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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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0008 FOOTBALL

Daniel Davari

Born 1988

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0037 FOOTBALL

Christoph Preuß

Born 1981

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0057 PLAYER

Julia Sude

Born 1987

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0076 FOOTBALL

Deniz Vural

Born 1988

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0080 ROWER

Jonathan Koch (rower)

Born 1985

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0083 CANOE

Jan Benzien

Born 1982

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0084 ACTOR

Omar El-Saeidi

Born 1980

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0114 GUITAR

Simon Triebel

Born 1982

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0115 SPORT

Julian Justus

Born 1988

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0124 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Speranza

Born 1982

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0134 ACTOR

Thaddäus Meilinger

Born 1982

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0138 DRIVER

Julian Theobald

Born 1984

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0145 FOOTBALL

Marcel Hagmann

Born 1983

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0149 BASKET

Johannes Lischka

Born 1987

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0152 DRUMMER

Marcel Römer

Born 1982

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0158 HANDBALL

Kevin Schmidt (Handballspieler)

Born 1988

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0164 ACTOR

Luk Pfaff

Born 1981

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0171 ROWER

Paul Dienstbach

Born 1980

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0207 FILM

Helena Hufnagel

Born 1985

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0213 ATHLETIC

Beatrice Marscheck

Born 1985

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0214 PLAYER

Lars Pörschke

Born 1984

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0230 BASKET

Gesche Schünemann

Born 1982

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0244 ARTIST

Julia Charlotte Richter

Born 1982

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0256 SNOWBOARD

Aline Bock

Born 1982

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0259 BASKET

Benjamin Lischka

Born 1989

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0266 HANDBALL

Timm Schneider

Born 1988

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0269 BASSIST

Jakob Kühnemann

Born 1984

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0273 FOOTBALL

Jamaar Taylor

Born 1981

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0326 MODERATOR

Jan Köppen

Born 1983

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0347 PRESENTER

Mark Schepp

Born 1983

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0391 AUTHOR

Anne Spitzner

Born 1988

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0405 ACTOR

Kurosch Abbasi

Born 1986

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0420 HANDBALL

Sebastian Weber (Handballspieler)

Born 1986

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0426 HANDBALL

Christian Rompf

Born 1986

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0430 GAME

Maurice Engelhardt

Born 1983

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0438 MUSIC

Ken Rangkuty

Born 1981

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0446 BASKET

Bastian Kordyaka

Born 1982

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0448 ACTOR

Franziska Herrmann

Born 1985

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0454 SPORT

Yannick Schall

Born 1988

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0456 HANDBALL

Florian Laudt

Born 1984

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0458 BASKET

Hicran Özen

Born 1981

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0475 BASKET

Dominic Cannon

Born 1983

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0486 THEATRE

Jens Daryousch Ravari

Born 1985

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0490 BASKET

Marlena Schön

Born 1987

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0492 MISSING

Jan Hoffrichter

Born 1980

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0494 BASKET

Rolf Scholz

Born 1980

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0497 BASKET

Mathias Perl

Born 1989

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0506 PLAYER

Nicolai Kracht

Born 1989

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