List of Famous people born in Brandenburg, Germany
Anna Loos
Anna Loos is a German actress and singer. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1996. Since 2006 she has been the voice of rock band Silly.
Julia Brendler
Julia Brendler is a German actress.
Uwe Hohn
Uwe Hohn is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is the only athlete to throw a javelin 100 metres or more, with his world record of 104.80 m. A new javelin design was implemented in 1986 and the records had to be restarted, thus Hohn's mark became an "eternal world record".
Henry Maske
Henry Maske is a German former professional boxer, and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996.
Jens Riewa
Jens Riewa is a German television presenter and broadcast news analyst for the Tagesschau, a programme produced by the German broadcaster ARD.
Igor Petrenko
Igor Petrovich Petrenko is a Russian actor of cinema and theater. In 2002 President of Russia, Vladimir Putin gave him The State prize of Russia.
Wolfgang Joop
Wolfgang Joop is a German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOOP! as well as of fashion brand Wunderkind. He is the father of fashion and jewel designer Jette Joop and of writer and painter Florentine Joop.
Jürgen Drews
Jürgen Ludwig Drews is a German Schlager singer, musician, songwriter and actor.
Linda Teuteberg
Linda Teuteberg is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017, she was elected as the Secretary General of the FDP on 26 April 2019 and thereby became part of the party's leadership around chairman Christian Lindner. Lindner asked for and received her resignation effective 19 September 2020.
Steffen Freund
Steffen Freund is a German former professional football player who played as a defensive midfielder in both the German and English top flights. He was capped 21 times for his country and played a significant part in Germany's UEFA Euro 1996 winning campaign. He is currently working for Tottenham Hotspur. His son, Niklas plays for SV Empor Berlin as a goalkeeper.