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5,001
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
Duke of Württemberg
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1676
1733
5,002
Erich Neumann
German writer, psychologist and philosopher
Male
Germany; Israel
Artist
1905
1960
natural causes
5,003
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
German general (1894-1945)
Male
Germany
Politician
1894
1945
suicide
5,004
Hermann Levi
German musician
Male
Germany
Artist
1839
1900
5,005
Bertha Pappenheim
Austrian feminist
Female
Austria; Germany
Artist
1859
1936
natural causes
5,006
Klaus Tennstedt
German conductor
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Conductor; concertmaster
1926
1998
5,007
Waldemar Hoven
SS officer (1903-1948)
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Politician
1903
1948
capital punishment
5,008
Kurt Franz
SS officer, third commandant of Treblinka extermination camp
Male
Germany
Torturer
1914
1998
5,009
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
Swedish architect
Male
Sweden; Germany
Architect
1615
1681
5,010
Hans Blumenberg
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Teacher
1920
1996
5,011
Oswald Külpe
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Teacher
1862
1915
5,012
Otl Aicher
German graphic designer and typographer
Male
Germany
Teacher
1922
1991
accident
5,013
Paul Götz
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Astronomer
1883
1962
5,014
Peter Hacks
German writer
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1928
2003
5,015
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner
German educational theorist (1854-1932)
Male
Germany
Artist
1854
1932
5,016
Johann Christian Poggendorff
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1796
1877
5,017
Edwin Klebs
Swiss biologist (1834-1913)
Male
Switzerland; Germany
Teacher
1834
1913
natural causes
5,018
Wolfgang Sawallisch
German conductor and pianist
Male
Sweden; Germany
Conductor; pianist
1923
2013
5,019
Johannes Franz Hartmann
astronomer
Male
Germany
Researcher
1865
1936
5,020
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
German prince (1747-1837)
Male
Germany
Politician
1747
1837
5,021
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
German duke
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1826
1908
5,022
Gerd Albrecht
German conductor
Male
Germany
Conductor
1935
2014
5,023
Rudolf I
Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1274
1319
5,024
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
Duke of Württemberg
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1647
1677
5,025
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633-1714)
Male
Artist
1633
1714
5,026
Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Duke of Jülich and Berg
Male
Germany
Art collector
1578
1653
5,027
Otto Braun
German writer
Male
Germany; Soviet Union; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1900
1974
5,028
Peter Henlein
German inventor and watchmaker
Male
Germany
Watchmaker; inventor
1479
1542
5,029
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Queen of Saxony
Female
Germany
Politician
1801
1877
5,030
Dietrich von Choltitz
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1894
1966
natural causes
5,031
Hermann Schwarz
German mathematician
Male
Germany
Researcher
1843
1921
5,032
Franz Aepinus
Russian mathematician
Male
Germany; Russian Empire
Researcher
1724
1802
5,033
Petra Kelly
German politician and activist (1947-1992)
Female
Germany
Politician
1947
1992
homicide
5,034
Felix Hoffmann
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1868
1946
5,035
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Bavarian princess (1823-1914)
Female
Austria-Hungary; Austrian Empire; Kingdom of Bavaria; Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Politician
1823
1914
5,036
Vladimir Kuts
Soviet long-distance runner
Male
Soviet Union
Athlete
1927
1975
suicide
5,037
Rudolf Dassler
German businessman (1898-1974)
Male
Germany
Politician
1898
1974
natural causes
5,038
Hermann Balck
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1893
1982
5,039
Hermann Graf
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1912
1988
natural causes
5,040
Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
Bavarian princess
Female
Germany
Politician
1825
1864
5,041
Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prussian prince (b1888)
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1888
1958
5,042
Princess Alexandra of Hanover
Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1882
1963
5,043
Frederick II, Elector Palatine
Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556
Male
Germany
Politician
1482
1556
5,044
Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg
Bulgarian prince
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1861
1924
5,045
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
German chess player
Male
Germany
Athlete
1818
1899
5,046
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1739
1791
5,047
Gisela Mauermayer
German discus thrower
Female
Germany
Athlete
1913
1995
5,048
Kuno Fischer
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Researcher
1824
1907
5,049
Friedrich August Stüler
Prussian architect and builder
Male
Kingdom of Prussia
Architect
1800
1865
5,050
Henry III
Margrave of Meissen and Lusatia from 1221 to 1288
Male
Germany
Artist
1218
1288
5,051
Theodor Fischer
German architect
Male
