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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×
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.
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.
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Jürgen Flimm
Born 1941
Wolfgang Rübsam
Born 1946
Vincent Klink
Born 1949
Shelley E. Taylor
Born 1946
Urs Kindhäuser
Born 1949
Christa Blanke
Born 1948
Erhard Domay
1940 - 2012
Jürgen Borchert (Jurist)
Born 1949
Christa Habrich
1940 - 2013
Sabine Fehlemann
1941 - 2006
Christiane Conrad
Born 1949
Ernst Theodor Rietschel
Born 1941
Günter Törner
Born 1947
Georg Meier (Schriftsteller)
Born 1947
Wolfram Groddeck
Born 1949
Angelika Westermann
Born 1945
Wolfgang Luh
Born 1940
Clemens Reif
Born 1949
Jan Leidel
Born 1944
Wolf-Lüder Liebermann
Born 1941
Volbert Alexander
Born 1944
Ulrich Nicolai
Born 1949
Volker Paulus
Born 1947
Volker Zimmer
Born 1949
Hans Joachim Suchan
Born 1946
Günter Simon (Politiker)
Born 1940
Erhard van Straaten
Born 1943