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8,001
Otto Moll
German SS-member and war criminal
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1915
1946
8,002
Heinrich Paulus
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1761
1851
8,003
Gerlach I of Nassau
Count of Nassau (1298-1344)
Male
Count
1280
1361
8,004
Frederick Tuta
German aristocrat
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1269
1291
8,005
Hanns Kerrl
Nazi Minister for Religion (1887-1941)
Male
Germany
Politician
1887
1941
8,006
Wilhelm Fliess
German surgeon
Male
Germany
Astrologer; surgeon
1858
1928
natural causes
8,007
Bernhard Rensch
German zoologist (1900-1990)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1900
1990
8,008
Violante Beatrice of Bavaria
Sienese governor; wife of Grand Prince Ferdinando (1673-1731)
Female
Germany
Politician
1673
1731
8,009
Hermann Müller
German botanist (1829-1883)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1829
1883
8,010
Günter Sawitzki
German footballer
Male
Germany
Athlete
1932
2020
8,011
Hannelore Kohl
Wife of German chancellor Helmut Kohl
Female
Germany
Interpreter
1933
2001
suicide
8,012
Benno von Arent
German politician and SS officer (1898-1956)
Male
Germany
Artist
1898
1956
8,013
Dietrich Stobbe
German politician (SPD) (1938-2011)
Male
Germany
Politician
1938
2011
8,014
Johann von Leers
German politician (1902-1965)
Male
Germany
Artist
1902
1965
8,015
Oscar Hertwig
German zoologist & scholar
Male
Weimar Republic; German Empire
Researcher
1849
1922
8,016
Moritz Wagner
German naturalist (1813-1887)
Male
Kingdom of Bavaria
Researcher
1813
1887
suicide
8,017
Elsa Einstein
second wife and cousin of Albert Einstein (1876-1936)
Female
Germany
Politician
1876
1936
8,018
Albin Stepowicz
Belarusian and polish politician and opinion journalist (1894-1934)
Male
Russian Empire; Second Polish Republic
Artist
1894
1934
8,019
Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
German footballer (1942-2011)
Male
Germany
Athlete
1942
2011
8,020
Carl von Gontard
German architect (1731-1791)
Male
Germany
Architect
1731
1791
8,021
Prince Josias of Coburg
austrian general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1737
1815
8,022
Hermann Muhs
German politician (1894-1962)
Male
Germany
Politician
1894
1962
8,023
Hermano Pule
priest and leader of a major revolt against Spanish rule of the Philippines
Male
Philippines
Religious figure
1815
1841
8,024
Bernhard Weiss
German Protestant New Testament scholar
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1827
1918
8,025
Olga Oelkers
fencer
Female
Germany
Fencer
1887
1969
8,026
Henry Thode
German art historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1857
1920
8,027
Emil Haussmann
SS officer
Male
Germany
1910
1947
suicide
8,028
Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg
German historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1774
1860
8,029
Johann Christian Konrad von Hofmann
German theologian and historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1810
1877
8,030
Wolfgang Mommsen
German historian (1930-2004)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1930
2004
8,031
Karl Ludwig von Knebel
German poet and translator
Male
Germany
Artist
1744
1834
8,032
Ludwig Lange
German classical philologist and archaeologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1825
1885
8,033
Christian Felix Weiße
German writer and pedagogue
Male
Germany
Artist
1726
1804
8,034
Paul Laband
German legal historian
Male
Germany
Jurist
1838
1918
8,035
Fritz August Breuhaus
German architect and designer
Male
Germany
Architect
1883
1960
8,036
Julius Langbehn
German art historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1851
1907
8,037
Karl Friedrich von Savigny
German politician (1814-1875)
Male
Germany
Politician
1814
1875
8,038
Heinz Auerswald
German member of the SS (1908-1970)
Male
Germany
Politician
1908
1970
8,039
Erhard Krack
German politician (1931-2000)
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Politician
1931
2000
8,040
Albert Schwegler
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Researcher
1819
1857
8,041
Rudi Hoffmann
German footballer
Male
Germany
Athlete
1935
2020
8,042
August Wilhelm Zumpt
German classical scholar
Male
Germany
Teacher
1815
1877
8,043
Adolf III of the Marck
Prince-Bishop of Cologne and Münster, Duke of Westphalia and Count of Cleves and Marck
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1334
1394
8,044
Ernst Degner
East German motorcycle racer
Male
German Democratic Republic
Engineer
1931
1983
8,045
Ernst Ludwig Gerber
German composer
Male
Germany
Artist
1746
1819
8,046
Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
German female aviatrix and test pilot in German Luftwaffe dive bombers during World War II
Female
Germany
Military personnel
1903
1945
8,047
David Hollatz
German theologian
Male
Germany
Artist
1648
1713
8,048
Gustav Gröber
German philologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1844
1911
8,049
Margrit Kennedy
German architect
Female
Germany
Artist
1939
2013
8,050
Andreas Kirchner
East German bobsledder
