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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

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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 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.

160016501700175018001850190019502000
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Showing 33 of 1,104 notable people

0054 MILITAR

Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen

1815 - 1881

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0095 PAINTER

Julius Lange (painter)

1817 - 1878

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0102 NATURALIST

Hermann von Rosenberg

1817 - 1888

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0121 COMPOSER

Carl Amand Mangold

1813 - 1889

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0134 AUTHOR

Ernst Elias Niebergall

1815 - 1843

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0171 WRITER

Louise von Gall

1815 - 1855

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0177 COMPOSER

Carl Ferdinand Pohl

1819 - 1887

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0231 PAINTER

Karl Müller (Maler)

1818 - 1893

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0249 DIPLOMAT

Ludwig von Biegeleben

1812 - 1872

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0297 BOTANIST

Georg Friedrich Schnittspahn

1810 - 1865

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0443 BUCHHÄNDLER

Gustav Georg Lange

1812 - 1843

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0448 ACADEMIC

Ernst Georg Gladbach

1812 - 1896

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0486 POLITICIAN

Adalbert von Nordeck zur Rabenau

1817 - 1892

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0595 CIVIL SERVICE

Friedrich Ernst Roessler

1813 - 1883

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0644 HISTORIAN

Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Walther

1812 - 1887

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0658 HISTORIAN

Karl Sell (Rechtswissenschaftler)

1810 - 1879

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0667 THEOLOGIAN

Ferdinand Bender (Theologe)

1816 - 1902

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0696 PHYSICIST

Friedrich Zamminer

1817 - 1858

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0704 POLITICIAN

Maximilian von Biegeleben

1813 - 1899

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0713 POLITICIAN

Carl Johann Hoffmann

1819 - 1874

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0743 POLITICIAN

Karl Zöppritz (Politiker)

1812 - 1900

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0748 POLITICIAN

Heinrich August Schleiermacher

1816 - 1892

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0795 POLITICIAN

Robert von Lehmann

1818 - 1878

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0836 POLITICIAN

Franz Werner von Leykam

1814 - 1883

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0866 CARTOGRAPHER

Eduard Wagner (Kartograf)

1811 - 1885

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0905 POLITICIAN

Philipp Diehl

1815 - 1887

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1021 PIANIST

Ernesto Meumann

1810 - 1867

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1053 JUDGE

Heinrich Stüber

1819 - 1887

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1084 BANK

Joseph Carl Theodor Wolfskehl

1814 - 1863

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1095 POLITICIAN

Philipp Jost

1818 - 1885

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1097 POLITICIAN

Otto Hofmann (Politiker, 1819)

1819 - 1883

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1102 POLITICIAN

Karl Hunsinger

1810 - 1870

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1103 POLITICIAN

Theodor Wilhelm Georg Hallwachs

1812 - 1860

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