Eschweiler

== Notable people==

== Notable people==

* [[Franz Reuleaux]] (1829–1905), mechanical engineer

* [[Wilhelm Lexis]] (1837–1914), economist, national economist and statistician

* [[Anna Sorokin]] (born 1991), fraudster

* [[August Thyssen]] (1842–1926), founded the Thyssen-Foussol & Co. in Duisburg in 1867, and later on other steelworks. The company entered the [[ThyssenKrupp AG]] in 1997

* [[József Ács (musician)|József Ács]] (born 1948), composer, conductor, director of the Franz Liszt Society of Eschweiler

* [[Joseph Thyssen]] (1844–1915), industrialist and the younger brother of August Thyssen

* [[Theo Altmeyer]] (1931–2007), tenor

* [[Heinrich Boere]] (1921–2013), German-Dutch war criminal

* [[Götz Briefs]] (1889–1974), national economist and social philosopher

* [[Götz Briefs]] (1889–1974), national economist and social philosopher

* [[Gerhard Fieseler]] (1896–1987), pilot and aerobatics champion

* [[Heinrich Boere]] (1921–2013), German-Dutch war criminal

* [[Martin Stevens (German politician)|Martin Stevens]] (born 1929), politician

* [[Theo Altmeyer]] (1931–2007), tenor

* [[Willi Kauhsen|Willibert Kauhsen]] (born 1939), racing driver

* [[Willi Kauhsen|Willibert Kauhsen]] (born 1939), racing driver

* [[József Ács (musician)|József Ács]] (born 1948), composer, conductor, director of the Franz Liszt Society of Eschweiler

* [[Johannes Bündgens]] (born 1956), auxiliary bishop of Aachen

* [[Johannes Bündgens]] (born 1956), auxiliary bishop of Aachen

* [[Martin Schulz]] (born 1955), [[SPD]] - politician, former Chairman of the Group of the Social Democratic Party of Europe in the European Parliament

* [[Markus Daun]] (born 1980), soccer player

* [[Karl-Heinz Smuda]] (born 1961), ghostwriter, editor and publisher in Berlin and Norfolk / Virginia (USA)

* [[Gerhard Fieseler]]

* [[Claus Killing-Günkel]] (born 1963), esperantologist

* [[Andreas Gielchen]] (born 1964), soccer player

* [[Andreas Gielchen]] (born 1964), soccer player

* [[Ralf Souquet]] (born 1968), poolbillard player

* [[Michaela Schaffrath]] (born 1970), porn actress (''Gina Wild'') and actress

* [[Markus Daun]] (born 1980), soccer player

* [[Susanne Kasperczyk]] (born 1985), soccer player

* [[Susanne Kasperczyk]] (born 1985), soccer player

* [[Claus Killing-Günkel]] (born 1963), esperantologist

* [[Sascha Klein]] (born 1985), water jumper

* [[Sascha Klein]] (born 1985), water jumper

* [[Kevin Kratz]] (born 1987), footballer

* [[Kevin Kratz]] (born 1987), footballer

* [[Anna Sorokin]] (born 1991), fraudster

* [[Wilhelm Lexis]] (1837–1914), economist, national economist and statistician

* [[Franz Reuleaux]] (1829–1905), mechanical engineer

* [[Michaela Schaffrath]] (born 1970), porn actress (''Gina Wild'') and actress

* [[Karl-Heinz Smuda]] (born 1961), ghostwriter, editor and publisher in Berlin and Norfolk / Virginia (USA)

* [[Ralf Souquet]] (born 1968), poolbillard player

* [[Martin Stevens (German politician)|Martin Stevens]] (born 1929), politician

* [[August Thyssen]] (1842–1926), founded the Thyssen-Foussol & Co. in Duisburg in 1867, and later on other steelworks. The company entered the [[ThyssenKrupp AG]] in 1997

* [[Joseph Thyssen]] (1844–1915), industrialist and the younger brother of August Thyssen

* [[Martin Schulz]] (born 1955), [[SPD]] - [[politician]], Chairman of the Group of the [[Social Democratic Party of Europe]] in the [[European Parliament]]

==Twin towns – sister cities==

==Twin towns – sister cities==