51.3158° N, 9.4980° E
KASSEL
Most Famous People Born in Kassel, Germany
- Notable people
- 1,196
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1904
- Most distinctive
- Aristocrat 7.0×
Kassel reads like a former princely seat that never quite stopped being one. The thick Aristocrat bench is the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel and their sprawling extended family, the Art Historian depth is documenta and the museum culture it seeded after 1955, and the disproportionate Architect count belongs to the slow rebuilding of a city almost completely flattened in 1943.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kassel during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Kassel Is Known For
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Politician is Kassel's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (131).
Kassel over-indexes on aristocrat — 7.0× the global rate.
Kassel under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Kassel's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Other
- Filtered to 1770s Clear ×
Johann Martin von Rohden
1778 - 1868
Johann Bernhard Logier
1777 - 1846
Friedrich von Motz
1775 - 1830
Johann Christoph Ullmann
1771 - 1821
Carl Friedrich Ebers
1770 - 1836
Friedrich Wilhelm August Murhard
1779 - 1853
Nina d’Aubigny von Engelbrunner
1770 - 1847
Philippine von Reden
1775 - 1841
Carl Friedrich Heinrich Levin von Wintzingerode �
1778 - 1856
Heinrich von Porbeck
1771 - 1809
Christian Ludwig Runde
1773 - 1849
Burkhard Wilhelm Pfeiffer
1777 - 1852
Friedrich Wilhelm von Loßberg (1776–1848) – W
1776 - 1848
Carl Rivalier von Meysenbug
1779 - 1847
Frédéric Guillaume de Donop
1773 - 1815
Georg Wilhelm Stein der Jüngere
1773 - 1870
Christoph Ullmann (Mediziner)
1773 - 1849
Johann Adam Vogt
1773 - 1845
Carl Philipp Emil von Hanstein
1772 - 1861
Georg Wilhelm Carl
1770 - 1826
John Bott
1779 - 1836
Carl Ludwig August von Benning
1776 - 1829
Friedrich Christoph von Schmincke
1775 - 1845
Carl Jonas Pfeiffer
1779 - 1836