List of Famous people born in Germany

Marita Breuer is a German actress, known for her portrayal of Maria Simon born Wiegand in the Heimat series.

Fabian Heinle is a German long jumper. Representing his nation Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Heinle registered his best jump at 8.25 metres from the national meet in Oberteuringen a year before the Games. He currently trains under Hungarian-born coach Tamas Kiss for LAV Stadtwerke Tübingen in Stuttgart.

Jan Bonny is a German film director and screenwriter.

Rudi Arnstadt was an East German border guard who died in an incident with West German border guards at the Inner German border on 14 August 1962. Arnstadt, a captain of the Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, was shot and killed by Bundesgrenzschutz officer Hans Plüschke near Wiesenfeld during a shootout that occurred under unknown circumstances. Arnstadt's death caused an escalation of Cold War tensions.

Thomas Gnielka was a West German journalist.

Karl-Ludwig Kley is a German business executive, and was the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the executive board of the German multinational chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company Merck.

Franz-Josef Overbeck is a Roman Catholic German bishop.

Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer. His diverse body of work is distinguished by observation of his surroundings and an ongoing investigation of the photographic medium’s foundations.

Anja Wicker is a German female handicapped cross-country skier and biathlete. She represented Germany at the 2014 Winter Paralympics claiming a gold and a silver medal in the biathlon events. Apart from Paralympic Nordic skiing, she has also competed in para-biking at the international level. Wicker was also the recipient of the Silver Laurel Leaf, the highest sport award in Germany.

Heinrich von Pierer is a German manager. From 1992 to 2005, he was CEO of Siemens AG. Subsequently, he was chairman of the supervisory board from which he resigned on 25 April 2007.