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4,101
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Duke of Nassau (1839–1866), later Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905)
Male
Luxembourg; Duchy of Nassau
Sovereign
1817
1905
4,102
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
spouse of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, prince-consort of the Netherlands (1911-2004)
Male
Kingdom of the Netherlands; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Military personnel
1911
2004
natural causes
4,103
Jalal Talabani
Iraqi politician (1933-2017)
Male
Iraq
Politician
1933
2017
natural causes
4,104
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German composer and writer
Female
Kingdom of Prussia
Artist
1797
1848
4,105
Erich Mielke
German politician (1907-2000)
Male
Germany; Soviet Union; German Democratic Republic; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Politician
1907
2000
4,106
Efim Bogoljubov
Russian chess player
Male
Germany; Russian Empire
Athlete
1889
1952
4,107
Robert Michels
German sociologist
Male
Germany; Kingdom of Italy
Teacher
1876
1936
4,108
Karl Rahner
German Catholic theologian
Male
Germany
Artist
1904
1984
4,109
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
king of Saxony
Male
Germany
Monarch
1865
1932
4,110
Otto III, Duke of Bavaria
King of Hungary (1261-1312)
Male
Germany; Kingdom of Hungary
Politician
1261
1312
4,111
Rupert
King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410)
Male
Germany
Politician
1352
1410
4,112
Karl Hermann Frank
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Nazi Germany politician (1898-1946)
Male
Germany
Politician
1898
1946
capital punishment
4,113
Johann Rudolf Glauber
German-Dutch alchemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1604
1670
4,114
Hermann Ebbinghaus
German psychologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1850
1909
natural causes
4,115
Dimitris Christofias
6th President of the Republic of Cyprus (1946-2019)
Male
Republic of Cyprus
Politician
1946
2019
4,116
August Ferdinand Möbius
German mathematician and astronomer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1790
1868
4,117
Anton Praetorius
German pastor
Male
Germany
Artist
1560
1613
4,118
Pierre Nkurunziza
Burundian politician
Male
Burundi
Politician
1964
2020
4,119
William Stern
German psychologist (1871-1938)
Male
United States of America; Netherlands; Germany; Kingdom of the Netherlands; German Empire
Artist
1871
1938
4,120
Arthur Auwers
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Teacher
1838
1915
4,121
Ernst Moritz Arndt
German historian, writer and politician (1769-1860)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1769
1860
4,122
Gustav Noske
German politician (1868-1946)
Male
Germany
Artist
1868
1946
4,123
Hans Pfitzner
German composer
Male
Germany
Artist
1869
1949
4,124
Pablito Calvo
Spanish actor (1948-2000)
Male
Spain
Artist
1948
2000
4,125
Johann Friedrich von Brandt
German naturalist (1802–1879)
Male
Russian Empire; Prussia
Researcher
1802
1879
4,126
Rudolf Caracciola
German/Swiss racing and motorcycle driver
Male
Switzerland; Germany
Motorcycle racer; racing automobile driver
1901
1959
natural causes
4,127
Erich Hoepner
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1886
1944
capital punishment
4,128
Nicolaus Bruhns
organist and composer
Male
Denmark; Germany
Artist
1665
1697
4,129
Joachim Fest
German historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1926
2006
4,130
Lale Andersen
German singer and actress
Female
Germany
Artist
1905
1972
natural causes
4,131
Helmut Haller
German footballer (1939-2012)
Male
West Germany
Athlete
1939
2012
natural causes
4,132
Albert Marth
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1828
1897
natural causes
4,133
Christa Wolf
German literary critic, novelist, and essayist (1929-2011)
Female
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1929
2011
natural causes
4,134
Wernher von Braun
Nazi scientist brought to US with Operation Paperclip - German, later an American, aerospace engineer and space architect,
Male
United States of America; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Researcher
1912
1977
natural causes
4,135
Kurt Tucholsky
German-Jewish journalist, satirist and writer
Male
Germany
Artist
1890
1935
suicide
4,136
Alfred Döblin
German expressionist novelist
Male
France; Germany
Artist
1878
1957
4,137
Anna Seghers
German writer
Female
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1900
1983
4,138
Helmut Newton
German-Australian photographer
Male
Germany; Australia
Artist
1920
2004
accident
4,139
Ivan Rebroff
German singer
Male
Germany
Artist
1931
2008
4,140
Markus Wolf
head of the East German foreign intelligence service during the Cold War
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1923
2006
4,141
Wilhelm Schickard
Computer pioneer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1592
1635
natural causes
4,142
Friedrich Olbricht
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1888
1944
4,143
Hans Oster
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1887
1945
capital punishment
4,144
Shimon Peres
Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister and then President of Israel (1923-2016)
Male
Israel
Artist
1923
2016
natural causes
4,145
Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
Grand Duke of Baden
Male
Grand Duchy of Baden
Monarch
1857
1928
4,146
Friedrich Fromm
German general
Male
Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Military personnel
1888
1945
capital punishment
4,147
Eugen Jochum
German conductor
Male
Germany
Conductor
1902
1987
4,148
Carsten Niebuhr
German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in Danish service
Male
ducat de Bremen; Duchy of Holstein
Researcher
1733
1815
4,149
John Jacob Astor I
German-American businessman
Male
United States of America; Germany
Entrepreneur
1763
1848
4,150
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
Guinea-Bissauan politician (1958-2020)
Male
