List of Famous people born in Germany

Ben Becker is a German film and theatre actor.

Jule Böwe is a German actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1999.

Ole Werner is a German football manager, currently managing Holstein Kiel.

Werner Herzog is a German film director, screenwriter, writer, actor, and opera director. Herzog is considered a figure of the New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature.

Harald Welzer is a German social psychologist. He studied sociology, psychology and literature at the University of Hannover. He has been a professor of transformation design at the University of Flensburg since 2012. His research is focused on memory, violence and the social impacts of climate change. His books have been translated into 15 languages.

Martin Ney is a German serial killer. He wore a mask while killing three and sexually assaulting at least 40 children in school camps. He also did some of his activities in camps, private homes and other places. Ney, who committed his first act in 1992, was also known as the "Masked Man" and the "Black Man". After his arrest on 15 April 2011, the 40-year-old educator confessed to three murders, but is suspected of two others. Ney was sentenced on 27 February 2012 by the Stade district court among other things, for three murders to life imprisonment. The court also noted the particular severity of the guilt.

Max Raabe is a German folk singer. He is best known as the founder and leader of the Palast Orchester.

Leon Christoph Goretzka is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

Jens Riewa is a German television presenter and broadcast news analyst for the Tagesschau, a programme produced by the German broadcaster ARD.

Emre Can is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. A versatile player, Can has also played as a defensive midfielder, centre back and full back.