Cologne

Cologne (German: {{Audio|De-Köln.ogg|Köln}} ; Kölsch: Kölle) is, in terms of population, the fourth largest city in Germany and the largest city of the German province of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its Cathedral, its uniquely brewed Kölsch beer, the original Eau de Cologne, and its celebration of Carnival and Christopher Street Day.

Born in Cologne

• Joost van den Vondel (17 november 1587 - 5 february 1679), poet and playwright
• Jacques Offenbach (20 june 1819 - 5 october 1880) composer
• Konrad Adenauer (5 january 1876 - 19 april 1967) politician and German Chancellor between 1949 and 1963
• Willy Millowitsch (8 january 1909 ? 20 september 1999), actor and playwright
• Heinrich Böll (21 december 1917 - 16 july 1985) writer and winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 1972
• Udo Kier (born 14 October, 1944), actor