page_title: Aalen
section_title: Persons born in Aalen
hierarchical_section_title: Aalen / Persons connected to Aalen / Persons born in Aalen
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bischof Karl Joseph Hefele (Fotografie)
context_page_description: Aalen is a former Free Imperial City located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about 70 kilometres east of Stuttgart and 48 kilometres north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district and is its largest town. It is also the largest town in the Ostwürttemberg region. Since 1956, Aalen has had the status of Große Kreisstadt. It is noted for its many half-timbered houses constructed from the 16th century through the 18th century.
  With an area of 146.63 km², Aalen is ranked 7th in Baden-Württemberg and 2nd within the Government Region of Stuttgart, after Stuttgart. With a population of about 66,000, Aalen is the 15th most-populated settlement in Baden-Württemberg.
context_section_description: Johann Christoph von Westerstetten (1563–1637), Bishop of Eichstätt and counter-reformer
  Karl Joseph von Hefele (1809–1893), Roman Catholic theologian, clerical historian and bishop
  Karl Wahl (1892–1981), Gauleiter of Swabia, Obergruppenführer
  Kurt Jooss (1901–1979), born in Wasseralfingen; dancer, choreographer and dance educator
  August Zehender (1903–1945), SS Brigade Commander and Major General of the Waffen-SS
  Paul Buck (1911–2006), piano teacher
  Bruno Heck (1917–1989), politician of the CDU, former minister of the federal government and CDU secretary general
  Alfred Bachofer (born 1942), former Lord Mayor of Nürtingen
  Walter Adams (born 1945 in Wasseralfingen), middle distance runner
  Ivo Holzinger (born 1948), politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Memmingen (since 1980)
  Werner Sobek (born 1953), architect and structural engineer
  Ludwig Leinhos (born 1956), major general of the Bundesluftwaffe
  Bernd Hitzler (born 1957), politician, (CDU), Member of Landtag
  Martin Gerlach (born 1965), independent politician, mayor of Aalen (2005-2013)
  Thomas Zander (born 1967), wrestler, winner of Olympic silver medal and world champion (1994)
  Carl-Uwe Steeb (born 1967), retired tennis player
  Katrin Bauerfeind (born 1982), radio and TV-presenter
  Manuel Fischer (born 1989), footballer
  Patrick Funk (born 1990), footballer
  Cro (born 1990), Carlo Waibel, singer
caption: Karl Joseph von Hefele 1869
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