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5,601
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten
German botanist (1817-1908)
Male
German Empire; German Confederation
Researcher
1817
1908
5,602
Rudolf Augstein
German journalist (1923-2002)
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; West Germany
Politician
1923
2002
natural causes
5,603
Hermann Harms
German botanist (1870-1942)
Male
Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Researcher
1870
1942
5,604
Kurt Goldstein
German neurologist
Male
United States of America; Germany
Teacher
1878
1965
5,605
Hugo von Pohl
German admiral
Male
Germany
Marineoffizier
1855
1916
natural causes
5,606
Oskar von Hutier
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1857
1934
5,607
Max von Gallwitz
German general (1852-1937)
Male
Germany
Artist
1852
1937
natural causes
5,608
Emilie Schindler
Sudetenland-German who helped save lives during the Holocaust
Female
Austria; Germany
Artist
1907
2001
5,609
August von Platen-Hallermünde
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1796
1835
5,610
Paul Scheerbart
German writer (1863-1915)
Male
Germany
Artist
1863
1915
5,611
Josef Kling
German chess player
Male
Germany
Athlete
1811
1876
5,612
Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
German journalist
Female
Germany
Journalist
1909
2002
5,613
Wilhelm Röpke
German economist
Male
Germany
Businessperson
1899
1966
5,614
Friedrich von Ingenohl
German admiral
Male
Germany
Marineoffizier
1857
1933
5,615
Wilhelm Souchon
German admiral
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1864
1946
5,616
Max Lange
German chess player
Male
Germany
Athlete
1832
1899
5,617
Emil Schallopp
German chess player
Male
Germany
Athlete
1843
1919
5,618
Walter Rauff
Nazi War ciminal
Male
Germany
Politician
1906
1984
natural causes
5,619
Alexander Abusch
Journalist, writer, politician (1902-1982)
Male
German Democratic Republic
Artist
1902
1982
5,620
Ferdinand Leitner
German composer and conductor
Male
Germany
Artist
1912
1996
5,621
Georg Hermann Quincke
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1834
1924
5,622
Carl Mayet
German chess player
Male
Germany
Athlete
1810
1868
5,623
Daniel Paul Schreber
German judge, writer, and notable patient of Freud
Male
Germany
Artist
1842
1911
5,624
Theodor Dannecker
SS officer (1913-1945)
Male
Germany
Politician
1913
1945
suicide
5,625
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
German neuropathologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1885
1964
5,626
Georg von der Marwitz
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1856
1929
5,627
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
British Royal Family member
Male
German Empire
Aristocrat
1874
1899
suicide
5,628
Juan José Linz
Spanish academic
Male
Spain; United States of America; Germany
Researcher
1926
2013
5,629
Ernst Baier
German figure skater (1905-2001)
Male
Germany
Athlete
1905
2001
5,630
Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
German prince (1794-1860)
Male
Germany
Politician
1794
1860
5,631
William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Brunswick
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1535
1592
5,632
John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
German prince and reigning count palatine of Simmern
Male
Germany
Regent
1543
1592
5,633
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
German nobleman; Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1516
1592
5,634
Herta Bothe
Nazi concentration camp guard
Female
Germany
Torturer; concentration camp guard
1921
2000
5,635
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
German prince; husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark
Male
Germany
Entrepreneur
1934
2017
natural causes
5,636
Philip Agee
former CIA agent; author; expatriate American
Male
United States of America; Germany; Grenada
Artist
1935
2008
5,637
Harald Quandt
German businessman
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1921
1967
accident
5,638
Xhelal Deliallisi
Albanian politician (1880-1941)
Male
Albania; Ottoman Empire
Politician
1880
1941
5,639
Engelbert Zaschka
German engineer, inventor and helicopter pioneer
Male
Germany
Artist
1895
1955
5,640
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Male
Denmark
1573
1627
5,641
Victor Fleming
American film director, cinematographer, and producer
Male
United States of America
Artist
1889
1949
natural causes
5,642
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
Dutch General and German Field Marshal
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1620
1692
5,643
Wolfram Sievers
German manager of the Ahnenerbe organization
Male
Germany
Official
1905
1948
capital punishment
5,644
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
Regent of Orange
Female
Germany
Lady-in-waiting; art collector; patron of the arts
1602
1675
5,645
Johann Peter Hebel
German short story writer and dialectal poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1760
1826
5,646
Heinrich Aldegrever
German painter and engraver
Male
Germany
Artist
1502
1555
5,647
Gunter Sachs
photographer, author and industrialist (1932-2011)
Male
Switzerland; Germany
Researcher
1932
2011
suicide
5,648
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Male
Art collector
1654
1730
5,649
Johannes Cocceius
Dutch theologian
Male
Netherlands; Germany
Researcher
1603
