List of Famous people born in Brandenburg, Germany
Wolfgang Götze
Wolfgang Götze was a German theoretical physicist.
Erhard Hübener
Dr. Erhard Hübener was a German politician and member of the German Democratic Party (DDP) until 1933. After World War II he engaged in rebuilding structures of self-rule in the Soviet occupation zone and was co-founder and member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD).
Cornelia Froboess
Cornelia Froboess is a German actress and a teen idol of the 1950s and early 1960s. During that time, Froboess appeared in many West German and Austrian musical films, especially after the rock and roll wave had hit Germany. In those comedy films, she would often portray the typical Berliner Göre who craves independence from her strict parents.
Julia Jäger
Julia Jäger is a German actress.
Hasso von Manteuffel
Hasso Eccard von Manteuffel was a German general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.
Günther Schramm
Günther Schramm is a German film and television actor. In 1958 he married the actress Gudrun Thielemann.
Susanne Uhlen
Susanne Uhlen is a German actress. She is the daughter of actor Wolfgang Kieling and actress Gisela Uhlen, niece to German actor Max Schreck of Nosferatu fame.
Uwe Barschel
Uwe Barschel was a West German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Barschel was found dead under mysterious circumstances on 11 October 1987, when his clothed body was discovered in a full bathtub at the Hotel Beau-Rivage in Geneva, Switzerland, shortly after he became embroiled in scandal during the 1987 federal election. While a police investigation concluded that Barschel had committed suicide, the circumstances of his death remain controversial.
Paul Blobel
Paul Blobel was a German SS commander and convicted war criminal who had a prominent role in the Holocaust. He was the key figure in organising and executing the Babi Yar massacre of 1941 and in June 1942, Blobel was put in charge of Sonderaktion 1005, with the task of destroying the evidence of Nazi atrocities in Eastern Europe. After the war, he was convicted at the Einsatzgruppen Trial and executed.
Tony Martin
Tony Hans-Joachim Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. Martin is known as a time trial specialist, and is a four-time world champion in the discipline, having won the title in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing runner-up to Bradley Wiggins in the event.