List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Philipp Nawrath is a German biathlete. He competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2019.

Wilhelm Zahn was a German Kriegsmarine officer during the Second World War. He was U-boat First Watch Officer, then became U-boat commander and was finally promoted to Korvettenkapitän on 1 April 1943. As commander of U-56 he was able to avoid detection by the destroyers surrounding HMS Nelson and came in close proximity to the British flagship, launching three torpedoes against her whilst she was carrying Winston Churchill and the high military command of the British Navy. Following that incident he became widely known as the "Man who almost killed Churchill" amongst the U-boat submariner corps. He was one of the commanding officers during the sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff which has been described as "Adolf Hitler's Titanic".

Marin Pongračić is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Croatia national team. Pongračić is principally a central defender but can also play at right-back or as a defensive midfielder.

Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstaengl was a German-American businessman and intimate friend of Adolf Hitler. He eventually fell out of favour with Hitler, however, and defected from Nazi Germany to the United States. He later worked for Franklin D. Roosevelt and was once engaged to the author Djuna Barnes.

Doris Schröder-Köpf is a German journalist and politician. She was the fourth wife of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Her articles have been published in newspapers and magazines including Bild and Focus.

Christel Bodenstein is a German film and television actress. She appeared in many East German (GDR) productions and is best known outside Germany for her leading role as the young princess in The Singing Ringing Tree (1957).

Karl (Charly) Mai was a German footballer. He was born in Fürth.

Marianne Sägebrecht is a German film actress.

Erika Berger was a German television presenter and author.

Niklas Dorsch is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club K.A.A. Gent.