Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid ranks 18,250th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ljusterö, Wüstenrot, and Sulzburg. The most famous people from Wattenscheid are Willi Schulz. Wattenscheid has been the birth place of many soccer players. Wattenscheid is located in Germany.
Wattenscheid is a Stadtbezirk of the German city of Bochum, in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia. Until its incorporation into Bochum in 1975, Wattenscheid was an independent town with a long history dating back to its first recorded mention in 880. In the Middle Ages, it was a member of the Hanseatic League and later became known as a coal mining center during the industrialization of the Ruhr region. The last local coal mine closed in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1938, Wattenscheid was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Willi Schulz.
People Born in Wattenscheid
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wattenscheid were soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wattenscheid, including Willi Schulz. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wattenscheid, including Willi Schulz.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Wattenscheid since 1700.
