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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Darmstadt during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 114 notable births.

What Darmstadt Is Known For

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Politician is Darmstadt's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (156).

Darmstadt over-indexes on chemist6.5× the global rate.

Darmstadt under-produces football — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician156
  2. Actor55
  3. Academic50
  4. Painter48
  5. Writer43
  6. Historian28
  7. Football26
  8. Chemist25
  1. Chemist256.5×
  2. Aristocrat126.5×
  3. Academic504.5×
  4. Theologian153.7×
  5. Mathematician183.3×
  6. Judge142.7×
  7. Historian282.4×
  8. Physicist112.4×
  1. Football260.2×
  2. Singer150.7×

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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Showing 21 of 1,104 notable people

0236 THEOLOGIAN

Ernst Zimmermann

1786 - 1832

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0251 PRINZ

Georg von Hessen-Darmstadt (1780–1856)

1780 - 1856

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0254 PAINTER

Georg Wilhelm Issel

1785 - 1870

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0400 OFFICER

Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt (1788–1867) – W

1788 - 1867

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0439 ENTREPRENEUR

Jacob Best

1786 - 1861

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0531 LIBRARIAN

Andreas Schleiermacher

1787 - 1858

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0537 POLITICIAN

Ernst Emil Hoffmann

1785 - 1847

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0601 PHYSICIST

Ludwig Schleiermacher

1785 - 1844

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0620 POLITICIAN

Ernst Schenck (Politiker)

1782 - 1846

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0773 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Christian Christoph von Lichtenberg

1784 - 1845

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0816 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Hallwachs (Minister)

1786 - 1860

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0861 POLITICIAN

Friedrich von Wachter (General, 1788)

1788 - 1876

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0906 POLITICIAN

Ernst Ludwig Rube

1783 - 1870

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0908 LIBERALE

Georg Hallwachs

1788 - 1843

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0914 POLITICIAN

Georg Schenck

1785 - 1857

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0930 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Hoffmann (Politiker, 1789)

1789 - 1863

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1024 POLITICIAN

Carl Christian Lauteschläger

1788 - 1835

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1047 POLITICIAN

Carl Wilhelm Zimmermann

1782 - 1856

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1088 POLITICIAN

Philipp Wiener

1785 - 1866

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1090 POLITICIAN

Louis Wiener

1781 - 1842

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1100 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Miltenberg

1786 - 1833

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