List of Famous people born in Germany

Hans-Joachim Marseille was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign and his Bohemian lifestyle. One of the most successful fighter pilots, he was nicknamed the "Star of Africa". Marseille claimed all but seven of his 158 victories against the British Commonwealth's Desert Air Force over North Africa, flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter for his entire combat career. No other pilot claimed as many Western Allied aircraft as Marseille.

Tom Buhrow is a German journalist and intendant of the WDR.

Joshiko Saibou is a German professional basketball player for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A and Basketball Champions League. Saibou usually plays as point guard.

Marianne Birthler is a German human rights advocate and politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. From 2000 to 2011, she served as the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records, responsible for investigating the past crimes of the Stasi, the former communist secret police of East Germany. In 2016 she was offered the nomination of the CDU/CSU and her own party for President of Germany, but after some time decided not to run; the parties would have had a majority in the Federal Convention, securing her the election.

Markus Boysen is a German actor.

Guido Reil is a German politician who is serving as an Alternative for Germany Member of the European Parliament.

Vanessa Ann Fuchs is a German model, currently based in New York City.

Esther Kinsky is a German literary translator and the author of novels and poetry.

Georg Fahrenschon is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. From 2008 to 2011 he served as finance minister in the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance. He was a member of the Bundestag of Germany until 2007.

Lisa Schmidla is a German rower. She won a total of three gold medals at the World U23 Championships. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in women's quadruple sculls competition in which the German team won the gold medal.