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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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0021 PSYCHOLOGIST

Robert Rosenthal (psychologist)

Born 1933

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0022 PRINCESS

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

1934 - 2017

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0054 CHEMIST

Günter Wächtershäuser

Born 1938

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0073 ARTIST

Lore Bert

Born 1936

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0112 ACADEMIC

Friedrich Ulfers

Born 1934

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0147 ARCHITECT

Jochem Jourdan

Born 1937

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0166 POLITICIAN

Arnold Spruck

1934 - 2013

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0179 LAWYER

Friedhelm von Notz

1935 - 2008

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0198 COMPOSER

Hans Georg Bertram

1936 - 2013

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0201 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Hilberg

1932 - 2015

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0218 GEOGRAPHER

Klaus Wolf (Geograph)

1938 - 2014

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0248 POLITICIAN

Adolf Roth

Born 1937

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0255 ACTOR

Cornelia Kühn-Leitz

1937 - 2016

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0275 PRINCE

Prince Robin of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Born 1938

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0285 TEACHER

Heinrich Dittmar (Historiker)

1934 - 2014

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0308 HISTORIAN

Hansgerd Göckenjan

1938 - 2005

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0317 POLITICIAN

Gerhard O. Pfeffermann

1936 - 2019

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0325 JOURNALIST

Claus Seibel

Born 1936

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0330 COMPOSER

Hans-Georg Lotz

1934 - 2001

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0346 ART HISTORIAN

Hubertus von Gall

1935 - 2018

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0355 MUSIC

Hermann Harrassowitz (Kirchenmusiker)

Born 1930

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0390 ACTOR

Karl Hans Meuser

1931 - 1986

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0407 POLITICIAN

Gerhard Dann

1936 - 2014

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0414 THEOLOGIAN

Helmut Spengler

Born 1931

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0452 LAWYER

Heinz Friedrich Benner

Born 1939

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0495 POLITICIAN

Klaus Haller (Politiker)

1936 - 2020

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0517 BASKET

Peter Nennstiel

1934 - 2009

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