List of Famous people born in Germany
Jil Sander
Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander is a minimalist German fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house.
Deniz Naki
Deniz Naki is a German footballer of Kurdish origin who played for Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü.
Detlef Schrempf
Detlef Schrempf is a German-American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft, with the eighth overall pick. He was an All-NBA Third Team member in 1995, a three-time NBA All-Star and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year twice.
Dhurata Dora
Dhurata Dora is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter.
Christian Geistdörfer
Christian Geistdörfer is a German former rally co-driver. His career in motorsport lasted from 1975 to 1990. From 1977 to 1987, he co-drove to German rally driver Walter Röhrl, winning the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1980 and 1982. The pair also won the Monte Carlo Rally four times. After Röhrl retired from the WRC, Geistdörfer co-drove to Hannu Mikkola in eight events in 1988 and 1989.
Robert Prosinečki
Robert Prosinečki is a Croatian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
Annika Zimmermann
Annika Zimmermann is a German television personality and journalist.
Anna Schaffelhuber
Anna Katharina Schaffelhuber is a German para-alpine skier. At the 2014 Winter Paralympics she won five gold medals, becoming only the second athlete to sweep the alpine skiing events.
Jörg Schlaich
Jörg Schlaich is a German structural engineer and is known internationally for his ground-breaking work in the creative design of bridges, long-span roofs, and other complex structures. He is a co-founder of the structural engineering and consulting firm schlaich bergermann partner.
Josef Ferstl
Josef "Sprite" Ferstl is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. He has competed in three World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ferstl made his World Cup debut in 2007 and has two victories, both in Super-G.