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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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Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
1872 - 1918
Theodor Duesterberg
1875 - 1950
Otto Buchinger
1878 - 1966
Carl Watzinger
1877 - 1948
Helene Christaller
1872 - 1953
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)
1874 - 1878
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
1870 - 1873
Ludwig Habich
1872 - 1949
Eduard Kohlrausch
1874 - 1948
Otto Eger
1877 - 1949
Adolf Zeller
1871 - 1945
Wilhelm Jost (Architekt)
1874 - 1944
Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt
1875 - 1953
Friedrich Reinhart
1871 - 1943
Danny Gürtler
1875 - 1971
Alexander Wilhelm de Beauclair
1877 - 1962
Robert Schneider (Dichter)
1875 - 1945
Viktor Senger
1870 - 1942
Eduard Wolfskehl
1874 - 1943
Heinrich Delp
1878 - 1945
Julius Dutoit
1872 - 1958
Terese Robinson
1873 - 1945
Paul Draudt
1877 - 1944
Fritz Curschmann (Mediziner)
1879 - 1961
Hermann Maria Scholl
1875 - 1957
Ludwig Mayr
1876 - 1948
Konrad Haury
1872 - 1931
Ludwig Hauß
1871 - 1941
Friedrich Moritz Mainzer
1875 - 1955
Karl Hofferbert
1877 - 1942
Hermann Schede
1879 - 1943