List of Famous people born in Germany

Matthias Augustinus Wilhelm Georg Opdenhövel is a German television presenter.

Ralph Brinkhaus is a German CDU politician. Since 2018 he has been the parliamentary group leader of the ruling CDU/CSU group in the German Bundestag.

Jürgen Ludwig Drews is a German Schlager singer, musician, songwriter and actor.

Alexander Sebastian Léonce, Baron von der Wenge, Count Lambsdorff, commonly known as Alexander, Count Lambsdorff is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He has served as a Member of the Bundestag (MP) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany.

Gyles Daubeney Brandreth is an English writer, broadcaster, actor, and former politician. Educated at the University of Oxford, he subsequently began a career in media. On television, he worked as a presenter for TV-am in the 1980s, and has been regularly featured on Countdown. On radio, he has made frequent appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Just a Minute.

Tina Hassel is a German broadcast journalist. Since July 2015 she has been director of the capital studio of ARD, the German public broadcasting association.

Kai Diekmann is a German journalist. From 1998 until 2000 he was editor of Welt am Sonntag. From January 2001 to December 2015 he was chief editor of Bild. He is also a member of the executive board of the Turkish daily Hürriyet.

Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class and Porgy and Bess.

Claudia Michelsen is a German actress. She has appeared in more than eighty films since 1989.

Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff is a German politician and lawyer. He served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he served as Minister-President of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010. He was elected president in the 30 June 2010 presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Joachim Gauck and taking office immediately, although he was not sworn in until 2 July.