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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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0023 FOOTBALL

Demis Nikolaidis

Born 1973

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0024 POLITICIAN

Helge Braun

Born 1972

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0031 FILM

Christian Ditter

Born 1977

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0038 ATHLETIC

Charles Friedek

Born 1971

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0060 ACTOR

Shaghayegh Dehghan

Born 1979

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0064 ACTOR

Jesko Friedrich

Born 1974

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0070 ACTOR

Jochen Schropp

Born 1978

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0078 FOOTBALL

Matthias Hagner

Born 1974

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0081 SCULPTOR

Anne Imhof

Born 1978

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0113 ACTOR

Daniel Krauss

Born 1973

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0139 PHILOSOPHER

Tatjana Višak

Born 1974

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0157 ACADEMIC

Sabine Müller (Althistorikerin)

Born 1972

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0161 PRESENTER

Verena Araghi

Born 1975

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0173 AUTHOR

Sophie Dannenberg

Born 1971

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0174 BASKET

Christian Bischoff (Autor)

Born 1976

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0182 FILM

Mirjam Kubescha

Born 1971

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0185 PIANIST

Katie Freudenschuss

Born 1976

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0187 AUTHOR

Stefan Gärtner

Born 1973

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0199 ACADEMIC

Sascha Feuchert

Born 1971

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0200 JOURNALIST

Thomas Ramge

Born 1971

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0210 JOURNALIST

Astrid Geisler (Journalistin)

Born 1974

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0211 ATHLETIC

Nkechi Madubuko

Born 1972

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0212 PATHOLOGIST

Marcel Verhoff

Born 1970

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0215 HISTORIAN

Louis Pahlow

Born 1970

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0222 POLITICIAN

Dagmar Schmidt (Politikerin, 1973)

Born 1973

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0236 GUITAR

Lars Peter Lueg

Born 1974

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0242 JOURNALIST

Christoph Amend

Born 1974

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0243 PHYSICIST

Rafaela Hillerbrand

Born 1976

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0246 ACADEMIC

Steffen Augsberg

Born 1976

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0249 ACTOR

Katharina Schmalenberg

Born 1973

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0254 ECONOMIST

Oliver Hinz

Born 1974

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0260 PAINTER

Kim Nekarda

Born 1973

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0268 ACADEMIC

Kai von Lewinski

Born 1970

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0277 FILM

Jochen Retter

Born 1970

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0294 ENTREPRENEUR

Olaf Amblank

Born 1970

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0323 ACADEMIC

Christoph Schuck

Born 1976

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0333 AUTHOR

Lars Amend

Born 1978

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0368 FILM

Owi Mahn

Born 1972

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0375 CHEMIST

Arne Thomas

Born 1975

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0380 POLITICIAN

Michael Schäfer (Politiker, 1972)

Born 1972

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0411 COACH

Jan Gorr

Born 1978

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0415 COSTUME DESIGNER

Jan Hax Halama

Born 1975

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0427 PHOTOGRAPHER

Oliver Schepp

Born 1971

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0434 ACTOR

Christian Balser

Born 1975

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0439 BASKET

Christine Ishaque

Born 1972

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0449 JOCKEY

Frank Lorber

Born 1975

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0457 RADIO

Hendrik Schulte (Moderator)

Born 1973

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