List of Famous people born in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Michael Georg Link
Michael Georg Link is a German politician and Member of Parliament. He was the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from July 2014 to June 2017. From January 2012 to December 2013, he served as First Deputy Foreign Minister in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Sandro Kopp
Sandro Kopp is a German/New Zealand visual artist, based in the Highlands of Scotland. His work deals with the concept of "mediated presence" and explores the intersection of classical painting and digital technology.
Michael Sternkopf
Michael Sternkopf is a German former professional footballer who played for Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, SC Freiburg, Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach, as well as for the German under-21 side.
Wolfgang Porsche
Wolfgang Heinz Porsche is a German-Austrian manager and a member of the Porsche family dynasty. He is a shareholder and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Porsche AG. He is the youngest son of Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche and Dorothea Reitz. His oldest brother is Ferdinand (Butzi) Porsche, designer of the Porsche 911.
Silke Lippok
Silke Lippok is a German swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle events and finished in 13th, 9th and 11th place, respectively. She won three European titles in these events in 2010–2012.
Thomas Schneider
Thomas Schneider is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current assistant manager to Joachim Löw for the German national team. Schneider had previously been manager of Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Thomas Geisel
Thomas Geisel is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as mayor of Düsseldorf, the capital of Northrhine-Westphalia, from 2014 till 2020.
Michael Braungart
Michael Braungart is a German chemist who advocates that humans can make a positive instead of a negative environmental impact by redesigning industrial production and therefore that dissipation is not waste. A former Greenpeace activist who once lived in a tree as protest, he is now considered to be a visionary environmental thinker.
Julian David
Julian David is a German Schlager singer, actor and entertainer, who focuses in the pop song genre.
Dieter Kosslick
Dieter Kosslick is a German film critic, journalist and researcher. He was the fourth director of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) from 1 May 2001, when he took over from Moritz de Hadeln, until 2019.