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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

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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 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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Showing 64 of 1,104 notable people

0010 OFFICER

Karl Wolff

1900 - 1984

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0013 LAWYER

Werner Best

1903 - 1989

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0017 ARISTOCRAT

Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine

1908 - 1968

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0036 ARISTOCRAT

Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse

1906 - 1937

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0056 ECONOMIST

Arvid Harnack

1901 - 1942

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0077 THEOLOGIAN

Edmund Schlink

1903 - 1984

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0090 MATHEMATICIAN

Ruth Moufang

1905 - 1977

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0101 ACTOR

Wilfried Seyferth

1908 - 1954

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0119 WRITER

Basilea Schlink

1904 - 2001

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0135 ATHLETIC

Hermann Engelhard

1903 - 1984

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0152 LAWYER

Alfred Filbert

1905 - 1990

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0155 DIPLOMAT

Alexander von Dörnberg

1901 - 1983

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0158 OPERA

Josef Herrmann

1903 - 1955

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0232 PRINCE

Hélène Elisabeth von Isenburg

1900 - 1974

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0240 POLITICIAN

Katharina Kern

1900 - 1985

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0263 ACTIVIST

Elisabeth Schumacher

1904 - 1942

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0271 ROMANIST

Walter Pabst

1907 - 1992

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0285 MEDIEVALIST

Ludwig Petry

1908 - 1991

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0288 CERAMIST

Adam Winter

1903 - 1978

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0300 GENEALOGIST

Wilhelm Karl von Isenburg

1903 - 1956

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0322 POLITICIAN

Hans Möser

1906 - 1948

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0339 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Metzger

1902 - 1993

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0372 PHILOSOPHER

Johannes Baptist Lotz

1903 - 1992

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0376 ART HISTORIAN

Walter Boll

1900 - 1985

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0385 COMPOSER

Jean Kurt Forest

1909 - 1975

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0401 SWIMMER

Friedel Berges

1903 - 1969

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0407 HISTORIAN

Friedrich Heyer

1908 - 2005

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0408 ACADEMIC

Gerhardt Preuschen

1908 - 2004

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0485 MATHEMATICIAN

Max Krause (Arabist)

1909 - 1944

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0498 ANATOMIST

Hans Elias

1907 - 1985

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0508 POLITICIAN

Ludwig Engel

1906 - 1975

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0534 PHILOLOGIST

Rudolf Güngerich

1900 - 1975

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0572 TEACHER

Wilhelm Hofmann (Pädagoge)

1901 - 1985

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0612 PAINTER

Ferdinand Barth (Maler)

1902 - 1979

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0632 DIPLOMAT

Hans Wolf Jaeschke

1907 - 1983

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0646 WRITER

Karl Heinz Ruppel

1900 - 1980

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0652 MUSIC

Heinz Arnold (Regisseur)

1906 - 1994

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0702 ACTOR

Karl Ludwig Lindt

1902 - 1971

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0720 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Mueller (Politiker, 1904)

1904 - 1997

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0725 LIBRARIAN

Ludwig Borngässer

1907 - 1994

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0750 PAINTER

Fritz Gils

1901 - 1957

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0763 MERCHANT

Alexander Haas (Kaufmann)

1906 - 1980

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0818 KUNST

Gustav Barthel

1903 - 1972

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0835 POLITICIAN

Karl Willmann

1908 - 1976

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0858 ARCHÄOLOGE

Ernst Samesreuther

1908 - 1995

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0868 ACTOR

Hans Magel

1905 - 1959

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0885 POLITICIAN

Werner Hennemann

1905 - 1985

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0909 FOOTBALL

Heinz Lindner (Sportfunktionär)

1904 - 1982

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0913 POLITICIAN

Gustav Krämer (Politiker)

1909 - 1991

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0927 GEOLOGIST

Eberhard Kautzsch

1905 - 1986

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0950 ARCHITECT

Kurt Schneckendorf

1908 - 2005

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0952 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Klein (Politiker)

1902 - 1983

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0958 MILITAR

Otto Schulz (admiral)

1900 - 1974

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0961 VORSITZENDER

Karl Heß (Rechtsanwalt)

1900 - 1975

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0993 PHOTOGRAPHER

Theodor Karl Löber

1909 - 1994

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0996 ENGINEER

Hans Müller (Ingenieur)

1902 - 1968

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1009 POLITICIAN

Philipp Glenz

1903 - 1944

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1042 MISSING

Ernst Jachtmann

1907 - 1980

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1043 ACTOR

Rudolf Sang

1900 - 1972

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1044 JUDGE

Rudolf Kröning

1903 - 1971

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1046 TRADE UNION

Georg Feller

1906 - 1993

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1056 ACTOR

Friedrich Candidus

1904 - 1986

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1077 CIVIL SERVICE

Walter Keil

1905 - 1982

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1098 MISSING

Leonhard Weisgerber

Born 1903

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