List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach. She was known as Princess of Bavaria until 1918.

Florian Munteanu, also known by his ring name Big Nasty, is a German-Romanian actor and model, and a former heavyweight boxer. He is widely known for his role of the boxer Viktor Drago, the son of former Soviet Union boxer Ivan Drago, in the 2018 American sports drama film Creed II, which the film was the direct sequel from 1985's Rocky IV. He also played Razor Fist in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach succeeded his father Albert II as margrave of Ansbach in 1667. He married his second wife Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach on 4 November 1681. Their daughter Wilhelmine Charlotte Caroline, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach married George II of Great Britain before he became king.

Albert VI of Bavaria son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine, born and died in Munich.

Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the maternal grandmother of Empress Maria Theresa I, The Holy Roman Empress, Emperor Peter II of Russia and also Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich, was Duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1467, and Duke of the reunited Bavaria from 1503.

John was the Count Palatine of Neumarkt from 1410 to his death. The son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, he married Catherine of Pomerania in 1407. He is mainly known for his crushing victory against the Hussites at the Battle of Hiltersried in 1433.

• Christopher, his son, was king of the Kalmar Union.