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DARMSTADT
Most Famous People Born in Darmstadt, Germany
- Notable people
- 1,104
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1902
- Most distinctive
- Chemist 6.5×
The thick Chemist bench is Justus von Liebig's long shadow and the Merck dynasty, which has been running the world's oldest pharmaceutical company out of Darmstadt since 1668 — element 110, darmstadtium, is literally named after the place. The Aristocrat signal is the Grand Ducal House of Hesse and its connections to the Russian and British thrones, while the Mathematician depth belongs to the old TH Darmstadt tradition.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Darmstadt during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Darmstadt Is Known For
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Politician is Darmstadt's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (156).
Darmstadt over-indexes on chemist — 6.5× the global rate.
Darmstadt under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Darmstadt's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Ernst Zimmermann
1786 - 1832
Georg von Hessen-Darmstadt (1780–1856)
1780 - 1856
Georg Wilhelm Issel
1785 - 1870
Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt (1788–1867) – W
1788 - 1867
Jacob Best
1786 - 1861
Andreas Schleiermacher
1787 - 1858
Ernst Emil Hoffmann
1785 - 1847
Ludwig Schleiermacher
1785 - 1844
Ernst Schenck (Politiker)
1782 - 1846
Ludwig Christian Christoph von Lichtenberg
1784 - 1845
Wilhelm Hallwachs (Minister)
1786 - 1860
Friedrich von Wachter (General, 1788)
1788 - 1876
Ernst Ludwig Rube
1783 - 1870
Georg Hallwachs
1788 - 1843
Georg Schenck
1785 - 1857
Wilhelm Hoffmann (Politiker, 1789)
1789 - 1863
Carl Christian Lauteschläger
1788 - 1835
Carl Wilhelm Zimmermann
1782 - 1856
Philipp Wiener
1785 - 1866
Louis Wiener
1781 - 1842
Bernhard Miltenberg
1786 - 1833