Germany
Teacher
1862
1938
5,052
Gustaf Gründgens
German actor, director, intendant
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Artist
1899
1963
suicide
5,053
Judith of Habsburg
Polish and Bohemian queen consort
Female
Germany
Politician
1271
1297
5,054
Hans Robert Jauss
German academic
Male
Germany
Researcher
1921
1997
5,055
Klabund
German writer
Male
Germany
Artist
1890
1928
natural causes
5,056
Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen by birth; duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1671
1747
5,057
Ludwig Lachmann
German economist
Male
Germany
Businessperson
1906
1990
5,058
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
Baltic German explorer and scientist (1793-1831)
Male
Germany; Estonia
Researcher
1793
1831
5,059
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Astronomer
1794
1874
5,060
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Male
1602
1637
5,061
Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
German prince
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1908
1968
5,062
Reinhart Koselleck
German historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1923
2006
5,063
Heinrich Scheidemann
German composer
Male
Germany
Artist
1596
1663
5,064
Peter I
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Male
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Religious figure
1755
1829
5,065
Hermann Abert
German musicologist
Male
Germany; Weimar Republic
Researcher
1871
1927
5,066
Andrey Osterman
Russian noble
Male
Germany; Russian Empire
Politician
1686
1747
5,067
John, Elector of Saxony
John the Steadfeast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)
Male
Germany
Politician
1468
1532
5,068
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
Prince of Lippe
Male
Germany
Regent
1871
1949
5,069
Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg
German logician (1802-1872)
Male
Germany
Politician
1802
1872
5,070
Martin Rathke
German biologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1793
1860
5,071
Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
German ethnologist (1782-1867)
Male
Holy Roman Empire; German Confederation; Confederation of the Rhine
Researcher
1782
1867
5,072
Franz Ehrle
Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Researcher
1845
1934
5,073
Edgar Barth
German racing driver
Male
German Democratic Republic
Motorcycle racer; formula one driver
1917
1965
natural causes
5,074
Helmut Niedermayr
racecar driver
Male
Germany
Engineer
1915
1985
5,075
Walter Heitz
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1878
1944
natural causes
5,076
Paul Friedrich August Ascherson
German botanist (1834-1913)
Male
German Empire; German Confederation
Researcher
1834
1913
5,077
Heinz Brandt
German army officer and equestrian
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1907
1944
5,078
Theo Helfrich
German racing driver
Male
Germany
Racing automobile driver; formula one driver
1913
1978
5,079
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
German botanist and physician (1665-1721)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1665
1721
5,080
Karl Gegenbaur
German scientist
Male
Kingdom of Bavaria
Researcher
1826
1903
5,081
Konrad von Preysing
German Roman Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1880
1950
5,082
Alfred Delp
German Jesuit priest, and philosopher of the German Resistance
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1907
1945
capital punishment
5,083
Adolf Bertram
Catholic cardinal (1859-1945)
Male
Poland; Germany
Politician
1859
1945
5,084
Paul de Lagarde
German polymath, biblical scholar and orientalist
Male
Germany
Artist
1827
1891
5,085
Johann Friedrich Böttger
Saxon alchemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1682
1719
natural causes
5,086
Friedrich Konrad Beilstein
Russian chemist
Male
Russian Empire
Researcher
1838
1906
5,087
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the Debye-Hückel Theory and the Hückel method
Male
Germany
Researcher
1896
1980
5,088
Ernst Otto Beckmann
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1853
1923
5,089
August Ludwig von Schlözer
German historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1735
1809
5,090
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)
Male
Switzerland; Germany
Researcher
1799
1868
5,091
Kurt Koffka
German psychologist
Male
United States of America; Germany
Teacher
1886
1941
5,092
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Female
Germany; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Aristocrat
1822
1916
5,093
Peter Parler
German architect
Male
Germany
Artist
1330
1399
5,094
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
1371 – 1440, Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1371
1440
5,095
Princess Margaret of Prussia
Prussian princess
Female
Germany
Consort
1872
1954
5,096
Abraham of Smolensk
Russian saint
Male
Religious figure
1172
1221
5,097
Gottfried Semper
German architect
Male
Germany
Researcher
1803
1879
5,098
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
fourth child and third daughter of Alfred I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1878
1942
5,099
Johann Balthasar Neumann
German engineer and architect
Male
Germany
Engineer
1687
1753
5,100
Frederica of Hanover
Queen consort of Greece as the wife of King Paul; daughter of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
Female
Germany
Politician
1917
1981
natural causes