List of Famous people born in Germany

Rainer Bonhof is a former German footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder or wing-back, but who was known for his occasional bursts upfield and his fierce shot. He was a key player for the 1974 West Germany side that won the World Cup. Bonhof was one of the stars for his club side, Borussia Mönchengladbach and won numerous domestic league and cup titles.

Erik Thommy is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for VfB Stuttgart.

Ingeborg Schöner is a German film and television actress.

Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher and cultural theorist. He is a professor of philosophy and media theory at the University of Art and Design Karlsruhe. He co-hosted the German television show Im Glashaus: Das Philosophische Quartett from 2002 until 2012.

Carsten Kengeter is the former CEO of Deutsche Börse. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Management Board of Deutsche Börse AG from June 1, 2015 to Jan 1, 2018.

Rouven Schröder is a former German football player & current Director of Mainz 05.

Joy Gruttmann is a German child singer, made famous by singing the song "Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil".

Brigitte Fassbaender, is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was intendant of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She holds the title Kammersängerin from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Vienna Staatsoper.

Nicolai Müller is a German footballer who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A League.

Thomas Arthur Reiter is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space. With his wife and two sons he lives near Oldenburg in Lower Saxony.