List of Famous people born in Germany
Anna Seidel
Anna Seidel is a German short track speed skater. At the ISU World Cup in Kolomna, Russia, in November 2013, Seidel placed 6th in the A Final of the 1500m event, thereby qualifying for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she was the only lady represented Germany in short track. She was officially nominated by the DOSB on December 18, 2013.
Andrea Lindholz
Andrea Lindholz is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013. She represents the Aschaffenburg constituency.
Eckhard Krautzun
Eckhard Krautzun is a German football coach and former football player.
Ogün Temizkanoğlu
Ogün Temizkanoğlu is a Turkish former international footballer. He played mostly for Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe as a central defender. He also played for Konyaspor and Akçaabat Sebatspor. He retired after terminating his contract with Akçaabat Sebatspor on 12 August 2005.
Tobias Englmaier
Tobias Englmaier is a German judoka who competes in the men's 60 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the first round. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the third round by Felipe Kitadai.
Stephan Schmidt
Stephan Schmidt is a former German footballer and head coach.
Volker Stanzel
Volker Stanzel is a retired German diplomat and the former ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Japan and China as well as former Political Director. Since 2015 he works and publishes on political topics in Berlin, Germany.
Heiko Butscher
Heiko Butscher is a German former professional footballer and manager who last managed of VfL Bochum.
Jo Leinen
Joseph Leinen is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.
Silvia Wadhwa
Silvia Wadhwa is a German financial journalist. She previously worked for CNBC Europe in Frankfurt. She reported daily from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and provided German language business news updates for the N24 news channel. Wadhwa was also the network's European Central Bank correspondent, reporting from the bank's headquarters on days of Interest rate decisions and attending the subsequent press conferences. In December 2007 she began writing a blog, €urocentric, for CNBC.com.