List of Famous people born in Germany

Hans von Ahlfen was a general in the German Army in the Second World War. He was the commandant of 'Fortress Breslau' at the beginning of the siege of the city in early 1945, but was dismissed by Hitler because of strategic differences.

Heinz Jost was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was involved in espionage matters as the Sicherheitsdienst or (SD) section chief of office VI of the Reich Main Security Office. Jost was responsible for genocide in eastern Europe as commander of Einsatzgruppe A from March - September 1942.

Eva Luise Köhler is the wife of the former German President Horst Köhler and as such, was sometimes referred to by the media as the "First Lady" during her husband's presidency.

Vitaly Janelt is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brentford.

Jannik Müller is a German footballer who plays for DAC Dunajská Streda in the Fortuna Liga.

Torsten "Toto" Jansen is a former German handballer, who spent the majority of his career playing for HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga. He was also a regular member of the German national team. In March 2017 he took over as head coach of the Handball Sport Verein Hamburg.

Steffen Kotré is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Rüdiger Kauf is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After having a short spell at VfB Stuttgart he moved to Arminia Bielefeld in 2001. He is called "Rübe" by the Arminia fans.

Klaus F. Obermeyer is the founder of Sport Obermeyer, Ltd.

Patrick Ittrich is a German football referee who is based in Hamburg. He referees for Mümmelmannsberger SV of the Hamburg Football Association.