Cologne
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Born in Cologne
Notable people whose roots can be found in Cologne:
- Adenauer, Konrad (January 5 1876–April 19 1967), politician, mayor of Cologne (1917–1933, 1945) and German Chancellor (1949–1963)
- Agrippa, Heinrich Cornelius (1486–1535), alchemist, occultist, and author of Three Books of Occult Philosophy
- Agrippina the Younger (November 6 15–between March 19 and March 23 59), Roman Empress (wife of Emperor Claudius) and mother of Emperor Nero
- Bach, Dirk (born April 23 1961), actor and comedian
- Michels, Dominik (born March 16 1988), CEO of a big online-community
- Birnbaum, Heinrich (1403–1473), a Catholic monk
- Blum, Robert (November 10 1807–November 9 1848), politician and martyr of the 19th century democratic movement in Germany
- Böll, Heinrich (December 21 1917–July 16 1985), writer and winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 1972
- Bruch, Max (January 6 1838–October 2 1920) composer
- Calatrava, Alex (June 14 1973), Spanish professional tennis player
- Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel von (born May 2 1973), Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter
- Ernst, Max (April 2 1891–April 1 1976), artist
- Gossow, Angela (born November 5 1974), vocalist for Melodic Death Metal band Arch enemy
- Herr, Trude (May 4 1927–March 16 1991), actress and singer
- Kier, Udo (born October 14 1944), actor
- Klemperer, Werner (March 22 1920–December 6 2000), Emmy Award-winning comedy actor
- Krekel, Hildegard (born June 2 1952), actress
- Krekel, Lotti (born August 23 1941), actress and singer
- Krupp, Uwe (born June 24 1965), professional (ice) hockey player
- Lauterbach, Heiner (born April 10 1953), actor
- Liebert, Ottmar (born February 1 1961), musician
- Millowitsch, Willy (January 8 1909–September 20 1999), actor and playwright
- Niedecken, Wolfgang (born March 30 1951), singer, musician, artist and bandleader of BAP
- Neuhoff, Theodor von (25 August 1694–11 December 1756), briefly King Theodore of Corsica
- Offenbach, Jacques (June 20 1819–October 5 1880), composer
- Ostermann, Wilhelm (October 1 1876–August 6 1936) composer
- Prausnitz, Frederik William (August 26 1920–November 12 2004), American conductor and teacher
- Päffgen, Christa aka Nico (October 16 1938–July 18 1988), model, actress, singer and songwriter (see Velvet Underground) and Warhol Superstar
- Raab, Stefan Konrad (born October 20 1966), entertainer and comedian
- Ruland, Tina (born October 9 1966), actress
- Rüttgers, Jürgen (born June 26 1951), Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2005
- Stockhausen, Markus (born May 2 1957), musician and composer
- Vondel, Joost van den (November 17 1587–February 5 1679), Dutch poet and playwright
- Weimar, Robert (born May 13 1932), legal scientist and psychologist
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