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8,601
Charles Alten
Hanoverian and British soldier (1764-1840)
Male
Germany
Politician
1764
1840
8,602
Karl von Fischer
German architect
Male
Germany
Architect
1782
1820
8,603
Hans Nielsen
actor
Male
Germany
Artist
1911
1965
natural causes
8,604
Morris Simmonds
German pathologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1855
1925
8,605
Hans Dreier
German art director
Male
United States of America; Germany
Scenographer; production designer
1885
1966
8,606
August Pauly
German encyclopedist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1796
1845
8,607
Karl von Auwers
German chemist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1863
1939
8,608
Kurt Symanzik
German physicist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1923
1983
8,609
Maria Crescentia Höss
Roman Catholic saint
Female
Germany
Nun
1682
1744
8,610
Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen
German general
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1867
1942
8,611
Theodor Panofka
German philologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1800
1858
8,612
Helene Demuth
Housekeeper of Karl Marx
Female
Germany
Housekeeper
1820
1890
natural causes
8,613
Heinrich Anschütz
German actor
Male
Austria; Germany
Artist
1785
1865
8,614
Johann Severin Vater
German theologian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1771
1826
8,615
Hermann Knoblauch
German physicist (1820-1895)
Male
German Empire
Researcher
1820
1895
8,616
Gerd von Rundstedt
German Field Marshal during World War II
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1875
1953
natural causes
8,617
Alois Alzheimer
German neurologist after whom the brain disorder is named
Male
Germany
Researcher
1864
1915
8,618
Hans Georg Dehmelt
German physicist
Male
United States of America; Germany
Researcher
1922
2017
8,619
Fedor von Bock
German field marshal
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1880
1945
8,620
Walter Model
German field marshal
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1891
1945
suicide
8,621
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Swedish chemist
Male
Sweden
Researcher
1742
1786
natural causes
8,622
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Austrian anti-communist general (1886-1921)
Male
Russian Empire
Politician
1885
1921
unnatural death
8,623
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Nazi field marshal
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1876
1956
8,624
Hermann Emil Fischer
German chemist
Male
German Empire
Researcher
1852
1919
suicide
8,625
Hartwig Gauder
German athlete
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Athlete
1954
2020
8,626
Heinz Guderian
German general
Male
Germany
Artist
1888
1954
8,627
Eduard David
German politician (1863-1930)
Male
Germany
Politician
1863
1930
8,628
Philipp Scheidemann
German head of government (1865-1939)
Male
Germany
Politician
1865
1939
8,629
Carl Legien
German politician (1861-1920)
Male
Germany
Politician
1861
1920
8,630
Prince William of Baden
Prince of Baden (1792-1859)
Male
Germany
Politician
1792
1859
8,631
Margaret of Burgundy
Queen of France
Female
Politician
1290
1315
8,632
Cato Bontjes van Beek
member of the German resistance to Nazism
Female
Germany
Resistance fighter
1920
1943
8,633
Count Otto von Bray-Steinburg
Bavarian diplomat
Male
Kingdom of Bavaria
Politician
1807
1899
8,634
Prince Maximilian of Saxony
Saxon prince
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1870
1951
8,635
Günter Dyhrenfurth
Swiss mountain climber (1886-1975)
Male
Switzerland; Germany
Researcher
1886
1975
8,636
Adolf Miethe
German photochemist, photographer, pioneer in color photography
Male
Germany
Researcher
1862
1927
8,637
Gustav Hellmann
German meteorologist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1854
1939
8,638
Ernst Torgler
German politician (1893-1963)
Male
Germany
Politician
1893
1963
8,639
Friedrich Ernst Krukenberg
German opthalmologist
Male
Germany
Gynaecologist; ophthalmologist
1871
1946
8,640
Harry Graf Kessler
German art collector, patron, writer, publicist and diplomat (1868-1937)
Male
Germany
Artist
1868
1937
8,641
Theodwin
Catholic cardinal
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1100
1153
8,642
Otto John
German resistance member (1909-1997)
Male
Germany
Politician
1909
1997
8,643
Ludwig Siebert
former member of Nazi Party (1874-1942)
Male
Germany
Politician
1874
1942
8,644
Prince Frederick of Prussia
Prussian prince
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1911
1966
accident
8,645
Friedrich Geiger
Automobile designer
Male
Germany
Engineer
1907
1996
8,646
Otto I
Count Palatine of Mosbach
Male
Germany
1390
1461
8,647
Ulrich Greifelt
German general of police (1896-1949)
Male
Germany
Politician
1896
1949
8,648
Hans Erwin von Spreti-Weilbach
German politician (1908-1934)
Male
Germany
Politician
1908
1934
homicide
8,649
Hans Naumann
German historian
Male
Germany
Researcher
1886
1951
8,650
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
German officer and fighter pilot during World War II
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1908
