List of Famous people born in Germany

Marco Bülow is a German journalist and politician who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2002. Since 2020, he is a member of Die PARTEI. Formerly, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) between 1992 and 2018.

Rolf Kanies is a German actor who played many high-profile roles on the stage before switching to a career in film and television in 1997. Since then Rolf has specialized in German and international film and television. Movies he has played in have been nominated for a variety of international awards, including an Oscar.

Sebastian Walter Kehl is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Hamit Altıntop is a Turkish former professional footballer who last played for SV Darmstadt 98. He was a versatile midfielder who can play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks, known for his creative flair and long-range shooting ability. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop, who was born 10 minutes after Hamit.

Ricarda Funk is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Jörg Schmadtke is a German football manager. The former coach and goalkeeper works as managing director sport for VFL Wolfsburg, after being vorstand sport at 1. FC Köln. He played for Fortuna Düsseldorf, SC Freiburg (1993–1997) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1997–98), all together 266 games in the German Bundesliga. Schmadtke was involved three times in improving the financial and sports situation of a club considerably.

Esther Béjarano, along with Anita Lasker Wallfisch, is one of the last survivors of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz.

Renate Krößner also known as Renate Krössner was a German actress who was internationally recognized for roles in films and television. She was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actress of the Berlinale for the title role in the 1980 film Solo Sunny. From 1985, she worked in West Berlin and was known for roles in TV series such as Tatort and Einmal Bulle, immer Bulle.

Fabian Hinrichs is a German actor. He is probably best known for his performance as Hans Scholl in Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, which was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Dieter Schatzschneider is a German former footballer who holds the record for the highest number of 2. Bundesliga goals (154). He is well-known mostly for being associated with Hannover 96, for whom he is also their record goalscorer.