50.5834° N, 8.6667° E
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.
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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Wilhelm Liebknecht
1826 - 1900
Volker Bouffier
Born 1951
Helge Braun
Born 1972
Udo Bullmann
Born 1956
Albert Osswald
1919 - 1996
Gustav Böß
1873 - 1946
Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher
1889 - 1992
Lucia Puttrich
Born 1961
Abraham Bar Menachem
1912 - 2017
Heinrich Karl Jaup
1781 - 1860
Arnold Spruck
1934 - 2013
Dagmar Schmidt (Politikerin, 1973)
Born 1973
Wolfgang Greilich
Born 1954
Adolf Roth
Born 1937
Emmy Diemer-Nicolaus
1910 - 2008
Ernst Holtzmann
1902 - 1996
Simon Katzenstein
1868 - 1945
Wilhelm Conrad (Politiker)
1911 - 1971
Karl Otto Watzinger
1913 - 2006
Clemens Reif
Born 1949
Matthias Büger
Born 1969
Gerhard O. Pfeffermann
1936 - 2019
Konrad Georgi
1799 - 1857
Alfred Dingeldey
1894 - 1949
August Bramm
1829 - 1889
Erwin Essl
1910 - 2001
Hektor Rössler
1806 - 1875
Michael Schäfer (Politiker, 1972)
Born 1972
Julius Reiber
1883 - 1960
Eduard von Grolman
1812 - 1890
Karl Ferdinand Schulz
1782 - 1871
Georg Krug (Politiker, 1801)
1801 - 1878
Hermann Stein
1919 - 1995
Georg Ludwig Kaemmerer
1819 - 1876
Adolf Klingspor
1870 - 1955
Hermann Molter
1914 - 1978
Gerhard Dann
1936 - 2014
Theodor Goldmann
1821 - 1905
Uwe Schulz (Politiker)
Born 1961
Karl Bücking
1809 - 1866
Emil von Grolman
1809 - 1864
Rudolf Mueller (Politiker, 1869)
1869 - 1954
Friedrich von Grolman
1784 - 1859
Wilhelm Gail (Fabrikant)
1854 - 1925
Maria Birnbaum (Politikerin)
1872 - 1959
Jutta Paulus
Born 1967
Georg Höpfner
1780 - 1845
Carl von Buseck
1799 - 1870
Bernd Müller (Politiker)
Born 1953
Helga Lopez
Born 1952
Ludwig Zimmermann (Richter)
1806 - 1881
Marie-Luise Schmidt
Born 1958
Heinrich Stein (Richter)
1805 - 1885
Georg Kempf
1809 - 1883
Karl Moter
1811 - 1888
Günter Simon (Politiker)
Born 1940
Dietmar Weihrich
Born 1964
Ferdinand Gail
1826 - 1885
Ludwig Knorr (Richter)
1827 - 1905
Arnold Schmidt-Brücken
1905 - 1986
Klaus Haller (Politiker)
1936 - 2020
Karl Orbig
1845 - 1928
Wilhelm Schmitt (Politiker)
1810 - 1855
Wilhelm Müller (Politiker, 1790)
1790 - 1844
Karl Hess (Politiker)
1798 - 1835
Georg Krauskopf
1789 - 1860
August Hess (Politiker)
1832 - 1897
Paul Jungblut
1878 - 1926
Hans Oeser
1799 - 1858
Hedwig Runowski
1895 - 1958
Rudolf Hirschhorn
1834 - 1921
Arno Enners
Born 1964