List of Famous people born in Bavaria, Germany

Lorenz Funk Sr. was an ice hockey player who played for the West German national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Johann Georg Leopold Mozart was a German composer, conductor, music teacher, and violinist. Mozart is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule.

Hans Schmidt was a German international footballer and manager.

Benedikt "Bene" Böhm is a German extreme ski mountaineer and extreme skier. Together with Sebastian Haag he keeps the records in speed ski mountaineering at the Muztagata and the Gasherbrum II.

Franz Xaver Schönhuber was a German right-wing extremist journalist, politician, and author. He gained fame as a founder and eventual chairman of the right-wing German party The Republicans.

Cansu Dicle Tosun is a German-born Turkish actress.

Fritz Schösser was a German politician for the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was the chairman of the Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in Bavaria from 1990 and 2010. From 1992 to 1994, he was a member of the Bavarian Senate, after which he became a member of the Landtag of Bavaria. In 1998, Schösser was elected to the national Bundestag, serving until 2005.

Andreas Ottl is a German former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He signed his first professional contract for Bayern Munich on 1 July 2005. He played for Germany's U-21 Team. Ottl is a highly versatile player being able to play various midfield positions as well as playing as a defender.

Rosa Sucher, née Hasselbeck, was a German operatic soprano renowned for her Wagnerian performances.

Hans-Jürgen von Bose is a German composer.