List of personalities of the city of Salzgitter

This list contains personalities who were born in what is now the city of Salzgitter and those who had their sphere of activity there without being born there at the same time. The third section is about the honorary citizens of Salzgitter. The first two sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Salzgitter

Friedrich Schlemm

Wilhelm Wassmuss

Hans-Joachim Gehrke

Jörg Brothers

Stefan Klein

Until 1850

Andreas Schoppe (around 1538–1614), Lutheran theologian, writer of edification and chronicler ⁸
Friedrich Schlemm (1795–1858), doctor and anatomist ⁵
Ludwig Köpp (1800–1890), politician, member of the Braunschweig State Assembly ¹⁸
Heinrich Ahrens (1808–1874), legal philosopher ^7th
August Jäger (1808–1848), writer ¹³
Heinrich Ludwig Kayser (1833–1904), printer and publisher ²
Urban Schlönbach (1841–1870), geologist and paleontologist ¹⁵
Albert Schwerdtfeger (1842–1922), farmer and member of the German Reichstag ¹²

1851 to 1900

Karl Fricke (1852–1915), educator ¹⁵
Hermann Lattemann (1852–1894), professional airman and parachutist ⁴
Ludwig Hotopp (1854–1934), civil engineer ^{17th century}
August Denckmann (1860–1925), geologist and university lecturer ¹⁵
Georg Sorge (1868–1954), cyclist and bicycle manufacturer ¹⁵
Wilhelm Wassmuss (1880–1931), diplomat ¹¹
Otto Brennecke (1882–1936), politician and trade unionist ⁶
Gerhard Gesemann (1888–1948), folklorist, literary scholar and university professor ⁹
Gustav Hagemann (1891–1982), painter ³
Richard Wolters (1897–1975), politician ¹⁶

1901 to 1950

Martin Drewes (1918–2013), military pilot and author ¹⁰
Walter Franke (1926–2015), politician ^1st
Georg Oswald Cott (* 1931), writer ¹⁵
Karl Ludwig Kohlwage (* 1933), Lutheran theologian ¹⁴
Hagen Stehr (* 1941), German-Australian tuna farmer and entrepreneur
Wolfgang Matz (1944–1995), football player
Hans-Joachim Gehrke (* 1945), ancient historian
Norbert Schneider (1945–2019), art historian
Helmut Knebel (* 1947), Lord Mayor of the City of Salzgitter
Günter Ruddat (* 1947), Protestant theologian
Peter-Jürgen Schneider (* 1947), politician ( SPD ), Finance Minister of Lower Saxony from 2013 to 2017

Ullrich Galle (* 1948), trade unionist and politician

Hermann Schulte-Sasse (* 1948), doctor and state councilor in Bremen

Harald Weiss (* 1949), composer and director

From 1951

Hans-Georg Babke (* 1951), Protestant theologian
Klaus Baumgart (* 1951), author and university professor
Norbert Juretzko (* 1953), book author
Wolfgang Dremmler (* 1954), soccer player
Göttrik Wewer (* 1954), political scientist and politician
Andreas Jürgens (* 1956), politician
Volker Kluwe (* 1956), criminal investigator
Gesa Lindemann (* 1956), sociologist and university professor
Wolfgang Voges (* 1956), Cathedral Chapter in Hildesheim
Werner Widuckel (* 1958), member of the Board of Management of Audi AG
Hartmut Wewetzer (* 1961), journalist and author
Jörg Brüdern (* 1962), mathematician
Johannes Caspar (* 1962), lawyer and honorary professor
Peter Lux (* 1962), soccer player and coach
Fabian Lenk (* 1963), writer
Frank Klingebiel (* 1964), politician
Martin Biastoch (* 1965), classical philologist, high school teacher in Göttingen
Stephan Porombka (* 1967), professor of cultural journalism and literary studies
Max Spallek (* 1968), radio presenter
Claudia Bosse (* 1969), director
Ulita Knaus (* 1969), singer
Martin Przondziono (* 1969), football player
Stefan Klein (* 1970), politician
Thomas Hanreich (* 1972), pop singer, guitarist and songwriter
Andre Fedorow (* 1973), musician, producer and songwriter
Oliver Liersch (* 1974), politician
Katty Salié (* 1975), television journalist and presenter
Elias Tsartilidis (* 1978), politician (SPD)
Okan Patirer (* 1979), Turkish actor
Henrik Stehlik (* 1980), trampoline gymnast
Florian Beyer (* 1984), theater actor
Sebastian Lehmann (* 1985), ice hockey player
Sudden (* 1988), spoken voice artist
Marti Fischer (* 1990), moderator and multi-instrumentalist
Kenan Williams (* 1990), pop singer, producer and songwriter
Maximilian Kolditz (* 1991), handball player
Daniel Theis (* 1992), basketball player
Maximilian Knabe (* 1992), web video producer, esports presenter and entrepreneur

Personalities who have worked on site

Gerhard von Steterburg († 1209), provost of the Steterburg canonical monastery

Friedrich Ludolf Denckmann (1820–1916), pastor, paleontologist and fossil collector; 1856-1896 was the second pastor of Salzgitter-Bad and grid with Hohenrode

Emil Langen (1824–1870), entrepreneur, founded the Salzgitter ironworks in 1869

Anton Raky (1868–1943), deep drilling expert, developed the iron ore deposits in Salzgitter in the 1920s, founder of today's “Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG” (SMAG).

Friedrich Triebel (1888–1960), NSDAP politician, lived here after the end of the war until his death

Konrad Ende (1895–1976), politician of the German National People's Party, namesake of Konrad mine

Hermann Ahrens (1902–1975), politician (NSDAP, GB / BHE, GDP), mayor of a municipality in the later town of Salzgitter during the Nazi era

Wilhelm Höck (1907–1983), CDU politician, technical director of a vehicle and mechanical engineering company in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt

Johannes Wosnitza (1908–1995), 1941–1985 was pastor in Gebhardshagen, cathedral chapter, holder of the Federal Cross of Merit

Hans-Jürgen Junghans (1922–2003), SPD politician, board member of Salzgitter AG, supervisory board of Salzgitter Wohnungs AG and Salzgitter Maschinen AG

Honorary citizen

The city of Salzgitter has granted the following people honorary citizenship:

1963: Konrad Ende, CEO of Salzgitter AG

1969: Gustav Stollberg, retired Lord Mayor D.

1975: Hans Birnbaum , CEO of Salzgitter AG

1975: Erich Söchtig, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Salzgitter AG

1975: Wilhelm Höck , retired Lord Mayor D.

1977: Karl Heidenblut, co-founder of the CDU in Salzgitter

1983: Willi Blume , retired Lord Mayor D.

1989: Johannes Wosnitza , Chapter of Honor and Spiritual Councilor

1996: Hermann Struck, retired Lord Mayor D. (SPD proposal), Tibor Seybold von Szabolcs, parliamentary group leader of the CDU, businessman and author (CDU proposal), Hans-Jürgen Junghans MdB SPD (proposal Alliance 90 / The Greens)