Leipzig University alumni

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

German philosopher (1844-1900)

chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)

German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)

German composer (1813–1883)

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

French sociologist (1858–1917)

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), better known by his pen name Novalis (; ), was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure of Jena Romanticism.

Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729-1781)

German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938)

German philosopher (1775–1854)

Jewish-German physician and scientist (1854-1915)

German politician, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1878-1929)

Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003)

German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the Spartacus League (1871-1919)

Swiss physicist (1905-1983)

German composer (1714–1788)

German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)

German chemical engineer (1874–1940)

German composer

German children's writer (1899–1974)

German writer (1895–1998)

German novelist and essayist (1929–2011)

German chemist (1884–1949)

German scientist (1801-1887)

German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)

German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (1927-2016)

German mineralogist (1494-1555)

German poet, writer and linguist

French historian (1886–1944)

German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868)

early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War

German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936)

German politician and economist (1877–1970)

Hungarian writer (1900–1989)

18th century Russian author and social critic

Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)

German psychiatrist (1856–1926)

German jurist (1779-1861)

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488-1523)

German physicist (1912–2007)

German economist, Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960)

Danish astronomer and chemist

Hungarian-British archaeologist (1862-1943)

German chancellor (1867-1929)

German composer, organist, harpsichordist (1710-1784)

Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright (1871-1940)

German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936)

German mathematician (*1868 – †1942)

Polish linguist and slavist (1845-1929)

American linguist (1887–1949)

Russian explorer and scientist

Raila Amolo Odinga was a Kenyan politician who served as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013. He was also the leader of Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party. Odinga ran for President of Kenya five times, with none of his attempts being successful. Each time, Odinga alleged electoral fraud.

Austrian economist (1851-1914)

German psychologist (1795–1878)

German biologist (1795–1876)

German-born British theoretical physicist and atomic spy (1911-1988)

Baltic German theologian and prominent church historian (1851–1930)