Wolfgang Ketterle (1986) - Nobel Prize in Physics (2001) for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates.
Manfred Eigen (1951) - Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967) for his studies of extremely fast chemical reactions, effected by disturbing the equilibrium by means of very short pulses of energy.
Ernst Messerschmid (1976) - Astronaut and Professor of Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart, participated in the Spacelab D-1 mission.
Thomas Eller (1993) - CEO of the German chemical company Evonik Industries, known for his leadership in the chemical industry.
