List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Joseph Ernst von Bandel was a German architect, sculptor and painter. He is best known for his 38 years of work on the monumental Hermannsdenkmal near Detmold, honoring Arminius' victory over Roman troops in 9 AD.

Lilly Becher was a German writer, journalist, and communist activist.

Meinhard III, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was duke of Upper Bavaria and count of Tyrol from 1361 until his death. He was the son of Duke Louis V of Bavaria with Countess Margaret of Tyrol and as such also the last descendant of the Tyrolean branch of the House of Gorizia.

Johann Fugger the Elder or Hans Fugger was a German businessman, landowner and noble of the Fugger family. He was Lord of Schloss Babenhausen and Boos.

Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Schaeffler is a German billionaire businessman, owner of 80% of the holding company INA Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG, which includes Schaeffler AG. His mother, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, owns the other 20%. Both inherited their fortune from Schaeffler's father, Georg Schaeffler, who died in 1996. Schaeffler is the head of the supervisory board of Schaeffler Group and a member of the supervisory board of Continental AG. As of March 2020, Schaeffler was ranked by 'Forbes' as the 96th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $11.2 billion.