Giessen
Giessen ranks 612th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lucca, Sabadell, and Saint-Étienne. Memorable people born in Giessen include Wilhelm Liebknecht, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. 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
Between 1615 and 1994, Giessen was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Wilhelm Liebknecht, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Giessen including Étienne Laspeyres, Gustav Spörer, and Ludwig Schlesinger.
People Born in Giessen
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Wilhelm Liebknecht
1826 - 1900
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 1
Philip William, Elector Palatine
1615 - 1690
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2
Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
1635 - 1709
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 3
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
1818 - 1892
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
Walter Dornberger
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 5
Fritz Pfeffer
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 6
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1934 - 2017
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 7
Friedrich Christian Diez
1794 - 1876
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 8
Hermann Levi
1839 - 1900
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 9
Karl Vogt
1817 - 1895
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10
Stefan Bellof
1957 - 1985
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 11
Karl Kling
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Giessen
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Étienne Laspeyres
1834 - 1913
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1
Gustav Spörer
1822 - 1895
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 2
Ludwig Schlesinger
1864 - 1933
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 3
Friedrich Engel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 4
Hermann Hirt
1865 - 1936
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 5
Willibald Kreß
1906 - 1989
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Giessen
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Giessen were politicians (6), soccer players (3), racing drivers (2), noblemen (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were mathematicians (2), economists (1), astronomers (1), linguists (1), and soccer players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Giessen, including Demis Nikolaidis, Sonny Kittel, and Daniel Davari. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Giessen since 1700.
