List of Famous people born in Wuppertal, Germany
Harald Wolff
Harald Wolff (1909–1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.
Kurt Palis
Hortense Lore Ribbentrop-Leudesdorff
Claire Schlichting
Wilhelm August Bredt
Julius Plücker
Julius Plücker was a German mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays that led eventually to the discovery of the electron. He also vastly extended the study of Lamé curves.
Wilhelm Vorwerk
Wilhelm Hüsgen
Ernst von Ihne
Ernst Eberhard von Ihne was a German architect. He served as official architect to the German Emperor Frederick III and to his son and successor Wilhelm II. Among his best known works are the Prussian Royal Library building, the Neuer Marstall, and the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum. He was born in Elberfeld and died in Berlin.
Hans Knappertsbusch
Hans Knappertsbusch was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss.