List of Famous people born in Germany

Judith Rakers is a German journalist and television presenter.

Norbert Röttgen is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2009 to May 2012.

Nora Marie Tschirner is a German film actress, musician and former television and radio presenter.

Anna Maria Mühe is a German actress.

Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a German football manager and former player. After captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he lifted the World Cup trophy, he was named European Footballer of the Year. In 1991, he was named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year, and remains the only German to have received the award.

David Wagner is a professional football manager and former player.

Sandy Mölling is a German singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the members of the girl group No Angels, which were formed in 2000 on the German television talent show Popstars, becoming one of the best-selling girl groups of European origin of all time. During their hiatus, Mölling released a solo album, Unexpected (2004), which produced the top ten singles "Unnatural Blonde" and "Tell Me", and became a judge on the fourth season of Popstars.

Özlem Türeci is a German physician, scientist and entrepreneur. She was the co-founder of the German biotechnology company BioNTech in 2008, which developed the first approved messenger RNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 in 2020. Türeci has served as BioNTech's chief medical officer since 2018. She was founder and CEO of Ganymed Pharmaceuticals from 2008 to 2016. She is also a private lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. Türeci and her spouse, Uğur Şahin, became the first Turkish Germans among Germany's top 100 wealthiest people list in 2020.

Ken Jebsen is a German journalist, activist and former radio host.

Jürgen Peter Vogel is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in Little Sharks.