List of Famous people born in Germany

Marianne Koch is a German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician.

Otto Gerhard Waalkes is a German comedian, actor, and musician. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and films. His best known trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release.

Toni Kroos is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national team. Kroos plays mainly as a central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career. Known for his vision, passing, creativity, and set-piece ability,He is often referred to as one of the best players of his generation and in the history of football.

Tobias Sammet is a German musician, singer, songwriter, music producer and radio host best known for being the founder of the metal opera project Avantasia and singer and primary songwriter of the power metal band Edguy.

Tilman Valentin Schweiger is a German actor, voice actor, and filmmaker. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.

Nilam Farooq is a German actress and vlogger.

Florian Silbereisen is a German Schlager singer and show host.

Shakuntala Banerjee is a German television journalist and reporter.

Josefine Preuß is a German television actress.

Bülent Ceylan is a German comedian and Kabarett artist. He plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim, told in the dialect of Mannheim.