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6,101
Alois Kayser
German missionary
Male
France; Germany
Religious figure
1877
1944
6,102
Lorenz Jaeger
Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1892
1975
6,103
Johann Franz Buddeus
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1667
1729
6,104
George III of Guria
King of imereti
Male
Monarch
1650
1684
6,105
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick
Duke of Brunswick
Male
Germany
Athlete
1804
1873
6,106
Oscar Troplowitz
German pharmacist (1863-1918)
Male
Germany
Politician
1863
1918
6,107
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863-1921)
Male
Germany
Politician
1863
1921
6,108
Hans Hermann von Katte
Prussian army officer
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1704
1730
capital punishment
6,109
Regina Jonas
First woman rabbi
Female
Germany
Rabbi
1902
1944
6,110
Helmut Griem
German actor and theatre director
Male
Germany
Artist
1932
2004
6,111
Isao Kimura
Japanese actor (1923-1981)
Male
Japan
Artist
1923
1981
natural causes
6,112
Ferdinand Heilbuth
German painter (1826-1889)
Male
France; Germany
Artist
1826
1889
6,113
Willi Bredel
German writer and politician (1901-1964)
Male
German Democratic Republic; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Artist
1901
1964
6,114
Johann Peter Hasenclever
German painter (1810-1853)
Male
Germany
Artist
1810
1853
6,115
Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
Only child of Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria and his first wife Princess Sophie of Saxony
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1865
1912
6,116
Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1708 until 1732
Male
Germany
1659
1732
6,117
Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Wolfenbüttel, Lüneburg and Calenberg
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1591
1634
6,118
Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1632 until 1708
Male
Germany
Politician
1622
1708
6,119
Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg
Margravine consort of Baden-Durlach (1677-1742)
Female
Germany
Politician
1677
1742
6,120
Helmut Rix
German linguist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1926
2004
6,121
Karl Moritz Schumann
German botanist (1851–1904)
Male
Germany; German Empire; German Confederation
Researcher
1851
1904
6,122
Jesse of Kartli
King of Georgia
Male
Kingdom of Kartli
Monarch
1680
1727
6,123
Henryk Grossman
Polish-German academic and revolutionary
Male
German Democratic Republic; Austria-Hungary; Second Polish Republic
Researcher
1881
1950
6,124
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1809
1885
6,125
Max Rudolf
German conductor
Male
United States of America; Germany
Conductor; music pedagogue
1902
1995
6,126
Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Male
Denmark
Aristocrat
1609
1689
6,127
Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher
German classical philologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1845
1923
6,128
Max Streibl
German politician (1932-1998)
Male
Germany
Politician
1932
1998
6,129
Johannes Weiss
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1863
1914
6,130
Samuel von Cocceji
Prussian politician (1679-1755)
Male
Germany
Politician
1679
1755
6,131
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1944–1977)
Prussian Royal
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1944
1977
accident
6,132
Johann Georg Palitzsch
German astronomer
Male
Germany
Astronomer
1723
1788
6,133
Wilhelm, Duke of Urach
Duke of Urach
Male
Germany
Architect
1810
1869
6,134
Ilse Steppat
German actress
Female
Germany
Artist
1917
1969
natural causes
6,135
Malcolm McKenna
American paleontologist
Male
United States of America
Paleontologist
1930
2008
6,136
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1570
1590
6,137
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
German nobleman
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1829
1907
6,138
Edwin Müller
stamp collector and dealer
Male
United States of America; Austria
Philatelist
1898
1962
6,139
Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony
German princess
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1782
1863
6,140
Richard Adjei
German bobsledder
Male
Germany
Bobsledder
1983
2020
6,141
Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
Swedish artist (1851-1890)
Male
Sweden
Artist
1851
1890
6,142
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German duchess
Female
Germany
Governess
1880
1946
6,143
Ernest II
Duke of Swabia
Male
Aristocrat
1010
1030
6,144
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
Duchess consort of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Princess of Saxe-Meiningen
Female
Germany
Astronomer
1751
1827
6,145
Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony
German prince and member of the House of Wettin
Male
Germany
Regent
1730
1806
6,146
Otto III
Duke of Swabia
Male
Germany
950
1057
6,147
Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Regent of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1863-1950)
Male
Germany
Politician
1863
1950
6,148
Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1831
