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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.

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Showing 39 of 1,104 notable people

0006 PRINCESS

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)

1864 - 1918

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0008 DUKE

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

1868 - 1937

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0020 PRINCESS

Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

1866 - 1953

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0041 PAINTER

Ludwig von Hofmann

1861 - 1945

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0055 POLITICIAN

Bernhard Dernburg

1865 - 1937

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0057 AUTHOR

Karl Wolfskehl

1869 - 1948

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0115 PHYSICIST

August Köhler

1866 - 1948

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0124 CHEMIST

Heinrich Dreser

1860 - 1924

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0142 ZOOLOGIST

Ludwig Heck (Zoologe)

1860 - 1951

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0161 ACADEMIC

Carl A. Schenck

1868 - 1955

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0190 ZOOLOGIST

Axel Klinckowström

1867 - 1936

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0264 ARCHITECT

Hermann Dernburg

1868 - 1935

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0282 PHYSIOLOGIST

Ida Augusta Keller

1866 - 1932

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0295 ARMY

Eric John Eagles Swayne

1863 - 1929

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0310 HISTORIAN

Hans Waitz

1864 - 1942

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0317 CHEMIKER

Willy Merck

1860 - 1932

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0410 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Georg Habich

1868 - 1932

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0487 ARTIST

Adolf Beyer

1869 - 1953

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0520 EXPLORER

Ludwig Freiherr von Stein zu Lausnitz

1868 - 1934

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0597 ACADEMIC

Emil Josse

1866 - 1940

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0606 HISTORIAN

Wilhelm Fabricius (Historiker, 1861)

1861 - 1920

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0610 ENTREPRENEUR

George Merck

1867 - 1926

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0622 POLITICIAN

Georg Büchner (Politiker)

1862 - 1944

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0629 OFFICER

Heinrich von Hofmann

1863 - 1921

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0657 POLITICIAN

Karl Glässing

1866 - 1952

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0660 SCULPTOR

Edmund Fischer

1864 - 1925

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0732 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Reh

1860 - 1946

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0733 LAWYER

Arthur Osann

1862 - 1924

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0777 SINGER

Eduard Göbel

1867 - 1945

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0781 ACTOR

Adele Krèn

1860 - 1882

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0784 ENGINEER

Karl Wirtz (Elektrotechniker)

1861 - 1928

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0805 CHEMIST

Georg Heyl

1866 - 1942

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0873 HISTORIAN

Johann Georg Hinsberg

1862 - 1934

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0922 BEAMTE

Friedrich Martin von Bechtold

1866 - 1924

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0923 BOTANIST

Friedrich Henkel

1867 - 1930

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0962 GENERALMAJOR

Victor von Lepel (Generalmajor)

1863 - 1918

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0983 LIBRARIAN

Ludwig Voltz (Bibliothekar)

1863 - 1932

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1039 GENERALMAJOR

Eduard Kreuter

1864 - 1929

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1070 ENGINEER

Hermann Passavant

1864 - 1940

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