List of Famous people born in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Annette Widmann-Mauz
Annette Widmann-Mauz is a German politician of the Christian Democrats. She is a member of the German Bundestag where she represents the electoral district of Tübingen. Since 2009 Widmann-Mauz has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in Chancellor Angela Merkel's second and third cabinet.
Christina Obergföll
Christina Obergföll is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was World Champion in 2013. Her personal best throw of 70.20 m is the German record. It also ranks her fourth on the overall list.
Frank Schmidt
Frank Schmidt is a German former professional footballer who is now manager of 1. FC Heidenheim. During his career he played as a defender.
Rani Khedira
Rani Khedira is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a central defender for FC Augsburg.
Martin Strobel
Martin Strobel is a German handball player for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and the German national team.
Insa Thiele-Eich
Insa Thiele-Eich is a German Meteorologist and Astronaut candidate, selected by the German non-government Die Astronautin project in April 2017. She was one of two women selected to be the first German woman in space, the end goal of the Die Astronautin initiative.
Sebastian Kienle
Sebastian Kienle is a German long-distance triathlete. He is the winner of the 2014 Ironman World Championship, as well as the 2012 and 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Helm Stierlin
Helm Stierlin, born as Wilhelm Paul Stierlin, was a German psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and systemic family therapist. From 1974 to 1991 he was the medical director and chairowner of the Department for psychoanalytic basic research and Family Therapy at the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg. Stierlin contributed significantly to the establishment and further development of systemic therapy in Germany.
Bahar Kizil
Bahar Kizil is a German singer and songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the girl group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars.
Thomas Roth
Thomas Roth is a German news anchor presenter and television presenter.