Fortuna Düsseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen, lived in Hochdahl Joachim Neander (c. 1650–1680) German pastor, church poet and composer, first author about the Neandertal Aleksandar Ristić (born 1944), footballer and coach (among others Fortuna Düsseldorf), lived in Erkrath at this time Karl Sudhoff (1853–1938), founder of the medical history as a scientific discipline in Germany, was from 1885 to 1905 doctor of the Hochdahl iron foundry and Armenian physician, later also councilor of Hochdahl-Millrath Toni Turek (1919–1984), national goalkeeper and world champion of Bern 1954, lived during his years with Fortuna Düsseldorf and his world title in Erkrath. 50 years after Bern the Erkrath Stadium was named after him (Toni Turek Stadium) Karl Wenders (1841–1905), mayor of Neuss, Member of Reichstag and member of Landtag References External links Homepage of the Neanderthal Museum Homepage of the Lokschuppen Museum Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Mettmann (district)