List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Gottlieb Muffat, son of Georg Muffat, served as Hofscholar under Johann Fux in Vienna from 1711 and was appointed to the position of third court organist at the Hofkapelle in 1717. He acquired additional duties over time including the instruction of members of the Imperial family, among them the future Empress Maria Theresa. He was promoted to second organist in 1729 and first organist upon the accession of Maria Theresa to the throne in 1741. He retired from official duties at the court in 1763.

Karl Addicks is a German physician and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Franz Pfnür was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Carola Bott is a German female badminton player. In 2003, she won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in girls' doubles event with Karin Schnaase.

Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr was a German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer.

Hans Carossa was a German novelist and poet, known mostly for his autobiographical novels, and his "innere Emigration" during the Nazi era.