List of Famous people born in Germany
Serpil Midyatli
Serpil Midyatli is a German politician who has been serving as deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, and chairwoman of the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein since 2019.
Frank Baumann
Frank Baumann is a German former professional footballer, best known for his spell at SV Werder Bremen, and the current sporting director of Werder Bremen.
Uli Stein
Ulrich "Uli" Stein is a former German football player. He was a goalkeeper and between 1978 and 1997, made 512 appearances in the German Bundesliga. He began his career in 1978 with Arminia Bielefeld. After two years, he moved to Hamburger SV where he played from 1980 to 1987. From 1987 to 1994 he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, but in 1994 he returned to Hamburger SV. One year later, he transferred to Arminia Bielefeld again. He retired during the 1996–97 season.
Dominik Graf
Dominik Graf is a German film director. He studied film direction at University of Television and Film Munich, from where he graduated in 1975. After a few films in the tradition of the German 'Autorenfilm', he turned towards work in television, focussing primarily on the genres police drama, thriller and crime mystery. He is an active participant in public discourse about the values of genre film in Germany, through numerous articles, and interviews, some of which have been collected into a book.
Erich Goldmann
Erich Goldmann is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman. Goldmann was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 8th round in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He played one game in the National Hockey League for the team against the Nashville Predators. He did not register a point in his 9:44 of ice time. Most of his professional career was spent in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, most recently for the Iserlohn Roosters. He ended his playing career in the 2nd Bundesliga with a single season at EHC München.
Michael Meyer-Hermann
Michael Meyer-Hermann is a professor at the Technical University of Braunschweig and head of the department of Systems Immunology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research.
Patrick Guillou
Patrick Guillou is a German-born French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Elisabeth Wasserscheid
Elisabeth „Eli“ Wasserscheid is a German actress.
Isabella Eckerle
Isabella Eckerle is a German virologist who is the co-Head of the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases at the Geneva University Hospitals and the University of Geneva. Her research considers infectious diseases and the development of cell lines that allow a better understanding of their epidemiology. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Eckerle studied the difference in response of adults and children to coronavirus disease.
Christian Dissinger
Christian Dissinger is a German handball player who plays for CS Dinamo București and the German national team.