List of Famous people born in Germany

Sandra Ringwald is a German former cross-country skier. She competed in the World Cup between 2011 and 2019.

Judith Dannhauer is a German speed skater. She competed for Germany at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Marc Michaelis is a German professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Felix Genn is a German bishop of the Catholic Church who is currently the Bishop of Münster. Previously, he was the Bishop of Essen and, prior to that, was an Auxiliary Bishop of Trier. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Congregation for Bishops.

Blendi Idrizi is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for the German club Schalke 04 and the Kosovo national team.

Rebecca Gablé is a German author of historical fiction. Gablé is best known for her medieval chivalry romances. She also works as a literary translator from English. The commercial breakthrough came in 1997 with her first historical novel "Das Lächeln der Fortuna", of which in the first year after publication about 200,000 copies were sold. From 1999 to 2000, she was a lecturer at the Heinrich Heine University in Old English literature. In 2000 she published "Das zweite Königreich", another history novel. Since then, Gablé has turned to the writing of historical novels, all of which went up in the bestseller lists. In addition to the ongoing series about the history of the (fictional) Waringham family, which is closely linked to the English ruling houses of the Middle Ages and the early modern period, Gablé wrote other novels, which also play in the Middle Ages.

Rudolf Thome is a German film director and producer. He has directed more than 30 films since 1964. His 1986 film Tarot was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.

Joseph "Peppi" Heiß is a retired German ice hockey goaltender.

Ji-Hae Park is a South Korean violinist.