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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 33 of 1,104 notable people

0018 ACTOR

Hans Christian Blech

1915 - 1993

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0040 PHOTOGRAPHER

Annemarie Heinrich

1912 - 2005

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0060 BOTANIST

Heinz Brücher

1915 - 1991

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0069 ACTOR

Lola Müthel

1919 - 2011

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0079 SOCIOLOGIST

Kurt Heinrich Wolff

1912 - 2003

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0096 PHOTOGRAPHER

Elsbeth Juda

1911 - 2014

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0163 PAINTER

Arnulf Erich Stegmann

1912 - 1984

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0188 HANDBALL

Georg Dascher

1911 - 1944

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0211 HANDBALL

Rudolf Stahl

1912 - 1984

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0253 DESIGNER

Hans Pfannmüller

1916 - 1989

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0272 POLITICIAN

Walter Köbel

1918 - 1965

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0276 MATHEMATICIAN

Otto Buggisch

1910 - 1991

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0293 ACTOR

Georg Lehn

1915 - 1996

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0305 SINGER

Fritz Ollendorff

1912 - 1977

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0473 OFFICER

Hans Hinrichs (General)

1915 - 2004

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0476 LITERARY

Karl August Horst

1913 - 1973

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0517 SCULPTOR

Ulla Scholl

1919 - 2011

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0541 HISTORIAN

Eberhard Naujoks

1915 - 1996

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0542 POLITICIAN

Heinz Kreutzmann

1919 - 2005

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0594 PAINTER

Bruno Erdmann

1915 - 2003

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0647 GEOLOGIST

Werner Zeil

1919 - 2003

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0659 POLITICIAN

Walter Löhr

1911 - 1976

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0731 HISTORIAN

Wilhelm Weyrauch

1914 - 2003

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0744 METEOROLOGIST

Heinrich Faust (Meteorologe)

1912 - 1975

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0792 ENTREPRENEUR

Otto Röhm (Unternehmer, 1912)

1912 - 2004

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0809 LUFTWAFFE

Robert-Georg von Malapert-Neufville

1912 - 1942

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0869 THEOLOGE

Heinrich Kraft (Theologe)

1918 - 1998

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0899 AGRONOMIST

Hermann Mölbert

1916 - 1997

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0912 WRITER

Ulla Weymann

1916 - 2010

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0928 HISTORIAN

Johann Wenzel (Ingenieur)

1918 - 2009

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0929 ACTOR

Rudi Schmitt (Schauspieler)

1914 - 1984

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0999 MISSING

Otto Heinrich Hirschler

1913 - 2001

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1048 OFFICER

Hans Bambey

1915 - 1997

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