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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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Georg von Hertling
1843 - 1919
Alexander von Brill
1842 - 1935
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine
1842 - 1865
Ludwig von Löfftz
1845 - 1910
György Klösz
1844 - 1913
Wilhelm von Hessen-Darmstadt
1845 - 1900
Wilhelm Philipp Daniel Schlich
1840 - 1925
Emil von Lange
1841 - 1926
Carl Lautenschläger (Theatermaschinist)
1843 - 1906
Philipp Röth (Maler)
1841 - 1921
Ludwig Beck (Industrieller)
1841 - 1918
Friedrich von Scholl
1846 - 1928
Jean Keller
1844 - 1921
Anna Magdalena Appel
1846 - 1917
Auguste Cornelius
1841 - 1890
Heinrich Reinhard Kröh
1841 - 1941
Otto Wolfskehl
1841 - 1907
Eduard Spieß
1849 - 1912
Auguste von Müller
1848 - 1912
Otto Dornewaß
1840 - 1905
Karl Rothe (Politiker, 1840)
1840 - 1906
Erwin Löw von und zu Steinfurth
1841 - 1914
Rudolph Messel
1848 - 1920
Georg Schlosser
1846 - 1926
Wilhelm Staedel (Chemiker)
1843 - 1919
Ludwig Bräuler
1845 - 1928
Julius Glückert
1848 - 1911
Ludwig Schorlemmer
1847 - 1926
Anton Wiegand
1847 - 1925
August Ewald
1849 - 1924
Jacob Reichard
1841 - 1913
Luise Jaide
1842 - 1914
Ludwig Saeng
1848 - 1931
Carl Ludwig Sahl
1840 - 1897
Georg Weber (Schauspieler, 1842)
1842 - 1899
Heinrich Müller (Politiker, 1849)
1849 - 1906
Ludwig Maximilian von Biegeleben
1849 - 1921
Ludwig Reuling
1844 - 1898
Eberhard Weller
1845 - 1911
Fritz Schmidt (Schauspieler, 1842)
1842 - 1898
Karl Pückel
1843 - 1910