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10,201
Ludwig Bachmann
German historian and chess player
Male
Germany
Researcher
1856
1937
10,202
Friedrich August Körnicke
German botanist (1828-1908)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1828
1908
10,203
James Vashon
British officer of the Royal Navy (1742-1827)
Male
Naval officer
1742
1827
10,204
Richard Stribeck
German engineer
Male
Germany
Teacher
1861
1950
10,205
Helmut Dörner
SS officer
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1909
1945
10,206
Lawrence E. Spivak
American journalist and Meet the Press host
Male
United States of America
Businessperson
1900
1994
10,207
Friedrich Moltke
German politician (1852-1927)
Male
Germany
Politician
1852
1927
10,208
Johann Heinrich von Carmer
German politician (1720-1801)
Male
Germany
Politician
1720
1801
10,209
Charles Fleetford Sise
Canadian businessman
Male
Canadians
Businessperson
1834
1918
10,210
Günther Rittau
German film director
Male
Germany
Artist
1893
1971
10,211
Werner Junck
German military general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1895
1976
10,212
Alfred Flechtheim
German Jewish art dealer, persecuted by Nazis (1878-1937)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1878
1937
10,213
Hans-Rudolf Rösing
German Navy Officer and World War II U-boat commander
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1905
2004
10,214
Paul Sorauer
German botanist (1839-1916)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1839
1916
10,215
Caspar Abel
Theologian, historian, poet
Male
Germany
Researcher
1676
1763
10,216
Friedrich Weißler
German resistance member
Male
Germany
Judge
1891
1937
10,217
Jean Dufay
French astronomer
Male
France
Researcher
1896
1967
10,218
Alexander Tschäppät
Mayor of Bern (1952-2018)
Male
Switzerland
Politician
1952
2018
natural causes
10,219
Princess Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
German princess
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1771
1848
10,220
Heinz Gerischer
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1919
1994
10,221
Pedro Bantigue y Natividad
Catholic bishop
Male
Philippines
Religious figure
1920
2012
10,222
Herbert Walther
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1935
2006
10,223
Otto Benndorf
German-Austrian archaeologist (1838-1907)
Male
Austria; Germany
Researcher
1838
1907
10,224
Percy Ernst Schramm
German historian and politician
Male
Germany
Researcher
1894
1970
10,225
Lissy Gröner
German politician (1954-2019)
Female
Germany
Politician
1954
2019
natural causes
10,226
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
German politician (1891-1971)
Male
Germany
Politician
1891
1971
10,227
Gregor Leonhard Andreas von Scherr
Catholic bishop
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1804
1877
10,228
Alfred Gudeman
American philologist living in Germany
Male
United States of America; Germany
Teacher
1862
1942
10,229
Giorgio Manganelli
Italian writer
Male
Italy; Kingdom of Italy
Artist
1922
1990
10,230
Karl Geiler
German jurist, politician (1878-1953)
Male
Germany
Politician
1878
1953
10,231
Theodor Steltzer
German politician (1885-1967)
Male
Germany
Politician
1885
1967
10,232
Johannes Hoffmann
German politician, CVP in Saarland (1890-1967)
Male
Germany
Politician
1890
1967
10,233
Christian Stock
German politician (1884-1967)
Male
Germany
Politician
1884
1967
10,234
Johannes Aepinus
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1499
1553
10,235
Karl Mayr
German officer (1883-1945)
Male
Germany
Politician
1883
1945
capital punishment
10,236
Karl Dedecius
German translator
Male
Germany
Researcher
1921
2016
10,237
Heinz Starke
German politician (1911-2001)
Male
Germany
Politician
1911
2001
10,238
Wolfgang Stammberger
German politician (1920-1982)
Male
Germany
Politician
1920
1982
10,239
Heinrich Windelen
German politician (1921-2015)
Male
Germany
Politician
1921
2015
10,240
Henning Schwarz
politician (1928-1993)
Male
Germany
Politician
1928
1993
10,241
Carl Vincent Krogmann
German businessman and politician (1889-1978)
Male
Germany
Politician
1889
1978
10,242
Gottlieb Christoph Harless
German classical scholar
Male
Germany
Researcher
1738
1815
10,243
Kurt Latte
German classical philologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1891
1964
10,244
Eduard Heis
German mathematician and astronomer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1806
1877
10,245
Marie Schlei
German politician (1919-1983)
Female
Germany
Politician
1919
1983
10,246
Ernst Ludwig von Leutsch
German classical philologist
Male
Kingdom of Prussia; Kingdom of Hanover
Teacher
1808
1887
10,247
Eugene Meyer
American financier, first president of the World Bank
Male
United States of America
Politician
1875
1959
10,248
Conrad Gröber
Catholic priest and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freiburg
Male
Weimar Republic; German Empire; German Reich
Religious figure
1872
1948
10,249
Martin Segitz
German politician (1853-1927)
Male
Germany
Politician
1853
1927
10,250
