List of Famous people born in Germany

Wolfgang Benz is a German historian from Ellwangen. He was the director of the Center for Research on Antisemitism of the Technische Universität Berlin between 1990 and 2011.

Irmin Schmidt is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the band Can.

Manfred Schoof is a German jazz trumpeter.

Uta Briesewitz is a German cinematographer and television director. She is known for her collaborations with film director Brad Anderson.

Malick Thiaw is a German-Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the German club Schalke 04.

Florian Gallenberger is a German film director and writer. His film Quiero ser was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2001.

Zeina Nassar is a German professional boxer of Lebanese descent. She is the current Berlin Boxer title-holder and in 2018 she won the German Women's Elite Championship in the ‘up to 57 kg’ weight category. Nassar helped to change the current rules for boxing matches in Germany so that women with headscarves can compete. She became an official Nike Athlete in 2017.

Silke Rottenberg is a former German football goalkeeper.

Klaus Uwe Benneter is a German politician and member of the SPD. He is widowed and has one son.

Silvio Meißner is a German former football midfielder who played for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. He was born in Halle, East Germany, and during his early career, he was often played as a striker or as a defender.