List of Famous people born in Germany

Thomas Berthold is a former German footballer and manager, who played as a defender. He currently works as a pundit and analyst for several TV stations.

Sönke Neitzel is a German historian who has written extensively about the Second World War. He is editor of the journal German History in the 20th Century and has written several books such as Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying; The Secret Second World War Tapes of German POWs based on recordings of German POWs held at Trent Park which he wrote with Harald Welzer. Neitzel edited the book Tapping Hitler's Generals.

Tom Kühnhackl is a German professional ice hockey player for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has also played professionally in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders as well as for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the top-tier hockey league of Germany.

Vinzenz Geiger is a German nordic combined skier.

Annette Widmann-Mauz is a German politician of the Christian Democrats. She is a member of the German Bundestag where she represents the electoral district of Tübingen. Since 2009 Widmann-Mauz has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in Chancellor Angela Merkel's second and third cabinet.

Gabriel Clemens is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Nima Yaghobi, known professionally as Nimo, is a German rapper of Iranian descent. He was signed to 385idéal, but founded his own label, Moonboys Entertainment, in January 2021.

Christian Wunderlich is a German actor, singer and songwriter. “Real Good Moments”, his debut album released on 6 September 1999, made him famous not only in Germany, but also in Switzerland. In 2001, he became a support act on some of 2001 "Where Dreams Come True Tour" by Irish pop vocal band Westlife. In 2009 he released his single: “Gelacht, um nicht zu weinen”.

Hans-Joachim Stuck, nicknamed "Strietzel", is a German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other categories.

Christina Obergföll is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was World Champion in 2013. Her personal best throw of 70.20 m is the German record. It also ranks her fourth on the overall list.