Leopold (1792–1884), entrepreneur
Schönwälder, Rainer (* 1940), football player
Schoop, August (1858–1932), historian, city archivist
Schwaetzer, Irmgard (* 1942), politician
Sievers, Harald (* 1975), District Administrator
Siewe-Reinke, Alfred (* 1959), journalist, co-founder of Radio Rur
Sommer, Josef (1877–1951), Rector in Merken and local history researcher
Spies, Heinrich (1890–1961), Lord Mayor
Spitta, Melanie (1946–2005), filmmaker and civil rights activist
Stiegler, Alfred (1904–1972), Mayor
Stollmann, Jost (* 1955), entrepreneur
Stramm, August (1874–1915), poet and playwright
Stürtz, Emmerich (1811–1898), district administrator and honorary citizen
Tacke, Achim (* 1953), author and journalist
Trahndorff, Ernst (1850–1914), writer
Türk, Karl Heinz (1926–2019), author, local researcher and historian
Tworuschka, Udo (* 1949), religious scholar
Vaßen, Franz Anton (1799–1891), dean and first honorary citizen
Ventzke, Karl (1933–2005), philologist
Vogt, Wolfgang (1929–2006), politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag, State Secretary and Mayor
Vosen, Josef (1943–2012), politician
Wendt, Ell (1896–1944), writer
Werder, Hans Klaus von (1892–1972), Prussian lieutenant
Werners, Hubert Jakob (1831–1894), Lord Mayor
Wester, Wilhelm (1889–1960), pastor
Wüllenweber, Lisa (* 1992), author
Younga-Mouhani, Maccambes (* 1974), football player
Zucker, Gerhard (1908–1985), rocket technician
See also
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