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.
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
Christian Wilhelm von Eyben
1663 - 1727
Andreas Orosz
Born 1960
Hermann von Liebig
1831 - 1894
Franz Umpfenbach
1835 - 1885
Karl Otto Watzinger
1913 - 2006
Wilhelm Lindeck
1833 - 1911
Ilse von Randow
1901 - 1998
Hansgerd Göckenjan
1938 - 2005
Susanna Gilbert-Sättele
Born 1953
Georg Ludwig Alefeld
1732 - 1774
Sophie Eleonore Walther
1723 - 1754
Clemens Reif
Born 1949
Karl Pfeiffer (Unternehmer)
1901 - 1976
Matthias Büger
Born 1969
Heinrich Christian Michael Rettig
1799 - 1836
Jan Leidel
Born 1944
Gerhard O. Pfeffermann
1936 - 2019
F. Rudolf Vogel
1849 - 1926
Heinrich Schönhals
1901 - 1981
Simone Techert
Born 1968
Johann Ernst Neubauer
1742 - 1777
Erika Baum
Born 1951
Christoph Schuck
Born 1976
Tabea Waßmuth
Born 1996
Claus Seibel
Born 1936
Jan Köppen
Born 1983
Johann Christoph Balser
1710 - 1750
Friedrich Buff
1859 - 1934
Wolf-Lüder Liebermann
Born 1941
Hans-Georg Lotz
1934 - 2001
Alwin Michael Rueffer
1916 - 1986
Eduard Schwan
1858 - 1893
Lars Amend
Born 1978
Kai-Uwe Schnell
Born 1967
Konrad Georgi
1799 - 1857
Hans Schmandt
1920 - 1993
Felix Blumenfeld (Mediziner)
1873 - 1942
Ludwig Clemm
1893 - 1975
Friedrich Heinrich Christian Schwarz
1766 - 1837
Günther Kern
1923 - 1995
Volbert Alexander
Born 1944
Georg Gail
1884 - 1950
Wilhelm Will
1854 - 1919
Franz Vogt (Unternehmer)
1920 - 2006
Roger Erb
Born 1961
Hubertus von Gall
1935 - 2018
Mark Schepp
Born 1983
Ulrich Nicolai
Born 1949
Hans-Jürgen Hackenberg
Born 1950
Johann Wilhelm Christian Gustav Casparson
1729 - 1802
Reimund Schmidt-De Caluwe
Born 1956
Alfred Dingeldey
1894 - 1949
August Laubenheimer
1848 - 1904
Wilhelm Hulderich Waldschmidt
1669 - 1731
Hermann Harrassowitz (Kirchenmusiker)
Born 1930
Günther Hermann
Born 1956
Ludwig Doermer
1877 - 1942
Saskia Schüler
Born 1964
Emil Foerster (Künstler)
1822 - 1906
Uwe Buß
Born 1967
Hermann Keller (Hydrologe)
1851 - 1924
August Bramm
1829 - 1889
Friedrich Weidig
1859 - 1933
Gottfried North
1920 - 2003
Heinz Geilfus
1890 - 1956
Hans Jakob Haller
1906 - 1991
Julia Wenzl
Born 1990
Owi Mahn
Born 1972
Hermann Braune
1886 - 1977
Markus Engelhardt
Born 1956
Erwin Essl
1910 - 2001
Otfried Praetorius
1878 - 1964
Paul Martin (Musiker)
Born 1927
Arthur Osann senior
1829 - 1908
Arne Thomas
Born 1975
Hektor Rössler
1806 - 1875
Theo Ennisch
1905 - 1983
Karl Spamer
1842 - 1892
Johann Wurmser
1599 - 1659
Michael Schäfer (Politiker, 1972)
Born 1972
Julius Reiber
1883 - 1960
Robin F. A. Moritz
Born 1952
Eduard von Grolman
1812 - 1890
Karl Ferdinand Schulz
1782 - 1871
Franz Theophil Becker
1902 - 1996
Johann Arnoldi
1648 - 1718
Hellmuth Mueller-Leutert
1892 - 1973
Georg Krug (Politiker, 1801)
1801 - 1878
Stanislaus Mink von Wennsshein
1620 - 1699
Karl Hans Meuser
1931 - 1986
Anne Spitzner
Born 1988
Hermann Stein
1919 - 1995
Volker Münn
Born 1960
Ernst Venus
1880 - 1971
Georg Ludwig Kaemmerer
1819 - 1876
Ernst Thom
1713 - 1773
Adolf Klingspor
1870 - 1955
Lina Arndt
Born 1996
Sven Schlicht
Born 1991
Ludwig Conrad Smalcalder
1696 - 1774
Curt Emmelius
1882 - 1968
August Nies
1854 - 1931
Rudolf Schlosser
1880 - 1944
Hermann Molter
1914 - 1978
Kurosch Abbasi
Born 1986
Peter Gerber (Manager)
Born 1964