1669
5,650
Eilhard Mitscherlich
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1794
1863
5,651
Alexander von Falkenhausen
German general (1878-1966)
Male
Germany
Politician
1878
1966
5,652
Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
Margrave of Meissen
Male
Ruler
1036
1068
5,653
Bert Hellinger
German Theologist and Psychologist
Male
Germany
Artist
1925
2019
5,654
John William III of Saxe-Eisenach
Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1666
1729
5,655
Maria Sibylla Merian
scientific illustrator (1647-1717)
Female
Dutch Republic
Researcher
1647
1717
5,656
Balthasar Hubmaier
German Anabaptist leader
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1485
1528
5,657
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
hereditary prince and major general in the German Imperial army
Male
Germany
Ruler
1703
1732
5,658
Johannes Fabricius
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Astronomer
1587
1616
5,659
Melchior Hoffman
Anabaptist prophet
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1490
1543
5,660
Albert Göring
German businessman
Male
Austria; Germany
Engineer
1895
1966
5,661
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1687-1711)
Male
Netherlands; Germany
Politician
1687
1711
accident
5,662
Gudrun Burwitz
German Neo-Nazi and daughter of SS chief Heinrich Himmler (1929-2018)
Female
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
Politician
1929
2018
5,663
Karl Friedrich Mohr
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1806
1879
5,664
Alexander Kanoldt
German artist (1881-1939)
Male
Germany
Artist
1881
1939
5,665
Otto von Lossow
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1868
1938
5,666
Michael Ballhaus
German cinematographer
Male
Germany
Artist
1935
2017
5,667
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
Female
Germany
Regent
1871
1937
accident
5,668
Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg
Prussian princess
Female
Germany
Politician
1879
1964
5,669
Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867-1952)
Male
Germany
Politician
1867
1952
5,670
Gottlob Frick
German opera singer
Male
Germany
Artist
1906
1994
5,671
Cyd Charisse
American dancer and actress
Female
United States of America
Artist
1921
2008
natural causes
5,672
Peter Schöffer
German printer
Male
Germany
Typographer
1420
1503
5,673
Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg
Prussian politician (1725-1795)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1725
1795
5,674
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
Elector Palatine
Male
Holy Roman Empire
1325
1398
5,675
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
Margrave of Brandenburg
Male
Holy Roman Empire
Artist
1238
1308
5,676
Bruce Graham
American architect
Male
United States of America; Colombia
Architect
1925
2010
5,677
Erich Loewenhardt
German flying ace
Male
German Empire
Flying ace
1897
1918
5,678
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
German neurologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1840
1921
5,679
Albert I, Margrave of Meissen
Margrave of Meissen
Male
Holy Roman Empire
Ruler
1158
1195
5,680
Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
German nobleman
Male
Germany
Ruler; art collector
1901
1947
5,681
Heinrich Schrader
German physician, botanist and mycologist (1767-1836)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1767
1836
5,682
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Dutch princess (1688-1765)
Female
Germany; Low Countries
Politician
1688
1765
5,683
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742)
Male
Germany
Politician
1661
1742
5,684
Paul Rée
Prussian Doctor
Male
Germany
Artist
1849
1901
accident
5,685
Ludwig Hilberseimer
German architect (1885–1967)
Male
Germany
Teacher
1885
1967
5,686
Heinz Müller
bicycle racer
Male
Germany
Athlete
1924
1975
5,687
Theodor Tolsdorff
German World War II general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1909
1978
5,688
Berthold, Margrave of Baden
German prince
Male
Germany
Ruler
1906
1963
5,689
Rudolf von Jhering
German jurist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1818
1892
5,690
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1878
1943
natural causes
5,691
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966)
Male
Germany
Politician
1897
1966
natural causes
5,692
Christian August Friedrich Peters
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Teacher
1806
1880
5,693
Theodore Thomas
American violinist and conductor
Male
Germany
Artist
1835
1905
5,694
Erich Naumann
German SS general, SD member, Einsatzgruppe B chief and convicted war criminal
Male
Nazi Germany; German Empire
Military personnel
1905
1951
capital punishment
5,695
Anny Ondra
Czech actress
Female
Austria-Hungary; Czechoslovakia
Artist
1902
1987
natural causes
5,696
Albert Leo Schlageter
German soldier
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1894
1923
5,697
Dita Parlo
German actress
Female
Germany
Artist
1906
1971
5,698
Helmut Lent
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1918
1944
5,699
Gustav Radde
German naturalist and explorer (1831-1903)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1831
1903
5,700
Albrecht Brandi
German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander
Male
Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire; West Germany
Military personnel
1914
1966