List of Famous people born in Germany

Ferhat Tuncel, known professionally as Fero47, is a German rapper and songwriter of Kurdish origin. Born in Turkey he moved to Germany at a young age, where he began posting musical videos on social media. In 2019, he signed to Epic Records and released his debut single "Jaja", which has reached at top 10 in the German singles chart. Fero released his debut album, 47 in late 2019.

Felix Kalu Nmecha is a German-born English footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City.

Hasso Plattner is a German businessman. A co-founder of SAP SE software company, he has been chairman of the supervisory board of SAP SE since May 2003. As of August 2020, Forbes reported that he possessed a net worth of $17.9 billion.

Murat Kurnaz is a Turkish citizen and legal resident of Germany who was held in extrajudicial detention by the United States at its military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan and in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba beginning in December 2001. He was tortured in both places. By early 2002, intelligence officials of the United States and Germany had concluded that accusations against Kurnaz were groundless.

Gökhan Töre is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Turkish national team.

Babett Peter is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for Real Madrid CF.

Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player and member of the Die Linke. During her tennis career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won eight singles titles and a total of 25 doubles titles.

Danny Vieira da Costa is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back in the Bundesliga for Mainz 05 on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Gabriele Krone-Schmalz is a German broadcast journalist and author.

Gustav-Adolf "Täve" Schur is a former German cyclist and one of the most popular sportspeople in East Germany. His sporting career began with SC DHfK Leipzig. He was the first German to win the amateur competition of the World Cycling Championships and the Peace Race. Between 1959 and 1990 Schur was a member of the Volkskammer, the East German parliament.