Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southwest of Hanover. Notable people Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823-1883), industrialist Werner Lueg (1931-2014), athlete, Olympic champion 1952 Hans-Joachim Frey (born 1965), theater director Maria Schrader (born 1965), actress and director Tim Pritlove (born 1967), eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club Wolfgang Kreißig (born 1970), high jumper Grischa Niermann (born 1975), racing cyclist Marc Bator (born 1972), newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000–2013, since then at Sat.1 Christian Pampel (born 1979), volleyball national player Carolina Bartczak (born 1980), actress Nils Pfingsten-Reddig (born 1982), soccer player Kristin Demann (born 1993), soccer player References Towns in Lower Saxony Hanover Region