Frankfurt has produced a number of well-known record producers, poets, chemists, philosophers, actors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Frankfurt includes Hans Zimmer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Otto Hahn, Erich Fromm, Ernst Udet, and many others.

Famous People Born In Frankfurt

Hans ZimmerHans Zimmer
12 September 1957, German
Music Composer
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
28 August 1749, German
Poet

Theodor W. AdornoTheodor W. Adorno
11 September 1903, German
Philosopher

Otto HahnOtto Hahn
08 March 1879, German
Chemist

Horst Ludwig StörmerHorst Ludwig Störmer
06 April 1949, German
Physicist

ZaytovenZaytoven
12 January 1980, German, American
Record producer
Mink BrarMink Brar
04 November 1980, German
actor, film producer, model

Ernst UdetErnst Udet
26 April 1896, German
Aviator, Officer, Actor

Karl SchwarzschildKarl Schwarzschild
09 October 1873, German
Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University
Heinrich von KleistHeinrich von Kleist
18 October 1777, German
Playwright, Poet, Short story writer, Novelist,

Klaus BadeltKlaus Badelt
12 June 1967, German
Composer, Film score composer
Willy MesserschmittWilly Messerschmitt
26 June 1898, German
Aeronautical engineer, Engineer, University

Jan KirchhoffJan Kirchhoff
01 October 1990, German
Association football player

Georg Konrad MorgenGeorg Konrad Morgen
08 June 1909, German
Judge, Jurist

Amschel Mayer RothschildAmschel Mayer Rothschild
12 June 1773, German
Banker

Nadja BenaissaNadja Benaissa
26 April 1982, German
Singer, Actor, Songwriter
Marcus NispelMarcus Nispel
15 April 1963, German
film director

Carl Mayer von RothschildCarl Mayer von Rothschild
24 April 1788, German
Banker

Ernest MandelErnest Mandel
05 April 1923, German
Economist

Bettina von ArnimBettina von Arnim
04 April 1785, German
Writer, Salon-holder, Composer, Novelist
Ellen von UnwerthEllen von Unwerth
1954 AD, German
photographer

Jo WeilJo Weil
29 August 1977, German
Voice actor, Singer, Stage actor, Film actor
Friedrich Carl von SavignyFriedrich Carl von Savigny
21 February 1779, German, Prussian
Jurist

Birgit PrinzBirgit Prinz
25 October 1977, German
Association football player, Psychologist

Abraham GeigerAbraham Geiger
24 May 1810, German
Historian, Rabbi, University teacher
Adam ElsheimerAdam Elsheimer
18 March 1578, German
Artist

Mark SpoonMark Spoon
27 November 1966, German
Disc jockey
Johann ZoffanyJohann Zoffany
13 March 1733, German
Painter

Ferdinand HillerFerdinand Hiller
24 October 1811, German
Composer

Richard GoldschmidtRichard Goldschmidt
12 April 1878, German, American
Geneticist
Albert MangelsdorffAlbert Mangelsdorff
05 September 1928, German
Trombonist

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Abraham MignonAbraham Mignon
21 June 1640, German
Painter
George EngelmannGeorge Engelmann
02 February 1809, German, American
Botanist

Ilse BingIlse Bing
23 March 1899, German
Photographer

Eduard RüppellEduard Rüppell
20 November 1794, German
Naturalist

Mathilde MarchesiMathilde Marchesi
24 March 1821, German
Soprano
Martin MosebachMartin Mosebach
31 July 1951, German
Writer
Harold H. GreeneHarold H. Greene
06 February 1923, American
Judge

Johann Friedrich BöhmerJohann Friedrich Böhmer
22 April 1795, German
Historian

Carl GraebeCarl Graebe
24 February 1841, German
Chemist

Jakob Christof Le BlonJakob Christof Le Blon
02 May 1667, German
Painter