•
Samuel Adler (1809–1891), noted rabbi in the
United States, attended the
University of Giessen •
Werner A. Baum (1923–1999), meteorologist and college administrator •
Annika Beck (born 1994), professional tennis player •
Stefan Bellof (1957–1985),
Formula One and
World Sportscar Championship driver, who was killed during a race held in
Spa-Francorchamps •
Christa Blanke (born 1948), theologist, founder of Animals' Angels e.V. •
Volker Bouffier (born 1951), politician (CDU) •
Helge Braun (born 1972), politician (CDU) •
Georg Büchner (1813–1837) studied two years at the University of Gießen •
Daniel Davari (born 1988), Iranian footballer. •
Ernst Dieffenbach, born Johann Karl Ernst Dieffenbach (1811–1855), German physician, geologist and naturalist •
Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822–1901), German poet and theologian •
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1792–1847), German surgeon •
Eduard Dingeldey (1886-1942), lawyer and politician •
Walter Dornberger (1895–1980), rocket scientist •
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (1863–1906)
physicist specializing in
optics •
Peter Düttmann (1923–2001), Luftwaffe Ace •
Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635–1709),
Electress Palatine •
Charles Friedek (born 1971), triple jumper, gold medallist at the
1999 World Championships in Athletics •
Jesko Friedrich (born 1974), comedy television actor and writer •
Adolph Hansen (1851–1920), botanist and professor at
University of Giessen •
Paul Gordan (1837–1912), mathematician, known for work in
invariant theory •
Fritz Pfeffer (1889–1944), dentist, hid in the
Anne Frank House during WWII •
Fritz Heichelheim (1901–1968), economic historian •
August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818–1892), chemist •
Juli, rock band •
Friedrich Kellner (1885–1970), Chief Regional Auditor in Giessen 1948–1950, and Chief Justice Inspector of Laubach, where he wrote
his secret WWII diary. The Holocaust Research Unit of Justus Liebig University of Giessen has established the Kellner Project •
Karl Kling (1910–2003), racing driver and head of
Mercedes-Benz Motorsport •
Jonathan Koch (born 1985), rower •
Harald Lesch (born 1960), physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, author, television presenter, professor of physics •
Chris Liebing (born 1968) techno/electronic music producer and DJ •
Justus von Liebig (1803–1873), chemist, professor. The official name of the University of Giessen is now
Justus Liebig University •
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826–1900), founder of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany •
Sigmund Livingston (1872–1946), American lawyer, founder and first president of the
Anti-Defamation League •
Christopher Ludwick (1720–1801) Baker General for the American Revolutionary War Army – Philadelphia •
Alfred Milner (1854–1925), British statesman •
Demis Nikolaidis (born 1973), Greek footballer •
James J. O'Donnell (born 1950), American scholar and university administrator, born in Giessen •
Albert Osswald (1919–1996), politician •
Lucia Puttrich (born 1961), politician •
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923), physicist, professor of physics from 1879 until 1888 at the University of Giessen. He was buried at the "Alte Friedhof", where his tomb can still be found •
Johann Georg Rosenmüller (1736–1815), professor of theology at the university •
Jochen Schropp (born 1978), German actor and television entertainer •
Til Schweiger (born 1968), actor, director and producer. Grew up, went to school and started studying in Giessen •
Wilhelm Sievers (1860–1921), geographer, explorer, professor at the university •
Henrietta Skelton (1839/1842–1900), social reformer, writer, organizer, lecturer •
Dieter Strack, retired German professional basketball player •
Julian Theobald (born 1984), racing driver •
Tabea Waßmuth (born 1996), footballer •
Julius Wilbrand (1839–1906), German chemist, discoverer of
TNT •
Marie Wittich (1868–1931), opera singer •
Willy Zschietzschmann (1900–1976), Classical archeologist and author ==Education==