Gerhard Dann
1936 - 2014
Jonas Müller (Handballspieler)
Born 1996
August von Grolman
1805 - 1848
Theodor Goldmann
1821 - 1905
Jan Gorr
Born 1978
Ernst Vix
1834 - 1902
Uwe Schulz (Politiker)
Born 1961
Helmut Spengler
Born 1931
Jan Hax Halama
Born 1975
Karl Bücking
1809 - 1866
Walther Steinhäuser
1908 - 1946
Karl Buff
1862 - 1907
Dieter Strack
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Sebastian Weber (Handballspieler)
Born 1986
Doris Wetterhahn
1921 - 1983
Emil von Grolman
1809 - 1864
Rudolf Mueller (Politiker, 1869)
1869 - 1954
Till Klimpke
Born 1998
Waldemar Winther
1897 - 1983
Christian Rompf
Born 1986
Oliver Schepp
Born 1971
Jutta Kunz
Born 1955
Friedrich von Grolman
1784 - 1859
Maurice Engelhardt
Born 1983
Erasmus Sack
1633 - 1697
Paul von Buri
1860 - 1922
Wilhelm Gail (Fabrikant)
1854 - 1925
Christian Balser
Born 1975
Maria Birnbaum (Politikerin)
1872 - 1959
Frederic Count de Thoms
1669 - 1746
Andreas Karczewski
Born 1965
Ken Rangkuty
Born 1981
Christine Ishaque
Born 1972
Kurt Steinbach (Zahnmediziner)
1890 - 1974
Jutta Paulus
Born 1967
Volker Paulus
Born 1947
Georg Höpfner
1780 - 1845
Volker Zimmer
Born 1949
Gerhard Feller
Born 1925
Bastian Kordyaka
Born 1982
Carl von Buseck
1799 - 1870
Franziska Herrmann
Born 1985
Frank Lorber
Born 1975
Julia Gaudermann
Born 1992
Moritz Zörb
Born 1995
Heinz Friedrich Benner
Born 1939
Bernd Müller (Politiker)
Born 1953
Yannick Schall
Born 1988
Helga Lopez
Born 1952
Florian Laudt
Born 1984
Hendrik Schulte (Moderator)
Born 1973
Hicran Özen
Born 1981
Otto Kunze
1895 - 1934
Ludwig Zimmermann (Richter)
1806 - 1881
Marie-Luise Schmidt
Born 1958
Heinrich Stein (Richter)
1805 - 1885
Heinrich Knorr
1830 - 1904
Werner Damm
Born 1951
Alma Gildenast
Born 1990
Ludwig Euler
1830 - 1908
Mechthild von Gießen
1155 - 1203
Ernst Moyat
1868 - 1937
Georg Kempf
1809 - 1883
Hans Joachim Suchan
Born 1946
Karl Moter
1811 - 1888
Ralf Willershäuser
Born 1964
Falko Theilig
Born 1992
Günter Simon (Politiker)
Born 1940
Dominic Cannon
Born 1983
Emil Rausch (Offizier)
1877 - 1914
Klaus-Peter Weinhold
Born 1953
Andreas Czerney
Born 1967
Bjarne Kraushaar
Born 1999
Uwe Inderthal
Born 1967
Heiko Becker
Born 1954
Nicola Happel
Born 1992
Erhard van Straaten
Born 1943
Ingo Froese
Born 1957
Ralf Inderthal
Born 1967
Jens Daryousch Ravari
Born 1985
Dietmar Weihrich
Born 1964
Ferdinand Gail
1826 - 1885
Ludwig Knorr (Richter)
1827 - 1905
Marlena Schön
Born 1987
Hans Müller (Jurist, 1906)
1906 - 1947
Jan Hoffrichter
Born 1980
Arnold Schmidt-Brücken
1905 - 1986
Rolf Scholz
Born 1980
Klaus Haller (Politiker)
1936 - 2020
Hermann Karl Schenck zu Schweinsberg
1900 - 1974
Mathias Perl
Born 1989
Karl Orbig
1845 - 1928
Werner Krumholz
Born 1956
Wilhelm Schmitt (Politiker)
1810 - 1855
Wilhelm Müller (Politiker, 1790)
1790 - 1844
Alen Pjanic
Born 1997
Karl Hess (Politiker)
1798 - 1835
Wilhelm Gustav Groos
1824 - 1852
Georg Krauskopf
1789 - 1860
Nicolai Kracht
Born 1989
Werner Raykowski
1911 - 2006
Carl Ottens
1868 - 1937
August Hess (Politiker)
1832 - 1897
Paul Jungblut
1878 - 1926
Johann Philipp Rosenbach
1606 - 1669
Christian Zimmermann (General)
1774 - 1832
Hans Oeser
1799 - 1858
Hedwig Runowski
1895 - 1958
Rudolf Hirschhorn
1834 - 1921
Arno Enners
Born 1964
Peter Nennstiel
1934 - 2009