12 Notable alumni of University of Hohenheim
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Hohenheim is ranked #678 in the world and #50 in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from University of Hohenheim sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Hohenheim won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Theodor Bergmann
1916-2017 (aged 101)
university teacher
author
agronomist
Theodor Bergmann was a German agronomist and published author. Until 1981 he was Professor for international comparisons in agrarian policy at University of Hohenheim. Bergmann was “the last participant and eyewitness to the German labor movement of the Weimar era”.
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2. Harald Ebner
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Harald Ebner is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2011.
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3. Karl Hamann
1903-1973 (aged 70)
farmer
politician
Karl Otto Hamann was a German politician. Between 1948 and 1952 he was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of (East) Germany (LDPD) and also the German Democratic Republic's Minister for Trade and Supply.
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4. Martine Hansen
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
secondary school teacher
agronomist
Martine Hansen is a Luxembourgish agricultural economist and politician of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) who serves in the Frieden-Bettel Government as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture and Minister for Consumer Protection since November 2023, and as Minister of Sport since December 2025. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (2013–2023) and served as Minister for...
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5. Hermann von Nördlinger
1818-1897 (aged 79)
university teacher
forestry scientist
botanist
Hermann von Nördlinger, was a German forester, botanist, and entomologist.
6. Kristin Schirmer
1967-. (aged 59)
biologist
Kristin Schirmer is a German cell biologist and toxicologist. She is the Head of Department of Environmental Toxicology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)] and also a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and ETH Zurich. Schirmer specializes in Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Toxicity, Aquatic Organisms, Chemical Hazard Assessment,...
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7. Ralph Brinkhaus
1968-. (aged 58)
economist
tax advisor
politician
Ralph Brinkhaus is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as parliamentary leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag between 2018 and 2022, and as such acted as the opposition leader between December 2021 and February 2022.
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8. Danyal Bayaz
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
business consultant
Danyal Bayaz is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as State Minister of Finance in the government of Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann since May 2021. From 2017 until 2021, he was a member of the Bundestag.
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9. Stefan Mappus
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Stefan Mappus is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 8th Minister President of the state of Baden-Württemberg from 2010 to 2011 and chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg from 2009 to 2011.
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10. Muhterem Aras
1966-. (aged 60)
tax advisor
politician
Muhterem Aras is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens party. She has been a Member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg for the constituency Stuttgart I since May 2011, and Landtagspräsidentin (speaker) since May 2016.
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11. Ferdinand Cohen-Blind
1844-1866 (aged 22)
assassin
Ferdinand Cohen-Blind was a Jewish German student who attempted to assassinate Otto von Bismarck, the Minister President of Prussia. Cohen-Blind committed suicide shortly after his arrest.
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12. Viola Brand
1994-. (aged 32)
artistic cyclist
cyclist
Viola Brand is a German cyclist specialising in artistic cycling. She has won national and European championships twice each, and the silver medal three times in the World Championships.
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