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Bobsledder
1953
2010
8,051
Alfred Herrhausen
German banker (1930-1989)
Male
Germany
Politician
1930
1989
homicide
8,052
Arminius
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
Male
War chief
-17
21
8,053
Theodor Leutwein
colonial administrator of German Southwest Africa (1849-1921)
Male
Germany
Politician
1849
1921
8,054
Erwin Blask
athletics competitor
Male
Germany
Athlete
1910
1999
8,055
Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
Pakistani politician (1915-2003)
Male
Pakistan; British Raj
Politician
1915
2003
8,056
Brigitte Horney
actress
Female
United States of America; Germany
Artist
1911
1988
8,057
August Wilhelm Knoch
German naturalist
Male
German Confederation; Confederation of the Rhine
Researcher
1742
1818
8,058
Adam Falckenhagen
German composer and lutenist
Male
Germany
Artist
1697
1754
8,059
Carl F. W. Borgward
German engineer and designer and the creator of the Borgward group, based in Bremen
Male
Germany
Engineer
1890
1963
natural causes
8,060
Elisabeth Rethberg
German American opera singer
Female
Germany
Artist
1894
1976
8,061
Johannes Max Proskauer
German-born American bryologist (1923-1970)
Male
United States of America; Germany
Researcher
1923
1970
8,062
Princess Theresa of Bavaria
Bavarian princess, scientist, philanthropist (1850-1925)
Female
Germany
Researcher
1850
1925
8,063
Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild
German noble
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1650
1710
8,064
Ludwig Lange
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1863
1936
8,065
Johan Adam Pollich
German scientist (1740-1780)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1740
1780
8,066
Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1884
1965
8,067
Werner Rothmaler
German botanist (1908-1962)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1908
1962
8,068
Friedrich August Georg Bitter
German botanist and lichenologist (1873–1927)
Male
Weimar Republic; German Empire
Researcher
1873
1927
8,069
Gustav von Alvensleben
German general
Male
Germany
Politician
1803
1881
8,070
Alfred Rehder
German-American professor of botany (1863-1949)
Male
United States of America; Germany
Researcher
1863
1949
8,071
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
German noble
Male
1537
1604
8,072
Fritz Hippler
German film director
Male
Germany
Artist
1909
2002
8,073
Jürgen Bartsch
Serial killer
Male
Germany
Serial killer
1946
1976
accident
8,074
Heinz Barth
German World War II SS officer and war criminal
Male
Germany; Nazi Germany; German Democratic Republic
Military personnel
1920
2007
natural causes
8,075
Hermann Friedmann
Polish-German philosopher
Male
Poland; Germany
Teacher
1873
1957
8,076
Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1723
1795
8,077
Wolfgang Falck
German flying ace
Male
Germany
Fighter pilot
1910
2007
8,078
Wanda Klaff
Nazi concentration camp guard
Female
Poland; Germany
Torturer
1922
1946
capital punishment
8,079
Heinrich Landesmann
Austrian poet and philosopher
Male
Germany
Artist
1821
1902
8,080
Hans Bender
German psychologist
Male
Germany
Artist
1907
1991
8,081
Martin Gottfried Weiss
German SS officer, concentration camp commandant (1905-1946)
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1905
1946
capital punishment
8,082
Fritz Honka
German murderer
Male
Germany
Serial killer; criminal
1935
1998
8,083
Jakob Bernays
German philologist
Male
Germany
Artist
1824
1881
8,084
Jean Baptista von Schweitzer
German politician (1833-1875)
Male
Germany
Artist
1833
1875
8,085
Ulrich Zasius
German jurist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1461
1535
8,086
Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker
German classical philologist and archaeologist
Male
Grand Duchy of Hesse; Kingdom of Prussia; Kingdom of Hanover; Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt
Researcher
1784
1868
8,087
Heinrich Held
German politician (1868-1938)
Male
Germany
Politician
1868
1938
8,088
Albert Stohr
Bishop of Mainz (1890-1961)
Male
Germany
Politician
1890
1961
8,089
Ernst Albrecht
German politician (1930-2014)
Male
Germany
Politician
1930
2014
8,090
Peter Lambeck
German historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1628
1680
8,091
Gebhard Müller
German politician (1900-1990)
Male
Germany
Politician
1900
1990
8,092
Arno Lustiger
German historian and author of Jewish origin
Male
Germany
Researcher
1924
2012
8,093
Christian I
Roman Catholic archbishop
Male
Germany
Politician
1130
1183
8,094
Karl-Heinz Kurras
former German police officer and Stasi agent
Male
Germany
Police officer
1927
2014
8,095
Helmut Ringelmann
German film producer
Male
Germany
Film producer
1926
2011
8,096
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1765
1846
8,097
Gorch Fock
Low German writer
Male
German Empire
Artist
1880
1916
8,098
Hans-Christoph Seebohm
German politician (1903-1967)
Male
Germany
Politician
1903
1967
8,099
Ralph Giordano
German writer and publicist
Male
Germany
Artist
1923
2014
8,100
Hermann Buse
Road bicycle racer
Male
Germany
Athlete
1907
1945