Darmstadt
Darmstadt ranks 201st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Westminster, Tel Aviv, and Boulogne-Billancourt. Memorable people born in Darmstadt include Justus von Liebig, Alexandra Feodorovna, and August Kekulé. Memorable people who died in Darmstadt include Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. Darmstadt has been the birth place of many politicians, and noblemen and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Darmstadt is located in Germany.
Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area. Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest city in the state of Hesse after Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, and Kassel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1577 and 2000, Darmstadt was the birth place of 62 globally memorable people, including Justus von Liebig, Alexandra Feodorovna, and August Kekulé. Additionaly, 34 globally memorable people have passed away in Darmstadt including Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse.
People Born in Darmstadt
Go to all RankingsJustus von Liebig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 1
Alexandra Feodorovna
NOBLEMAN
1872 - 1918
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 2
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 3
Maria Alexandrovna
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1880
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1892
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 5
Karl Wolff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 6
Karl-Otto Koch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1945
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 7
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 8
Karlheinz Böhm
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
WRITER
1868 - 1937
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 10
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1888
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 11
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Darmstadt
Go to all RankingsLudwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1881
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 36
Friederike Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1698 - 1777
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 43
Heinrich Hofmann
PAINTER
1824 - 1911
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 48
Johann Jacob Dillenius
BIOLOGIST
1684 - 1747
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 49
Jacob Volhard
CHEMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 50
Ruth Moufang
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 57
People Deceased in Darmstadt
Go to all RankingsPrincess Alice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 1
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1892
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 2
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 3
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1830
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 4
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1774
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5
Bruno Maderna
COMPOSER
1920 - 1973
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 6
Friedrich von Flotow
COMPOSER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 7
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1661
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 8
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 9
Edmund Veesenmayer
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 10
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1596
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 11
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1768
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Darmstadt
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Most individuals born in present day Darmstadt were politicians (22), noblemen (7), military personnels (6), chemists (4), and soccer players (3), while most who died were politicians (19), composers (5), noblemen (4), companions (1), and economists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Darmstadt, including Bruno Labbadia, Roberto Soriano, and Jonathan Burkardt. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Darmstadt, including Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Darmstadt since 1700.