1867
6,149
Duke Philipp of Württemberg
German duke
Male
Germany
Artist
1838
1917
6,150
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1906
1972
6,151
Karl Wilhelm Ramler
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1725
1798
6,152
Joseph Hergenröther
German Church historian and canonist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1824
1890
6,153
Carl Theodore Liebermann
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1842
1914
6,154
Emilio Alcalá-Galiano, 4th Count of Casa Valencia
4th Count of Casa Valencia (1831-1914)
Male
Spain
Politician
1831
1914
6,155
Odo Marquard
philosopher
Male
Germany
Artist
1928
2015
6,156
Henriette Mendel
German actress, spouse of duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1833-1891)
Female
Germany
Artist
1833
1891
natural causes
6,157
Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1819
1883
6,158
Charlotte Buff
acquaintance of Goethe
Female
Germany
1753
1828
6,159
Georg Friedrich Puchta
German jurist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1798
1846
6,160
Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
Heir apparent of Neuburg, Sulzbach and the Palatinate
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1694
1729
6,161
Gunther, Margrave of Merseburg
German noble
Male
Germany
Military personnel
949
982
6,162
Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry (1862-1933)
Male
Kingdom of Bavaria
Politician
1862
1933
6,163
Carl Mayer von Rothschild
German-Italian banker
Male
Germany
Banker
1788
1855
6,164
Salvador Novo
Mexican poet
Male
Mexico
Artist
1904
1974
6,165
Peter Gay
German-American historian and author
Male
United States of America; Germany
Researcher
1923
2015
6,166
Empress Yang Zhi
Jin Dynasty empress
Female
China
259
292
suicide
6,167
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
German prince
Male
Germany
Art collector
1868
1940
6,168
Karl Julius Perleb
German botanist and natural scientist (1794-1845)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1794
1845
6,169
Empress Yang Yan
Jin Dynasty empress
Female
China
238
274
6,170
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1780
1849
6,171
Johann Karl Rodbertus
economist from Germany (1805-1875)
Male
Germany; German Empire
Politician
1805
1875
6,172
Eduard Mörike
German poet
Male
Germany
Artist
1804
1875
6,173
Irma Grese
German concentration camp guard (1923-1945)
Female
Germany; Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic
Nurse; torturer; concentration camp guard
1923
1945
capital punishment
6,174
Françoise Dolto
French pediatrician & psychoanalyst
Female
France
Psychoanalyst
1908
1988
6,175
Hermann von Fehling
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1812
1885
6,176
Ellsworth Bunker
American diplomat
Male
United States of America
Politician
1894
1984
6,177
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
German technician and inventor
Male
Germany
Researcher
1860
1940
6,178
Karl Kling
German racing driver
Male
Germany
Formula one driver
1910
2003
6,179
Hermann von François
German general
Male
Germany
Artist
1856
1933
6,180
Paul Schmidt
German interpreter and translator
Male
Germany
Researcher
1899
1970
6,181
Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer
German scientist (1805-1877)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1805
1877
6,182
Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal
German neurologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1833
1890
6,183
Richard Hauptmann
Carpenter, convicted murderer
Male
Germany
Joiner
1899
1936
capital punishment
6,184
Karl Adam
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1876
1966
6,185
Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr
German naturalist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1749
1821
6,186
Victor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832)
Male
France
Researcher
1801
1832
natural causes
6,187
Peter Lorenz
German politician (1922-1987)
Male
Germany
Politician
1922
1987
6,188
Frederick Louis
Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1653
1728
6,189
Johann Christoph Schleicher
Swiss botanist (1770-1834)
Male
Switzerland; Germany
Researcher
1770
1834
6,190
Julius Rietz
German musician
Male
Germany
Artist
1812
1877
6,191
Adolph Strecker
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1822
1871
6,192
Rupert I, Elector Palatine
Elector Palatine
Male
Germany
Artist
1309
1390
6,193
August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Male
Aristocrat
1612
1675
6,194
Edmond van Saanen Algi
Romanian architect and painter (1882-1938)
Male
Romania
Artist
1882
1938
6,195
Eugen Langen
German businessman
Male
Germany
Entrepreneur
1833
1895
6,196
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
French botanist (1856-1901)
Male
France; Germany
Researcher
1856
1901
6,197
Heinrich Graetz
Jewish historian
Male
Kingdom of Prussia; German Empire
Researcher
1817
1891
6,198
Louisa Bolus
South African botanist (1877–1970)
Female
South Africa
Researcher
1877
1970
6,199
Hugo Schiff
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1834
1915
6,200
John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1658
1729