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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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0003 STATESMAN

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner

1854 - 1925

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0093 CHEMIST

Rudolf Leuckart (chemist)

1854 - 1889

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0111 ART HISTORIAN

Friedrich Noack

1858 - 1930

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0117 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Hermann Wilbrand

1851 - 1935

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0122 WRITER

Alfred Bock (Schriftsteller)

1859 - 1932

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0143 NEUROLOGIST

Friedrich Maurer (Anatom)

1859 - 1936

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0328 JUDGE

Friedrich Buff

1859 - 1934

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0332 ROMANIST

Eduard Schwan

1858 - 1893

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0343 CHEMIST

Wilhelm Will

1854 - 1919

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0361 CIVIL SERVICE

Hermann Keller (Hydrologe)

1851 - 1924

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0363 PAINTER

Friedrich Weidig

1859 - 1933

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0402 TEACHER

August Nies

1854 - 1931

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0433 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Gail (Fabrikant)

1854 - 1925

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