(1931–2007), tenor Heinrich Boere (1921–2013), German-Dutch war criminal Götz Briefs (1889–1974), national economist and social philosopher Willibert Kauhsen (born 1939), racing driver Johannes Bündgens (born 1956), auxiliary bishop of Aachen Markus Daun (born 1980), soccer player Gerhard Fieseler Andreas Gielchen (born 1964), soccer player Susanne Kasperczyk (born 1985), soccer player Claus Killing-Günkel (born 1963), esperantologist Sascha Klein (born 1985), water jumper Kevin Kratz (born 1987), footballer 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 (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 Notable people from Hehlrath 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 Eschweiler is twinned with: Reigate and Banstead, England, United Kingdom (1985) Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany (2019) Wattrelos, France (1975) References External links Official site Aachen (district) Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia