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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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August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
1824 - 1880
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
1823 - 1888
Ludwig Büchner
1824 - 1899
Heinrich Hofmann (painter)
1824 - 1911
Adolph Strecker
1822 - 1871
Gustav Simon (surgeon)
1824 - 1876
Luise Büchner
1821 - 1877
Paul Weber (artist)
1823 - 1916
August Becker (painter)
1821 - 1887
Alexander Büchner
1827 - 1904
Christian Wiener
1826 - 1896
Gustav Schleicher
1823 - 1879
Ferdinand Ludwig Herff
1820 - 1912
Karl von Hofmann
1827 - 1910
August Noack
1822 - 1905
Emil zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1824 - 1878
Wilhelm von Hamm
1820 - 1880
Carl Merck (Unternehmer)
1823 - 1885
Wilhelm von Ploennies
1828 - 1871
Georg Franz Merck
1825 - 1873
Otto Spamer
1820 - 1886
Bailey Gatzert
1829 - 1893
Maximilian Rieger
1828 - 1909
Karl Christian Köhler
1827 - 1890
Friedrich Küchler
1822 - 1898
Julius Rinck von Starck
1825 - 1910
Georg von Wedekind (Politiker)
1825 - 1899
Karl Eigenbrodt
1826 - 1900
Jacob Kuechler
1823 - 1893
Arnold von Biegeleben
1822 - 1892
Ernst Hoffmann (Anatom)
1827 - 1877
Heinrich Blumenthal (Fabrikant)
1824 - 1901
Ernst Becker (Geheimrat)
1826 - 1888
Ludwig Hallwachs
1826 - 1903
Wilhelm Maurer (Bibliothekar)
1826 - 1894
Ignatz Metz
1829 - 1909
Friedrich Hallwachs
1829 - 1886
Georg Ludwig (Mediziner, 1826)
1826 - 1910
Karl Philipp Schmitt
1826 - 1909
Gustav von Hombergk zu Vach
1823 - 1884
August Weber (Politiker, 1829)
1829 - 1900
Heinrich Keller (Fabrikant)
1826 - 1890
Hermann Theobald
1821 - 1908