List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Amalie Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made many important contributions to abstract algebra. She discovered Noether's theorem, which is fundamental in mathematical physics. She invariably used the name "Emmy Noether" in her life and publications. She was described by Pavel Alexandrov, Albert Einstein, Jean Dieudonné, Hermann Weyl and Norbert Wiener as the most important woman in the history of mathematics. As one of the leading mathematicians of her time, she developed some theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In physics, Noether's theorem explains the connection between symmetry and conservation laws.

Olga Benário Prestes was a German-Brazilian communist militant executed by Nazi Germany.

Karl Julius Marx was a German composer and music teacher.

Tom Kühnhackl is a German professional ice hockey player for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has also played professionally in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders as well as for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the top-tier hockey league of Germany.

Vinzenz Geiger is a German nordic combined skier.

Josephine Caroline Lang was a German composer. Josephine Lang was the daughter of Theobald Lang, a violinist, and Regina Hitzelberger, opera singer. Her mother taught young Josephine how to play piano, and from age five it became apparent that Josephine was possessed with great potential as a composer. As early as age eleven Josephine started giving piano lessons herself. Through her godfather, Joseph Stieler, Josephine was exposed to some of the greatest artists of her time. Both Felix Mendelssohn and Ferdinand Hiller went to great lengths to ensure that Lang learned the proper theory for song-writing, and used their connections to publish Lang's music. Even Robert Schumann published a song of Josephine’s in Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in 1838.

Hans-Joachim Stuck, nicknamed "Strietzel", is a German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other categories.

Christy Smith is an American politician who served as the California State Assemblywoman for the 38th district from 2018 until 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Smith ran two unsuccessful campaigns for California's 25th congressional district, losing to Republican Mike Garcia. Smith is again seeking the Democratic nomination for the district in 2022.

Johanna Uekermann is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She served as chairwoman of the Young Socialists in the SPD (Jusos) from 2013 to 2017 and as Deputy Leader of the SPD Bayern from 2017 until 2021

Johannes Rydzek is a German nordic combined skier who has competed since 2006.