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GIESSEN

Most Famous People Born in Giessen, Germany

Notable people
517
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1934
Most distinctive
Chemist 7.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Giessen during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Giessen Is Known For

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Politician is Giessen's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (72).

Giessen over-indexes on chemist — 7.2× the global rate.

Giessen under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician72
  2. Academic31
  3. Actor24
  4. Basket22
  5. Football20
  6. Painter16
  7. Chemist13
  8. Lawyer13
  1. Chemist137.2×
  2. Handball116.8×
  3. Academic315.9×
  4. Psychologist55.2×
  5. Art Historian55.1×
  6. Basket223.4×
  7. Physician123.4×
  8. Physicist73.3×
  1. Football200.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Giessen's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0014 ECONOMIST

Georg Friedrich Knapp

1842 - 1926

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0043 PHYSICIAN

Heinrich Curschmann

1846 - 1910

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0048 POET

Ernst Eckstein

1845 - 1900

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0066 ANATOMIST

Karl von Bardeleben

1849 - 1919

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0132 HISTORIAN

Karl Sell (Theologe)

1845 - 1914

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0133 PHILOLOGIST

Wilhelm Clemm

1843 - 1883

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0262 ENTREPRENEUR

Wilhelm Sundheim

1840 - 1903

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0318 ARCHITECT

F. Rudolf Vogel

1849 - 1926

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0353 CHEMIST

August Laubenheimer

1848 - 1904

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0378 PSYCHOLOGIST

Karl Spamer

1842 - 1892

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0498 POLITICIAN

Karl Orbig

1845 - 1928

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