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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 55 of 1,104 notable people

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Karlheinz Böhm

1928 - 2014

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Hans Christian Blech

1915 - 1993

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Günter Strack

1929 - 1999

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0069 ACTOR

Lola Müthel

1919 - 2011

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Henriette Mendel

1833 - 1891

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Minh-Khai Phan-Thi

Born 1974

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0089 ACTOR

Paul Frielinghaus

Born 1959

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Wilfried Seyferth

1908 - 1954

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Heinz Werner Kraehkamp

1948 - 2012

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Vince Rockland

Born 1973

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Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

1854 - 1945

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Herbert Weicker

1921 - 1997

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Jürgen Zartmann

Born 1941

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Pia Mechler

Born 1983

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Jochen Diestelmann

1922 - 1983

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Martha Ziegler

1899 - 1957

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Hal Rockland

Born 1975

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Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Born 1957

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Willy Stettner

1895 - 1961

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Helgi Schmid

Born 1986

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Georg Lehn

1915 - 1996

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Leonie Brandis

Born 1977

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Dietrich Hilsdorf

Born 1948

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Sascha Nathan

Born 1977

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Fabian Stromberger

Born 1986

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Beatrix Doderer

Born 1966

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Karl-Heinz Walther

1929 - 1995

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Lydia Schamschula

Born 1981

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Sandra Fleckenstein

Born 1985

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Petra Maria Grühn

Born 1950

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Danny Gürtler

1875 - 1971

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Adele Reuter-Eichberg

Died 1928

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Jürgen Morche

Born 1955

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Viktor Senger

1870 - 1942

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Soner Ulutaş

Born 1980

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Karl Ludwig Lindt

1902 - 1971

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Otto Dornewaß

1840 - 1905

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Jannis Meng

Born 1988

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Sarah Sandeh

Born 1984

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Hans Nerking

1888 - 1964

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0781 ACTOR

Adele Krèn

1860 - 1882

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Petra Madita Pape

Born 1969

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Fritz Brehm

1858 - 1928

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Florian Mania

Born 1984

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Ernst Langheinz

1894 - 1972

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0868 ACTOR

Hans Magel

1905 - 1959

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Mathilde Löffler

1852 - 1903

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Rudi Schmitt (Schauspieler)

1914 - 1984

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Katarina Schmidt

Born 1988

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Ludwig Mayr

1876 - 1948

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Georg Weber (Schauspieler, 1842)

1842 - 1899

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Rudolf Sang

1900 - 1972

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1056 ACTOR

Friedrich Candidus

1904 - 1986

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Steffen Klewar

Born 1982

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Fritz Schmidt (Schauspieler, 1842)

1842 - 1898

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