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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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Karl Muck
1859 - 1940
Alfred Messel
1853 - 1909
Ludwig Hoffmann (architect)
1852 - 1932
Wilhelm Hallwachs
1859 - 1922
Julius Wernher
1850 - 1912
Richard Anschütz
1852 - 1937
Ernst Fabricius
1857 - 1942
Friedrich Marx
1859 - 1941
Hermione von Preuschen
1854 - 1918
Paul Wolfskehl
1856 - 1906
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
1854 - 1945
Wilhelm Walloth
1854 - 1932
Otto von Brentano di Tremezzo
1855 - 1927
Friedrich Dingeldey
1859 - 1939
Heinrich Kleyer
1853 - 1932
Emanuel August Merck
1855 - 1923
Louis Merck
1854 - 1913
Karl Hoffacker
1856 - 1919
Anna von Krane
1853 - 1937
Georg Best
1855 - 1946
Fritz Freund (Maler)
1859 - 1936
Wilhelm Riedesel zu Eisenbach
1850 - 1918
Heinz Heim
1859 - 1895
Karl Heumann (Chemiker)
1850 - 1894
Fridrich Pfaff
1855 - 1917
Carl Backofen
1853 - 1909
Adolf Schmidt (Bibliothekar)
1857 - 1935
Carl Heim
1858 - 1924
Friedrich von Hombergk zu Vach
1857 - 1935
August Karl Weber
1859 - 1940
Friedrich Caliga-Reh
1858 - 1904
Fritz Brehm
1858 - 1928
Wilhelm Köhler (Verwaltungsjurist)
1858 - 1945
Wilhelm Johann Bader
1855 - 1920
August Schleiermacher
1857 - 1953
Balthasar Cramer
1851 - 1923
Mathilde Löffler
1852 - 1903
Gottfried Schwab
1851 - 1903
Auguste Staudinger
1852 - 1944
August Noack (Politiker)
1857 - 1926
Volprecht Riedesel zu Eisenbach (Erbmarschall, 185
1852 - 1939