List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Niklas Frank is a German author and journalist best known for an intimate and strongly accusatory book about his father, Hans Frank, the lawyer who became Governor-General of German-occupied Poland during World War II.

Albert Kesselring was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe during World War II who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. In a military career that spanned both world wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most highly decorated commanders, being one of only 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

Stefan Reuter is a German football coach and former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the general manager of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Maria Hellwig was a German yodeler, popular performer of volkstümliche Musik, and television presenter.

Sebastian Kneipp was a Bavarian priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic medicine movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy, the application of water through various methods, temperatures and pressures which he claimed to have therapeutic or healing effects, thus building several hospitals in Bad Wörishofen.

Frank Kramer is a German football manager. He is currently the head of the youth academy of FC Red Bull Salzburg.

Sabine Sesselmann, or Sabina Sesselmann was a German film actress.

Georg Anton Schäffer was a German physician in the employ of the Russian-American Company who attempted to conquer Hawaii for the Company and, ultimately, the Russian Empire. The bloodless Schäffer affair (1815–1817) or the Hawaiian spectacular, as it was called by contemporary Russians, became a significant financial blunder for the Company.

Stephan Markus Cabizares Schröck is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains both Filipino club United City and the Philippines national team. Although primarily a midfielder, earlier in his career he played mostly as a full-back and has also been deployed as a winger.

Carl Orff was a German composer and music educator, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.