Notable Persons
- Friedrich August Kekulé, prominent 19th century organic chemist, and the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure
- Christoph Graupner, composer and Hofkapellmeister at the court of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1711 to 1754
- Heinrich von Brentano, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1955 to 1961
- Karl-Otto Koch, commandant of the Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen
- Arno Schmidt, author and translator
- Walter Schmiele, author and translator
- Andrea Petkovic, professional tennis player
- Josef Ganz, Automotive Engineer and pioneer, studied at the Technical University of Darmstadt
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