List of Famous people born in Germany

Marcel Fratzscher is a German economist and professor at Humboldt-University of Berlin. Since February 2013 he has been president of the Berlin-based economic research institute DIW Berlin. He was previously head of International Policy Analysis at the European Central Bank. He also teaches International Finance in the Ph.D. programme in Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Finn Lemke is a German handball player for MT Melsungen and the German national team.

Jana Schimke is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who serves as member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.

Jannik Kohlbacher is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team.

Sabine Moritz is a German painter and graphic designer. She is married to Gerhard Richter.

Michael Mronz is a German sports and events manager.

Katrin Krabbe is a German former track and field athlete. She represented East Germany (GDR) at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and went on to win the 100 metres and 200 metres titles at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, representing a unified Germany. Her best times are 10.89 secs for 100m (1988) and 21.95 secs for 200m (1990).

Benjamin Griffey, better known by his stage name Casper, is a German American rapper signed to the German music label Sony Music.

Wolfgang Kleff is a former German football player whose resemblance to German actor and comedian Otto Waalkes allowed him to pick up minor roles in motion pictures and his referring nickname "Otto" as well.

Udo Kier is a German film, television and voice actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in over 200 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and North America. He has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers like Lars von Trier, Gus van Sant, Werner Herzog, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Charles Matton, and Paul Morrissey.