Gehrden
Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southwest of Hanover and next to the recreation area Deister.
Notable people
- Werner von Siemens, inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist,
- Carl Wilhelm Siemens, industrialist.
- Hans-Joachim Frey, theater director
- Maria Schrader, actress, screenwriter and director.
- Tim Pritlove, eventmanager, media artist and member of Chaos Computer Club
- Marc Bator, newsreader at the Tagesschau 2000–2013, since then at Sat.1
- Carolina Bartczak, a Canadian actress of Polish descent.
Sport
- Werner Lueg, athlete, bronze medallist in the 1500m at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Wolfgang Kreißig, high jumper
- Grischa Niermann, racing cyclist
- Christian Pampel, volleyball national player
- Nils Pfingsten-Reddig, footnaller, played 517 games
- Kristin Demann, footballer, played over 170 games and 20 for Germany women
- Grant-Leon Ranos, Armenian football player