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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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0030 COMPOSER

Ferdinand Küchler

1867 - 1937

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0077 PHYSICIST

Ludwig Lange (physicist)

1863 - 1936

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0109 SINGER

Marie Wittich

1868 - 1931

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0141 SEXOLOGIST

Henriette Fürth

1861 - 1938

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0178 ARCHITECT

Hans Meyer (Architekt)

1867 - 1949

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0221 ARTIST

Karl Klingspor

1868 - 1950

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0239 PAINTER

Georg Röder (Maler)

1867 - 1958

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0272 POLITICIAN

Simon Katzenstein

1868 - 1945

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0418 OPERA

Karl Buff

1862 - 1907

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0423 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Mueller (Politiker, 1869)

1869 - 1954

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0432 DIPLOMAT

Paul von Buri

1860 - 1922

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0468 CHEMIST

Ernst Moyat

1868 - 1937

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0508 MANAGER

Carl Ottens

1868 - 1937

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