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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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Showing 31 of 517 notable people

0033 ACADEMIC

Karl Engisch

1899 - 1990

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0075 ACADEMIC

Urs Kindhäuser

Born 1949

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0112 ACADEMIC

Friedrich Ulfers

Born 1934

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0126 ACADEMIC

Franz Dornseiff

1888 - 1960

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0137 ACADEMIC

Gustav Heyer (forester)

1826 - 1883

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0146 ACADEMIC

Kaspar Ebel

1595 - 1664

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0157 ACADEMIC

Sabine Müller (Althistorikerin)

Born 1972

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0159 ACADEMIC

Joachim Vogel (Jurist)

1963 - 2013

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0199 ACADEMIC

Sascha Feuchert

Born 1971

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0201 ACADEMIC

Wolfgang Hilberg

1932 - 2015

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0216 ACADEMIC

Jörg Ennuschat

Born 1965

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0227 ACADEMIC

Wolfram Groddeck

Born 1949

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0228 ACADEMIC

Wilhelm Boeck

1908 - 1998

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0232 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Seelbach

Born 1952

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0233 ACADEMIC

Matthias Ruffert

Born 1966

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0240 ACADEMIC

Michael Walter (Musikwissenschaftler)

Born 1958

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0246 ACADEMIC

Steffen Augsberg

Born 1976

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0247 ACADEMIC

Angelika Bier

Born 1952

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0268 ACADEMIC

Kai von Lewinski

Born 1970

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0271 ACADEMIC

Harald Danne

Born 1955

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0300 ACADEMIC

Johann Melchior Verdries

1679 - 1735

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0322 ACADEMIC

Erika Baum

Born 1951

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0323 ACADEMIC

Christoph Schuck

Born 1976

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0329 ACADEMIC

Wolf-Lüder Liebermann

Born 1941

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0339 ACADEMIC

Friedrich Heinrich Christian Schwarz

1766 - 1837

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0348 ACADEMIC

Ulrich Nicolai

Born 1949

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0351 ACADEMIC

Reimund Schmidt-De Caluwe

Born 1956

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0379 ACADEMIC

Johann Wurmser

1599 - 1659

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0382 ACADEMIC

Robin F. A. Moritz

Born 1952

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0409 ACADEMIC

August von Grolman

1805 - 1848

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0499 ACADEMIC

Werner Krumholz

Born 1956

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