Hans Joachim Sewering
German physician (1916-2010)
Male
Germany
Politician
1916
2010
10,251
Karl Otto Weber
German surgeon and pathologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1827
1867
10,252
Ruth Weyher
actress
Female
Germany
Artist
1901
1983
10,253
Hermann Stieve
German physician, anatomist, and histologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1886
1952
natural causes
10,254
Kenji Doihara
Japanese general
Male
Japan
Military personnel
1883
1948
capital punishment
10,255
Friedrich Ludwig Knapp
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1814
1904
10,256
Charlotte Niese
German poet
Female
Germany
Artist
1854
1935
10,257
Franz Christian Boll
German physiologist and histologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1849
1879
10,258
Max Seiffert
German musicologist
Male
Germany
Musicologist
1868
1948
10,259
Felix von Bendemann
German admiral
Male
Germany
Marineoffizier
1848
1915
10,260
Hans Gregor
German conductor
Male
Germany
Artist
1866
1945
10,261
Heinrich Leo
German historian and politician (1799-1878)
Male
Prussia
Researcher
1799
1878
10,262
James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran
Scottish nobleman (1537-1609)
Male
Politician
1537
1609
10,263
Johannes Volkelt
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Teacher
1848
1930
10,264
Carl Erdmann
German historian
Male
Germany
Medievalist
1898
1945
natural causes
10,265
Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
British noble
Female
Germany
Mistress of the robes
1832
1911
10,266
Heinz Galinski
president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (1912-1992)
Male
Germany
Politician
1912
1992
10,267
Ruth von Kleist-Retzow
Mitglied der Bekennenden Kirche
Female
Germany
1867
1945
10,268
Dietrich of Nieheim
Prince-bishop
Male
Germany
Researcher
1340
1418
10,269
Walter Simon
German sinologist
Male
Germany
Librarian; sinologist
1893
1981
10,270
Thomas Monteagle Bayly
American politician (1775-1834)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1775
1834
10,271
Charles Warren
British army officer and archaeologist
Male
United Kingdom
Researcher
1840
1927
10,272
Fritz Reinhardt
German politician (1895-1969)
Male
Germany
Politician
1895
1969
10,273
Gisella Grosz
(1875--1942) Hungarian born German classical pianist
Female
Hungary
Pianist; music pedagogue
1875
1942
10,274
Daniel Gralath
18th century physicist and mayor of Gdansk
Male
Germany; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Researcher
1708
1767
10,275
Abel Huntington
American politician (1777-1858)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1777
1858
10,276
Doreen Miller, Baroness Miller of Hendon
British politician (1933-2014)
Female
United Kingdom
Politician
1933
2014
10,277
Herbert Kemmer
German field hockey player
Male
Germany
Athlete
1905
1962
10,278
Christopher H. Clark
American politician (1767-1828)
Male
United States of America
Politician
1767
1828
10,279
Anton Saefkow
German resistance fighter and communist (1903-1944)
Male
Germany
Politician
1903
1944
10,280
Hippolyte Visart de Bocarmé
Belgian noble man and convicted murderer
Male
Belgium
Criminal
1818
1851
capital punishment
10,281
Ruprecht of the Palatinate
Archbishop of Cologne
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1427
1480
10,282
Klaus Croissant
German lawyer
Male
Germany
Lawyer
1931
2002
10,283
Erich Haenisch
German sinologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1880
1966
10,284
Kurt Helbig
German weightlifter
Male
Germany
Weightlifter
1901
1975
10,285
Franz Hitze
politician and university teacher (1851-1921)
Male
Kingdom of Prussia; German Reich
Politician
1851
1921
10,286
Georg Thym
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1520
1560
10,287
Johanna Mestorf
German prehistoric archaeologist and Professor
Female
Kingdom of Prussia
Researcher
1828
1909
10,288
Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach
German socialite
Male
Germany
Businessperson
1938
1986
10,289
Rainer G. Rümmler
German architect
Male
Germany
Architect
1929
2004
10,290
Elisabeth Schumacher
German resistance member
Female
Germany
Resistance fighter; activist
1904
1942
10,291
Karoline Kaulla
German court Jew
Female
Germany
Entrepreneur
1739
1809
10,292
Manu Leumann
Swiss Indo-Europeanist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1889
1977
10,293
Hermann Lingg
German poet and playwright
Male
Germany
Artist
1820
1905
10,294
Gottlieb Hufeland
German economist
Male
Germany
Businessperson
1760
1817
10,295
Heinrich Triepel
German jurist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1868
1946
10,296
Philipp Schmitt
Nazi concentration camp officer
Male
Germany
Torturer
1902
1950
10,297
Karl Ernst Osthaus
German art collector
Male
Germany
Researcher
1874
1921
10,298
Masabumi Hosono
RMS Titanic survivor
Male
Japan
Explorer
1870
1939
10,299
Bodo Zimmermann
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1886
1963
10,300
Franz-Josef Röder
member of the National Socialist Party of Germany
Male
Germany
Politician
1909
1979