List of Famous people born in Brandenburg, Germany

Brigitte Ahrenholz was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Harun el-Raschid Bey, born Wilhelm Hintersatz was a German officer and SS Standartenführer, born in Senftenberg, Brandenburg. During World War II, he commanded the Osttürkischer Waffenverband division of the SS.

Matthias Platzeck is a German politician. He was Minister President of Brandenburg from 2002 to 2013 and party chairman of the SPD from November 2005 to April 2006.

Jochen Kowalski is a German alto or mezzo countertenor, noted for his very rich timbre.

Fabian Böhm is a German handball player for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the German national team.

Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner was a German general during World War II. An early proponent of mechanisation and armoured warfare, he was a Wehrmacht army corps commander at the beginning of the war, leading his troops during the invasion of Poland and the Battle of France.

Bogislaw Oskar Adolf Fürchtegott von Bonin was a German Wehrmacht officer and journalist.

Tatjana Hüfner is a German retired luger who has competed since 2003.

Frank Schmökel is a German convicted murderer and child rapist who has escaped from prison on multiple occasions. Schmökel and his crimes have inspired national discussions of reforming the German justice system.

Birgit Fischer is a former German kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany, then four times representing the reunited nation. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announced her retirement, only to return for the subsequent games. She has been both the youngest- and oldest-ever Olympic canoeing champion. In 2004, she was chosen as the German sportswoman of the year.