List of Famous people born in Brandenburg, Germany

Klara Geywitz is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as member of the Landtag of Brandenburg from 2004 until 2019.

Manuela Schwesig is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as the fifth minister-president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 4 July 2017. She is the first woman to serve as head of government of this state. Previously she served as Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth from 2013 to 2017.

Arved Birnbaum (cropped).JPG Arved Birnbaum is a German actor most known to audiences worldwide as Max Riemelt's down to earth senior in Dennis Gansel's vampire thriller/drama We Are The Night. He has played over 60 roles in film and television since 1999.

Joachim Sauer is a German quantum chemist and professor emeritus of physical and theoretical chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is the husband of the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. He is one of the seven members of the board of trustees of the Friede Springer Foundation, together with former German president Horst Köhler and others.

Josefine Preuß is a German television actress.

Franziska Giffey is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2018. She was the Mayor of Neukölln in Berlin from April 2015 to March 2018. In December 2020, Giffey was nominated to be the SPD's mayoral candidate in the 2021 Berlin State election.

Antje Rávik Strubel, also known as Antje Rávic Strubel, is a German writer, translator, and literary critic. She lives in Potsdam.

Yury Aleksandrovich Dud is a Russian sports journalist and YouTuber. He was editor-in-chief of Sports.ru from 2011-2018 and since 2018, has been Deputy Director-General. In 2017, he launched his YouTube channel vDud where he interviews famous figures from Russia and other post-Soviet states.

Stefanie Stappenbeck is a German actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1986.

Uwe Kockisch in Cottbus, Germany) is a German stage, screen and television actor.