Darmstadt
Darmstadt ranks 201st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Westminster, Tel Aviv, and Boulogne-Billancourt. Memorable people born in Darmstadt include Alexandra Feodorovna, August Kekulé, and Justus von Liebig. Memorable people who died in Darmstadt include Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. 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 Alexandra Feodorovna, August Kekulé, and Justus von Liebig. Additionaly, 34 globally memorable people have passed away in Darmstadt including Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.
People Born in Darmstadt
Go to all RankingsAlexandra Feodorovna
NOBLEMAN
1872 - 1918
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 1
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 40
Justus von Liebig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 4
Georg von Hertling
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1919
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 2
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1888
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 24
Maria Alexandrovna
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1880
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 44
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1892
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 3
Karl-Otto Koch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1945
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 28
Karl Wolff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1984
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 45
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 11
Karlheinz Böhm
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 41
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
WRITER
1868 - 1937
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Darmstadt
Go to all RankingsPrincess Alice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1878
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 30
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1892
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 2
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
NOBLEMAN
1874 - 1878
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 29
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 3
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1671
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 6
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1774
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 33
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1830
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 4
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1774
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 15
Magdalene of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1582 - 1616
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Bruno Maderna
COMPOSER
1920 - 1973
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 12
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1
Friedrich von Flotow
COMPOSER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 25
Occupations
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 biologists (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, Jonathan Burkardt, and Roberto Soriano. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Darmstadt, including Georg von Hertling, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Darmstadt since 1700.