List of Famous people born in Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany

Dirk Lellek was a German football defender.

Jens Maier is a German lawyer and politician. Maier was born 10 February 1962 in Bremen, BRD. He is one of the leading politicians of the völkische Flügel (wing) of the AfD, which is classified by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution BfV as a suspected case of extreme right efforts. After the Bundestagswahl 2017 he became a member of parliament Bundestag for AfD Saxony. Since 2019, he has been spokesperson of the party's internal grouping Der Flügel.

Jörg Kastendiek was a German politician for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), who was member of the Bürgerschaft, the state parliament of Bremen. Kastendiek also served as senator of Bremen from 2005 to 2007, as Senator for Economy and Ports and as Senator for Culture.

Ludwig Roselius was a German coffee merchant and founder of the company Kaffee HAG. He was born in Bremen and is credited with the development of commercial decaffeination of coffee. As a patron, he supported artists like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Bernard Hoetger and turned the Böttcherstrasse street in Bremen into an artwork.

Cato Bontjes van Beek was a German member of the Resistance against the Nazi regime.

Lale Andersen was a German chanson singer-songwriter and actress born in Lehe. She is best known for her interpretation of the song Lili Marleen in 1939, which by 1941 transcended the conflict to become World War II's biggest international hit. Popular with both the Axis and the Allies, Andersen's original recording spawned versions, by the end of the War, in most of the major languages of Europe, and by some of the most popular artists in their respective countries.

Carsten Meyer-Heder is a German CDU politician and businessman.

Klaus-Christian Kleinfeld is the former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Arconic. Kleinfeld is former chairman and CEO of Alcoa Inc., and former president and CEO of Siemens AG. Kleinfeld stepped down as chairman and CEO of Arconic on 17 April 2017. In October 2017, he was named director of Saudi Arabia's Neom initiative. It was announced in July 2018 that Kleinfeld would be promoted from director of Neom to advisor of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman on 1 August 2018, and that Nadhmi Al-Nasr would succeed him as director of Neom.

Günter Meisner was a German film and television character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Arthur Slugworth in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was fluent in four languages and appeared in many English-language, German-language and French-language films.

Martje Saljé is a German Türmerin . She was appointed to the post at St Lambert's Church, Münster in January 2014, becoming the first woman since 1383 to have held the position. "Türmer" and "Türmerin" are not officially designated job titles in Germany and it has indeed been known for tour guides to adopt the title for themselves. However, Martje Saljé is believed to be one of at least three genuine Türmer or Türmerinen in Germany who are also women. The nature of the duties has changed in recent decades: Martje Saljé's appointment to the St Lambert's post was nevertheless intended to preserve an authentic tradition.