Kölner Südstadt offers a creative, relaxed and inspiring environment for many interesting personalities.
Here is a small selection of those who are connected to the Südstadt, or have found their base there.
- Heinrich Böll (1917 – 1985) is considered one of the most important German Writers the Post-war period. In 1972 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. In his Romanes, Short stories, Radioactive tape and numerous political Essays He was critical of the young Federal Republic. He was born in Cologne’s Südstadt and graduated from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium on the Severinstr.
- Wolfgang Niedecken (*)1951) is a German Musicians, Painters and Author. In 1976 he founded the Kölschm- Band BAD. His father operated in Severinsviertel directly to the Severinstorburg in the Severinstraße 1 a food trade.
- Jean Jülich ()1929 - 2011) was a German Resistance fighters. During the Second World War He was a member of the Ehrenfelder Group. This was part of the White pirates, a youth protest movement which, among others, resisted the National Socialists in Cologne. For his commitment as a tenant, Severinstorburg and citizens of the Severinsviertel he received in 2006 the Severins Citizen Prize After his death, a footpath near his home in the Südstadt, between the Karl-KornStreet and the rondell in the settlement Stollwerckhof named after him.
- Hans “Jean” Löring ()1934 - 2005 ) was a German Entrepreneurship. He became known as patrons and longtime president of SC Fortuna Cologne.
- Tommy Engel (*) 28 November1949 in Cologne) is a German Musicians and television actors. He became as Frontman The Cologne Band Bläck Fööss He is also known and successful solo.
- Mark Benecke (*1970) is a known German Criminal biologySpecialist for forensic entomology
- Marita Köllner A cologne Singer and ModeratorGrowing up in Severinsviertel. It is mainly in Carnival active, due to her red hair color is her stage name "Et fussich Julche"
- Marie-Luise Marjan is one German Actress. She is best known for her role as “Helga Beier” in the television series. Lindenstraße
- Mariele Millovich is one German Actress and veterinarian. She is the fourth and youngest child of the Cologne folk actor Willy Millovich (Millovich Theatre)
- Anke Engelke is one German Comedian, Actress, Entertainer, Singer, Voice actor and Moderator.
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