12 Notable alumni of
University of Hohenheim

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The University of Hohenheim is 2482nd in the world, 798th in Europe, and 84th in Germany by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the University of Hohenheim sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Ralph Brinkhaus

    Ralph Brinkhaus
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in the University of Hohenheim
    Studied economics
    Occupations
    economisttax advisorpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  2. Danyal Bayaz

    Danyal Bayaz
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    politicianbusiness consultant
    Biography

    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.

  3. Stefan Mappus

    Stefan Mappus
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  4. Muhterem Aras

    Muhterem Aras
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    tax advisorpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  5. Ferdinand Cohen-Blind

    Ferdinand Cohen-Blind
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1844-1866 (aged 22)
    Enrolled in the University of Hohenheim
    Studied in 1864
    Occupations
    assassin
    Biography

    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.

  6. Viola Brand

    Viola Brand
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1994-.. (age 32)
    Enrolled in the University of Hohenheim
    Studied clinical nutrition
    Occupations
    artistic cyclistcyclist
    Biography

    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.

  7. Theodor Bergmann

    Theodor Bergmann
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1916-2017 (aged 101)
    Occupations
    university teacherauthoragronomist
    Biography

    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”.

  8. Harald Ebner

    Harald Ebner
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the University of Hohenheim
    1986-1992 graduated with Diplom in agricultural science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    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.

  9. Karl Hamann

    Karl Hamann
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1903-1973 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    farmerpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  10. Martine Hansen

    Martine Hansen
    Born in
    Luxembourg Flag Luxembourg
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politiciansecondary school teacheragronomist
    Biography

    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 Higher Education and Research from April to December 2013 in the Juncker–Asselborn II Government.

  11. Hermann von Nördlinger

    Hermann von Nördlinger
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1818-1897 (aged 79)
    Enrolled in the University of Hohenheim
    1840-1841 studied forestry science and agricultural science
    Occupations
    university teacherforestry scientistbotanist
    Biography

    Hermann von Nördlinger, was a German forester, botanist, and entomologist.

  12. Kristin Schirmer

    Kristin Schirmer
    Years
    1967-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    biologist
    Biography

    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, Adverse Outcome Pathways, in vitro Alternatives to Animal Testing, Fish Cell Lines and Biomonitoring.