Giessen
Giessen ranks 618th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Niigata (city), Manila, and Buckingham Palace. Memorable people born in Giessen include Wilhelm Liebknecht, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and August Wilhelm von Hofmann. Memorable people who died in Giessen include Étienne Laspeyres, Gustav Spörer, and Ludwig Schlesinger. Giessen has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many mathematicians, and economists. Giessen is located in Germany.
Giessen, spelled Gießen in German, is a town in the German state (Bundesland) of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 university students. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1615 and 1998, Giessen was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Wilhelm Liebknecht, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and August Wilhelm von Hofmann. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Giessen including Étienne Laspeyres, Gustav Spörer, and Ludwig Schlesinger.
People Born in Giessen
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Liebknecht
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1900
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1
Philip William, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1690
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
CHEMIST
1818 - 1892
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 3
Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1635 - 1709
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 4
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 5
Walter Dornberger
ENGINEER
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
Fritz Pfeffer
CELEBRITY
1889 - 1944
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 7
Hermann Levi
COMPOSER
1839 - 1900
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 8
Friedrich Christian Diez
LINGUIST
1794 - 1876
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 9
Karl Kling
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 10
Karl Vogt
PHILOSOPHER
1817 - 1895
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 11
Stefan Bellof
RACING DRIVER
1957 - 1985
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Giessen
Go to all RankingsJulius Wilbrand
CHEMIST
1839 - 1906
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 16
Helge Braun
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 19
Lisa Mayer
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Julia Sude
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
Sako Makata
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
People Deceased in Giessen
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Laspeyres
ECONOMIST
1834 - 1913
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 1
Gustav Spörer
ASTRONOMER
1822 - 1895
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 2
Ludwig Schlesinger
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1933
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3
Hermann Hirt
LINGUIST
1865 - 1936
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 4
Willibald Kreß
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 5
Friedrich Engel
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1941
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Giessen were politicians (7), soccer players (3), athletes (3), chemists (2), and racing drivers (2), while most who died were mathematicians (2), economists (1), astronomers (1), linguists (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Giessen, including Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Volker Bouffier, and Helge Braun. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Giessen, including Wilhelm Liebknecht, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Giessen since 1700.