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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.

160016501700175018001850190019502000
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Showing 44 of 1,104 notable people

0003 CHEMIST

August Kekulé

1829 - 1896

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0007 QUEEN

Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)

1824 - 1880

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0014 DUKE

Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine

1823 - 1888

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0015 PHILOSOPHER

Ludwig Büchner

1824 - 1899

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0022 PAINTER

Heinrich Hofmann (painter)

1824 - 1911

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0061 CHEMIST

Adolph Strecker

1822 - 1871

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0085 PHYSICIAN

Gustav Simon (surgeon)

1824 - 1876

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0099 WRITER

Luise Büchner

1821 - 1877

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0105 PAINTER

Paul Weber (artist)

1823 - 1916

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0107 PAINTER

August Becker (painter)

1821 - 1887

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0117 TEACHER

Alexander Büchner

1827 - 1904

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0146 MATHEMATICIAN

Christian Wiener

1826 - 1896

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0195 POLITICIAN

Gustav Schleicher

1823 - 1879

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0196 PHYSICIAN

Ferdinand Ludwig Herff

1820 - 1912

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0210 POLITICIAN

Karl von Hofmann

1827 - 1910

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0246 PAINTER

August Noack

1822 - 1905

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0257 WRITER

Emil zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

1824 - 1878

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0269 CHEMIST

Wilhelm von Hamm

1820 - 1880

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0294 CHEMIST

Carl Merck (Unternehmer)

1823 - 1885

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0326 WRITER

Wilhelm von Ploennies

1828 - 1871

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0333 CHEMIST

Georg Franz Merck

1825 - 1873

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0353 PUBLISHER

Otto Spamer

1820 - 1886

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0386 POLITICIAN

Bailey Gatzert

1829 - 1893

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0523 WRITER

Maximilian Rieger

1828 - 1909

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0527 PAINTER

Karl Christian Köhler

1827 - 1890

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0545 LAWYER

Friedrich Küchler

1822 - 1898

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0559 POLITICIAN

Julius Rinck von Starck

1825 - 1910

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0598 POLITICIAN

Georg von Wedekind (Politiker)

1825 - 1899

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0600 POLITICIAN

Karl Eigenbrodt

1826 - 1900

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0641 POLITICIAN

Jacob Kuechler

1823 - 1893

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0727 POLITICIAN

Arnold von Biegeleben

1822 - 1892

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0728 ANATOMIST

Ernst Hoffmann (Anatom)

1827 - 1877

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0807 FABRIKANT

Heinrich Blumenthal (Fabrikant)

1824 - 1901

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0837 GEHEIMRAT

Ernst Becker (Geheimrat)

1826 - 1888

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0870 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Hallwachs

1826 - 1903

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0891 LIBRARIAN

Wilhelm Maurer (Bibliothekar)

1826 - 1894

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0916 POLITICIAN

Ignatz Metz

1829 - 1909

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0938 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Hallwachs

1829 - 1886

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0943 PSYCHIATRIST

Georg Ludwig (Mediziner, 1826)

1826 - 1910

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0953 MUSIC

Karl Philipp Schmitt

1826 - 1909

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1025 OFFICER

Gustav von Hombergk zu Vach

1823 - 1884

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1080 POLITICIAN

August Weber (Politiker, 1829)

1829 - 1900

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1086 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Keller (Fabrikant)

1826 - 1890

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1093 POLITICIAN

Hermann Theobald

1821 - 1908

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