List of Famous people born in Germany
Sylvia Schenk
Sylvia Schenk is a German middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics for West Germany.
Simone Rethel
Simone Rethel-Heesters is a German actress and writer.
Gesine Lötzsch
Gesine Lötzsch is a German politician of the left-wing party Die Linke. In 2010, with Klaus Ernst, she was elected president of the party.
Christian Rach
Christian Rach is a German chef and author.
Hubert Kah
Hubert Kah is a German synthpop band, led by Hubert Kemmler. Kemmler is a German musician, composer, songwriter and producer.
Mateusz Przybylko
Mateusz Przybylko is a German high jumper of Polish descent. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.
Jacob Matschenz
Jacob Matschenz is a German actor. He is notable for film and television work including The Wave (2008), 12 Paces Without a Head (2009) and The Sinking of the Laconia (2010). He won the Adolf Grimme Award in 2008 for his appearance in An die Grenze.
Eva Högl
Eva Alexandra Ingrid Irmgard Anna Högl is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag, the German parliament, since 2009. Högl has been a member of her party since 1987. From 2013 until 2020, she served as deputy chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group. In May 2020 she became Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces of Germany.
Yelena Solovey
Elena Solovey is a Soviet-American film actress. She has appeared in 55 films since 1966. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Faktas at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.
Oliver Roggisch
Oliver Roggisch is a retired German team handball player who played for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.He currently serves as the sporting director for the Löwen as well as for the German national team. Roggisch is a World champion from 2007 with the German national team. He participated for the German team that finished fourth at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.