- Swiss pianist.
- German chemist: Nobel Prize 1902.
- German chemist: Nobel Prize 1973.
- German chemist: Nobel Prize 1930.
- U.S. chess player.
- Emil Hermann (ˈeːmiːl ˈhɛrman). 1852–1919, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on synthetic sugars and the purine group: Nobel prize for chemistry 1902
- Ernst Otto . 1918–94, German chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1973 with Geoffrey Wilkinson for his work on inorganic complexes
- Hans (hans). 1881–1945, German chemist, noted particularly for his work on chlorophyll, haemin, and the porphyrins: Nobel prize for chemistry 1930
- Robert James, known as Bobby . 1943–2008, US chess player; world champion 1972–75
