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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 Wolff
1900 - 1984
Werner Best
1903 - 1989
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
1908 - 1968
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
1906 - 1937
Arvid Harnack
1901 - 1942
Edmund Schlink
1903 - 1984
Ruth Moufang
1905 - 1977
Wilfried Seyferth
1908 - 1954
Basilea Schlink
1904 - 2001
Hermann Engelhard
1903 - 1984
Alfred Filbert
1905 - 1990
Alexander von Dörnberg
1901 - 1983
Josef Herrmann
1903 - 1955
Hélène Elisabeth von Isenburg
1900 - 1974
Katharina Kern
1900 - 1985
Elisabeth Schumacher
1904 - 1942
Walter Pabst
1907 - 1992
Ludwig Petry
1908 - 1991
Adam Winter
1903 - 1978
Wilhelm Karl von Isenburg
1903 - 1956
Hans Möser
1906 - 1948
Ludwig Metzger
1902 - 1993
Johannes Baptist Lotz
1903 - 1992
Walter Boll
1900 - 1985
Jean Kurt Forest
1909 - 1975
Friedel Berges
1903 - 1969
Friedrich Heyer
1908 - 2005
Gerhardt Preuschen
1908 - 2004
Max Krause (Arabist)
1909 - 1944
Hans Elias
1907 - 1985
Ludwig Engel
1906 - 1975
Rudolf Güngerich
1900 - 1975
Wilhelm Hofmann (Pädagoge)
1901 - 1985
Ferdinand Barth (Maler)
1902 - 1979
Hans Wolf Jaeschke
1907 - 1983
Karl Heinz Ruppel
1900 - 1980
Heinz Arnold (Regisseur)
1906 - 1994
Karl Ludwig Lindt
1902 - 1971
Rudolf Mueller (Politiker, 1904)
1904 - 1997
Ludwig Borngässer
1907 - 1994
Fritz Gils
1901 - 1957
Alexander Haas (Kaufmann)
1906 - 1980
Gustav Barthel
1903 - 1972
Karl Willmann
1908 - 1976
Ernst Samesreuther
1908 - 1995
Hans Magel
1905 - 1959
Werner Hennemann
1905 - 1985
Heinz Lindner (Sportfunktionär)
1904 - 1982
Gustav Krämer (Politiker)
1909 - 1991
Eberhard Kautzsch
1905 - 1986
Kurt Schneckendorf
1908 - 2005
Wilhelm Klein (Politiker)
1902 - 1983
Otto Schulz (admiral)
1900 - 1974
Karl Heß (Rechtsanwalt)
1900 - 1975
Theodor Karl Löber
1909 - 1994
Hans Müller (Ingenieur)
1902 - 1968
Philipp Glenz
1903 - 1944
Ernst Jachtmann
1907 - 1980
Rudolf Sang
1900 - 1972
Rudolf Kröning
1903 - 1971
Georg Feller
1906 - 1993
Friedrich Candidus
1904 - 1986
Walter Keil
1905 - 1982
Leonhard Weisgerber
Born 1903