List of Famous people born in Germany

Jan Frodeno is a German triathlete. He is the gold medal winner in men's triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 3-time winner of the Ironman World Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2019, and 2-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2015 and 2018. He is the world record holder for the long distance, set in Roth, Germany in 2016 with 7:35:39 hours.

Reiner Schöne is a German actor, known for such roles as Dukhat in the Babylon 5 series, Shinnok in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Esoqq in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Allegiance", Kolitar in the television series Sliders and The Eiger Sanction as Karl Freytag.

Andrea Kaiser is a German television presenter.

Ralf Stegner is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was the leader of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein from 2007 to 2019. He is currently the Leader of the Opposition in Schleswig-Holstein since June 2017, an office he also held from July 2009 to June 2012. He is considered a member of the SPD's left wing.

Antje Traue is a German actress. She speaks German and English fluently, and appeared in her first English-language role in the film Pandorum. She is internationally best known for her portrayal of the villainous, indestructible character of Faora in the 2013 Superman movie Man of Steel, and her role as Agnes Nielsen in the German Netflix series Dark.

Lewis Harry Holtby is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

Imogen Kogge is a German actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1983.

Carolin Emcke is a German author and journalist who worked for Der Spiegel from 1998 to 2006, often writing from areas of conflicts. From 2007 to 2014, she worked as an international reporter for DIE ZEIT. Her book Echoes of Violence – Letters from a War Reporter was published in 2007 at Princeton University Press. In 2008, she published Stumme Gewalt, in 2013 How We Desire, in 2016 Against Hate, and in 2019 Yes means yes and.... Carolin Emcke was honoured with several awards such as the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels in 2016, and a Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in 2017.

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.

Georgina Fleur is a German reality show participant whose popularity in Germany is primarily based on her multiple appearances.