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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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0010 BARRISTER

Hartley Shawcross

1902 - 2003

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0034 PAINTER

Hein Heckroth

1901 - 1970

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0063 HISTORIAN

Fritz Heichelheim

1901 - 1968

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0123 ACTOR

Hanna Waag

1904 - 1995

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0136 HISTORIAN

Paul L. Strack

1904 - 1941

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0170 ACTOR

Ludwig Linkmann

1902 - 1963

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0228 ACADEMIC

Wilhelm Boeck

1908 - 1998

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0245 ETHNOLOGIST

Ewald Volhard

1900 - 1945

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0270 POLITICIAN

Ernst Holtzmann

1902 - 1996

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0280 COMPOSER

Gustav Adolf Schlemm

1902 - 1987

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0307 WEAVER

Ilse von Randow

1901 - 1998

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0313 MANAGER

Karl Pfeiffer (Unternehmer)

1901 - 1976

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0319 LAWYER

Heinrich Schönhals

1901 - 1981

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0366 ORGANIST

Hans Jakob Haller

1906 - 1991

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0377 ACTOR

Theo Ennisch

1905 - 1983

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0385 SURGEON

Franz Theophil Becker

1902 - 1996

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0417 GEOLOGIST

Walther Steinhäuser

1908 - 1946

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0491 JUDGE

Hans Müller (Jurist, 1906)

1906 - 1947

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0493 POLITICIAN

Arnold Schmidt-Brücken

1905 - 1986

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0496 LAWYER

Hermann Karl Schenck zu Schweinsberg

1900 - 1974

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