List of Famous people born in Germany
Bärbel Kofler
Bärbel Kofler is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2004. In 2016, she was appointed as Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Markus Babbel
Markus Babbel is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 with Bayern and in 2001 with Liverpool, and was part of the Germany team that won UEFA Euro 96.
Sören Pellmann
Sören Pellmann is a German politician. Born in Leipzig, Saxony, he represents The Left. Pellmann has served as a member of the Bundestag from Leipzig II in the state of Saxony since 2017.
Frank Stäbler
Frank Stäbler is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the 2012 European Championship and 2015 World Championship in the welterweight category. Stäbler trains at TSV Musberg in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, coached by Janis Zamanduridis from the national wrestling team.
Nova Meierhenrich
Nova Meierhenrich is a German television presenter and actress.
Rainer Makatsch
Rainer Makatsch is a German ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Sven Fischer
Sven Fischer is a former German biathlete. He trained with the WSV Oberhof 05 club, and was coached by Frank Ullrich and Fritz Fischer and Klaus Siebert. After the 2006/07 biathlon season, he retired.
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz is a German retired footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen-Bundesliga as well as the Carolina Courage in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's league in the United States. Prinz remains one of the game's most prolific strikers and is the second FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals. On 12 August 2011, she announced the end of her active career. She currently works as a sport psychologist for the men's and women's teams of 1. Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Edzard Reuter
Edzard Hans Wilhelm Reuter was the CEO of Daimler-Benz from 1987 to 1995.
Jens Jeremies
Jens Jeremies is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.