List of Famous people born in Germany

Hartmut Becker is a German actor. He played Sgt. Gustav Wagner (1911–1980) in Escape From Sobibor in 1987. He also starred in the 1970 film o.k, which was also entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. However, the competition was cancelled and no prizes were awarded, over controversy surrounding the film. After O.K. Hartmut Becker was one of Germany’s busiest actors in film and theatre. More important main parts in films followed like in Verhoeven's He Who Loves in a Glass House, When Mother Went on Strike, John Ralling (TV), MitGift, Audienz (TV), Sonntagskinder.

Rick J. Jordan is a music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer and sound designer, who is most well known for his work in the German band Scooter.

Tino Edelmann is a retired German Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2001. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and six silver medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Saskia Ludwig is a German politician. Born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, she represents the CDU. Saskia Ludwig has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg since 2019.

Dietlind Tiemann is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg since 2017.

Sebastian Knauer is a German classical pianist.

Franz Xaver Ziereis was the commandant of the Mauthausen concentration camp from 1939 until the camp was liberated by the American forces in 1945.

Bernd Wehmeyer is a retired German footballer. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, Hannover 96 and Hamburger SV.

Marcel Maltritz is a retired German footballer.

Tom Trybull is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. He was a youth international for Germany on multiple levels.