List of Famous people born in Germany

Falk Balzer is a former German hurdler best known for winning the silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. A son of former East German hurdler Karin Balzer he represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Niclas Pieczkowski is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.

Egidius Braun was, from 1992 to 2001, the eighth president of the German Football Association. Subsequently, he was appointed Honorary President. That same year, Braun founded the "DFB Foundation Egidius Braun", which takes care of distressed youth. Furthermore, the "Egidius-Braun Award" is awarded by the WDR. In 1985, he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Thomas Kastenmaier is a former German footballer and a current coach.

Franz Semper is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.

Ahmet Dursun is a Turkish former professional footballer.

Niko Kappel is a German Paralympic athlete of short stature. He represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F41 event. He has qualified to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Johanna Liebeneiner is a German stage, film and television actress. She is the daughter of the actors Hilde Krahl and Wolfgang Liebeneiner.

Dennie Christian is a German singer of schlager music popular in Germany and the Netherlands; he sings in both languages. His breakthrough song was "Rosamunde" in 1974, and one of his biggest Dutch hits was "Wij zijn twee vrienden". In 2017, he participated in the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers.

Bernhard Trares is a German former professional footballer who played mainly as a centre-back, and current manager of Würzburger Kickers.