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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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0002 CHEMIST

August Wilhelm von Hofmann

1818 - 1892

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0054 CHEMIST

Günter Wächtershäuser

Born 1938

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0061 CHEMIST

Julius Wilbrand

1839 - 1906

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0093 CHEMIST

Rudolf Leuckart (chemist)

1854 - 1889

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0101 CHEMIST

Helmut Ringsdorf

Born 1929

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0186 CHEMIST

Ernst Theodor Rietschel

Born 1941

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0303 CHEMIST

Hermann von Liebig

1831 - 1894

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0320 CHEMIST

Simone Techert

Born 1968

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0343 CHEMIST

Wilhelm Will

1854 - 1919

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0353 CHEMIST

August Laubenheimer

1848 - 1904

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0369 CHEMIST

Hermann Braune

1886 - 1977

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0375 CHEMIST

Arne Thomas

Born 1975

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0468 CHEMIST

Ernst Moyat

1868 - 1937

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