1944
8,651
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
German botanist (1683-1741)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1683
1741
8,652
Fritz Steinbach
German conductor
Male
Germany
Artist
1855
1916
8,653
Albert Schäffle
German economist, 1871 Austrian minister of trade
Male
Germany
Artist
1831
1903
8,654
Helga Arendt
German sprinter
Female
Germany
Athlete
1964
2013
8,655
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Solger
German philosopher and academic
Male
Germany
Teacher
1780
1819
8,656
Richard Eichberg
German actor
Male
Germany
Artist
1888
1953
8,657
Wilhelm Heckmann
German musician
Male
Germany
Artist
1897
1995
8,658
Jakob Sigismund Beck
German philosopher
Male
Germany
Teacher
1761
1840
8,659
Elisabeth von Thadden
German resistance member (1890-1944)
Female
Germany
Politician
1890
1944
8,660
Otto Renner
German botanist, geneticist and university teacher (1883-1960)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1883
1960
8,661
Frederick Casimir
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg
Male
Germany
1585
1645
8,662
Ewald André Dupont
film director (1891-1956)
Male
Germany
Artist
1891
1956
8,663
Georg zu Münster
German paleontologist (1776-1844)
Male
Germany
Researcher
1776
1844
8,664
Carl Friedrich Roewer
German arachnologist
Male
Germany
Researcher
1881
1963
8,665
Christina Ebner
Dominican nun, mystic and writer
Female
Germany
Artist
1277
1356
8,666
Karl von Vierordt
German physician
Male
Germany
Teacher
1818
1884
8,667
Johann Friedrich Weidler
German astronomer and mathematician
Male
Germany
Researcher
1691
1755
8,668
Paul Panzer
German-American silent film actor
Male
Germany
Artist
1872
1958
8,669
Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg
Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
Female
Germany
Aristocrat
1575
1643
8,670
Caesar von Hofacker
German Luftwaffe lieutenant-colonel, member of the 20 July 1944 plot
Male
Germany
Resistance fighter; oberstleutnant
1896
1944
capital punishment
8,671
John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp
Roman Catholic archbishop
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1579
1634
8,672
Ludwig Fischer
SA officer (1905-1947)
Male
Germany
Politician
1905
1947
capital punishment
8,673
Wunibald Kamm
automobile designer, engineer, aerodynamicist
Male
Germany
Teacher
1893
1966
8,674
Margot Drechsel
Nazi concentration camp guard
Female
Germany
Torturer
1908
1945
8,675
Johann Tobias Beck
German theologian
Male
Germany
Religious figure
1804
1878
8,676
Friedrich Bürklein
architect
Male
Germany
Architect
1813
1872
8,677
Stanko Karaman
Yugoslav spelaeologist and biologist
Male
Researcher
1889
1959
8,678
Fritz Knoechlein
SS officer
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1911
1949
capital punishment
8,679
Michael Gwisdek
German actor and film director
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1942
2020
8,680
Sebastian Huber
bobsledder
Male
Germany
Bobsledder
1901
1985
8,681
Emanuel Schäfer
SS officer
Male
Nazi Germany; German Empire; West Germany
Jurist
1900
1974
8,682
Hans Mayer
German literary scholar
Male
Germany; German Democratic Republic
Artist
1907
2001
8,683
Greta Bösel
German nurse, camp guard at concentration camp Ravensbrück (1908-1947)
Female
Germany
Nurse; torturer; concentration camp guard
1908
1947
capital punishment
8,684
Felix Kracht
German aerospace engineer
Male
Germany
Engineer
1912
2002
8,685
Ewa Paradies
Nazi concentration camp official
Female
Germany
Torturer; concentration camp guard
1920
1946
capital punishment
8,686
Walter Scherff
German general
Male
Germany
Researcher
1898
1945
suicide
8,687
Adolf Metzner
German athlete
Male
Germany
Athlete
1910
1978
8,688
Anton Kaindl
SS officer
Male
Nazi Germany; Weimar Republic; German Empire
Military personnel
1902
1948
8,689
Julius Schrader
German artist (1815-1900)
Male
Germany
Artist
1815
1900
8,690
Prince Hubertus of Prussia
German prince
Male
Germany
Military personnel
1909
1950
natural causes
8,691
Johannes Hentschel
German mechanic
Male
Germany
Mechanic
1908
1982
8,692
Prince Frederick of Prussia
German general
Male
Germany
Aristocrat
1794
1863
8,693
Sophie von Dönhoff
morganatic wife of Frederick William II of Prussia
Female
Germany
Lady-in-waiting
1768
1838
8,694
Anita Berber
German actress, erotic dancer, prostitute
Female
Weimar Republic; German Empire
Artist
1899
1928
natural causes
8,695
Gertrud von Plettenberg
German noble
Female
Germany
1600
1608
8,696
Princess Frederica of Hanover
British princess
Female
Kingdom of Hanover; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Aristocrat
1848
1926
8,697
Ernst Niekisch
German politician (1889-1967)
Male
German Democratic Republic; Weimar Republic
Artist
1889
1967
8,698
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
Bavarian princess
Female
Germany
Politician
1872
1954
8,699
Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau
Mistress of King Frederick William II of Prussia (1753-1820)
Female
Germany
Politician
1753
1820
8,700
Norbert Kröcher
West German terrorist and member of J2M (1950-2016)
Male
Germany
Politician
1950
2016
suicide