List of Famous people born in German Democratic Republic

Martin Schirdewan is a German journalist, politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Germany since 8 November 2017, following the resignation of Fabio De Masi. He is a member of The Left, and is co-chair of the The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) parliamentary grouping. As a group co-chair, he is a member of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, the body responsible for the administration of the parliament.

Ludwig Blochberger is a German actor. He is best known for the gay movie Summer Storm and appearing on Germany TV drama programmes including, The Old Fox, Tatort, and Kommissar Dupin. He also was Helmut Schmidt, in the TV documentary drama Helmut Schmidt - Lebensfragen.

Florian Havemann is the son of East German dissident Robert Havemann.

Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss is a German actor and director. He has appeared in television and films for over 20 years. He played a leading role in Doris Dörrie's 1994 film, Keiner liebt mich. He also plays a leading role in the comedy series Alles wird gut.

Philipp Lengsfeld is a German politician (CDU).

Jenny Erpenbeck is a German writer and opera director, recipient of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.

André Hofschneider is a German football former player who last managed Union Berlin.

Isabel Kerschowski is a German football striker. She currently plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and for the German national team.

Barbara Honigmann is a German author, artist and theater director.

Angelo Vier is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the sporting director of FC Ingolstadt 04.