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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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Heinrich Hofmann (painter)
1824 - 1911
Ludwig von Hofmann
1861 - 1945
Julius Lange (painter)
1817 - 1878
Ludwig von Löfftz
1845 - 1910
Paul Weber (artist)
1823 - 1916
August Becker (painter)
1821 - 1887
Karl Raupp
1837 - 1918
Hermione von Preuschen
1854 - 1918
Arnulf Erich Stegmann
1912 - 1984
August Lucas
1803 - 1863
Carl Ernst Christoph Hess
1755 - 1828
Karl Müller (Maler)
1818 - 1893
August Noack
1822 - 1905
Georg Wilhelm Issel
1785 - 1870
Maria von Heider-Schweinitz
1894 - 1974
Pierre Kröger
Born 1938
Johann Tobias Sonntag
1716 - 1774
Richard Wenzel (Maler)
1889 - 1934
Philipp Röth (Maler)
1841 - 1921
Julia Oschatz
Born 1970
Bernd Krimmel
Born 1926
Carl Gunschmann
1895 - 1984
Johann Ludwig Strecker
1721 - 1799
Birgit Sewekow
1946 - 2016
Karl Christian Köhler
1827 - 1890
Fritz Freund (Maler)
1859 - 1936
Heinrich Reinhard Kröh
1841 - 1941
Christian Ludwig von Löwenstern
1701 - 1754
Ernst August Schnittspahn
1795 - 1882
Bruno Erdmann
1915 - 2003
Ferdinand Barth (Maler)
1902 - 1979
Georg Cadora
1939 - 2011
Alexander Wilhelm de Beauclair
1877 - 1962
Heinz Heim
1859 - 1895
Rainer Lind
Born 1954
Rolf Simon-Weidner
Born 1951
Michael Christoph Emanuel Hagelgans
1725 - 1766
Friedrich Jakob Hill
1758 - 1846
Robert Jakob Bock
1896 - 1943
Monika Müller-Leibl
Born 1943
Fritz Gils
1901 - 1957
Marcel Wilhelm Richter
1886 - 1966
Herman Keil
1889 - 1964
Wilhelm Johann Bader
1855 - 1920
Willi Hofferbert
1896 - 1972
Peter Wilhelm App
1803 - 1855
Karl Hermann Kraus
1941 - 1997
Friederike de Beauclair
1882 - 1946