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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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  • Art & Design
  • Sports
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Showing 41 of 1,104 notable people

0025 CONDUCTOR

Karl Muck

1859 - 1940

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0034 ARCHITECT

Alfred Messel

1853 - 1909

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0053 ARCHITECT

Ludwig Hoffmann (architect)

1852 - 1932

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0067 PHYSICIST

Wilhelm Hallwachs

1859 - 1922

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0093 COLLECTOR

Julius Wernher

1850 - 1912

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0094 CHEMIST

Richard Anschütz

1852 - 1937

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0144 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Ernst Fabricius

1857 - 1942

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0151 PHILOLOGIST

Friedrich Marx

1859 - 1941

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0160 PAINTER

Hermione von Preuschen

1854 - 1918

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0165 MATHEMATICIAN

Paul Wolfskehl

1856 - 1906

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0194 ACTOR

Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

1854 - 1945

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0202 AUTHOR

Wilhelm Walloth

1854 - 1932

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0206 POLITICIAN

Otto von Brentano di Tremezzo

1855 - 1927

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0209 MATHEMATICIAN

Friedrich Dingeldey

1859 - 1939

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0237 MECHANIC

Heinrich Kleyer

1853 - 1932

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0259 PHARMACIST

Emanuel August Merck

1855 - 1923

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0290 CHEMIST

Louis Merck

1854 - 1913

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0342 ARCHITECT

Karl Hoffacker

1856 - 1919

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0491 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Anna von Krane

1853 - 1937

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0526 POLITICIAN

Georg Best

1855 - 1946

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0544 PAINTER

Fritz Freund (Maler)

1859 - 1936

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0605 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Riedesel zu Eisenbach

1850 - 1918

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0638 PAINTER

Heinz Heim

1859 - 1895

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0661 CHEMIST

Karl Heumann (Chemiker)

1850 - 1894

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0685 HISTORIAN

Fridrich Pfaff

1855 - 1917

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0686 PHOTOGRAPHER

Carl Backofen

1853 - 1909

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0697 LIBRARIAN

Adolf Schmidt (Bibliothekar)

1857 - 1935

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0712 PROFESSOR

Carl Heim

1858 - 1924

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0715 POLITICIAN

Friedrich von Hombergk zu Vach

1857 - 1935

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0783 MINISTER

August Karl Weber

1859 - 1940

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0815 SINGER

Friedrich Caliga-Reh

1858 - 1904

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0826 ACTOR

Fritz Brehm

1858 - 1928

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0844 LAWYER

Wilhelm Köhler (Verwaltungsjurist)

1858 - 1945

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0856 PAINTER

Wilhelm Johann Bader

1855 - 1920

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0857 PHYSICIST

August Schleiermacher

1857 - 1953

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0893 POLITICIAN

Balthasar Cramer

1851 - 1923

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0895 ACTOR

Mathilde Löffler

1852 - 1903

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0901 WRITER

Gottfried Schwab

1851 - 1903

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0969 MISSING

Auguste Staudinger

1852 - 1944

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1007 POLITICIAN

August Noack (Politiker)

1857 - 1926

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1091 POLITICIAN

Volprecht Riedesel zu Eisenbach (Erbmarschall, 185

1852 - 1939

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