Heinrich Heine (1820) - Renowned poet, journalist, and essayist, known for his lyric poetry which was set to music by composers like Schumann and Schubert.
Konrad Adenauer (1900) - First Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, instrumental in rebuilding post-war Germany.
Joseph Beuys (1952) - Influential artist, teacher, and theorist, known for his work in performance art and sculpture.
Max Ernst (1910) - Surrealist and Dadaist artist, known for his inventive visual arts and his technique of frottage.
Hans Filbinger (1937) - Former Minister President of Baden-Württemberg and a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
Wolfgang Paul (1953) - Nobel Prize laureate in Physics (1989) for the development of the ion trap technique.
Peter Grünberg (1969) - Nobel Prize laureate in Physics (2007) for the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance.
Reinhard Selten (1961) - Nobel Prize laureate in Economic Sciences (1994) for his pioneering work in game theory.
August Thyssen (1877) - Industrialist and founder of Thyssen AG, one of the largest steel producers in Germany.
Kurt Alder (1922) - Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry (1950) for the discovery and development of the Diels-Alder reaction.