Guinea-Bissau
Politician
1958
2020
4,151
Hans Knappertsbusch
German musician
Male
Germany
Teacher
1888
1965
4,152
Heiner Müller
German writer, poet, and theatre director (1929-1995)
Male
Germany
Artist
1929
1995
natural causes
4,153
George V of Hanover
King of Hanover (1819-1878)
Male
Kingdom of Hanover; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Politician
1819
1878
4,154
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
German politician and member of the 20 July plot (1884-1945)
Male
Germany
Politician
1884
1945
capital punishment
4,155
August Kopff
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Astronomer
1882
1960
4,156
Stefan Bellof
German racing driver
Male
West Germany
Formula one driver
1957
1985
4,157
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer, personal photographer of Adolf Hitler (1885-1957)
Male
Germany
Artist
1885
1957
4,158
Charles I of Württemberg
Third King of Württemberg (1864–1891)
Male
Germany
Politician
1823
1891
4,159
Victor Klemperer
Philologist, author of LTI – Lingua Tertii Imperii (1881-1960)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1881
1960
4,160
Günter Schabowski
German politician (1929-2015)
Male
Germany; Germany; German Democratic Republic
Politician
1929
2015
natural causes
4,161
Pranab Mukherjee
13th President of India
Male
India; British Raj
Politician
1935
2020
4,162
Wilhelm Burgdorf
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1895
1945
suicide
4,163
Wolfgang von Trips
German racing driver
Male
Germany
Formula one driver
1928
1961
4,164
Werner von Haeften
German resistance fighter
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1908
1944
4,165
Hans Krebs
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1898
1945
suicide
4,166
Friedrich Dollmann
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1882
1944
suicide
4,167
Wilhelm Gustloff
German politician (1895-1936)
Male
Germany
Politician
1895
1936
homicide
4,168
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovak german nation politician (1898-1945)
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Austria-Hungary; Czechoslovakia
Politician
1898
1945
suicide
4,169
Kurt Schumacher
German politician (1895-1952)
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; West Germany
Politician
1895
1952
4,170
Christoph Scheiner
Jesuit father, physicist and astronomer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1575
1650
4,171
Prince Louis of Battenberg
European royalty/Naval officer (1854-1921)
Male
Germany; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Politician
1854
1921
4,172
Otto Liman von Sanders
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1855
1929
4,173
Hans Lammers
German jurist and Nazi politician (1879-1962)
Male
Germany
Politician
1879
1962
4,174
Klaus Fuchs
German-born British theoretical physicist and atomic spy (1911-1988)
Male
United Kingdom; German Democratic Republic; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Researcher
1911
1988
4,175
Adam Opel
founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG
Male
Germany
Entrepreneur
1837
1895
4,176
Hans Scharoun
German architect
Male
Germany
Teacher
1893
1972
4,177
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
sixth Grand Duke of Baden from 1856 to 1907
Male
Germany
Regent; aristocrat
1826
1907
4,178
Zillur Rahman
19th President of Bangladesh (1929-2013)
Male
Pakistan; Bangladesh; British Raj
Politician
1929
2013
4,179
Maria Barbara Bach
First wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Female
Germany
Artist
1684
1720
4,180
Benno Ohnesorg
West German university student killed on 2 June 1967
Male
Germany
Student; peace activist
1940
1967
accident
4,181
Theodor Morell
Personal physician to Adolf Hitler (1886-1948)
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Politician
1886
1948
natural causes
4,182
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Astronomer
1870
1964
4,183
Karl-Otto Koch
German SS officer and first commandant of the Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen concentration camp (1897-1945)
Male
Germany
Politician
1897
1945
4,184
Carl Stumpf
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Teacher
1848
1936
4,185
Hermann Abendroth
German conductor (1883-1956)
Male
German Democratic Republic
Artist
1883
1956
natural causes
4,186
Christian Thomasius
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Artist
1655
1728
4,187
Franz Seldte
German politician (1882-1947)
Male
Germany
Politician
1882
1947
4,188
Otto Ernst Remer
1912-1997, German Wehrmacht officer
Male
Germany
Artist
1912
1997
4,189
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
German noble; elder son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
Male
Germany
Artist
1868
1937
4,190
Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1806
1877
4,191
Franz Joseph Gall
neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain
Male
Germany
Researcher
1758
1828
4,192
Wilhelm Groener
German general (1867-1939)
Male
Germany
Politician
1867
1939
4,193
Albert Günther
Anglo-German zoologist
Male
German Confederation; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Researcher
1830
1914
4,194
Hermann Weingärtner
German gymnast
Male
Germany
Artist
1864
1919
cardiac arrest; natural causes
4,195
Hedwig of Silesia
High Duchess consort of Poland
Female
Germany
Consort
1174
1243
4,196
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
German resistance member
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1905
1944
capital punishment
4,197
Rochus Misch
German SS non-commissioned officer (1917-2013)
Male
Germany
Artist
1917
2013
4,198
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and last wife of Leopold
Female
Germany
Politician
1655
1720
4,199
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Holy Roman Empress consort (1691-1750)
Female
Germany
Politician
1691
1750
4,200
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
Daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1892-1980)
Female
Germany
Politician
1892
1980