List of Famous people born in Germany

Kurt Eckstein is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since 1990.

Kristina Richter is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Ceyhun Gülselam is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a center back and defensive midfielder. He plays for Alanyaspor.

Hans-Gert Pöttering is a German lawyer, historian and conservative politician, who served as President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009 and as Chairman of the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation from 2010 to 2017.

Monika Zehrt is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 m. At the 1972 Olympics she won gold medals in the individual 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay, setting an Olympic and a world record, respectively. Zehrt also won relay golds at the 1971 European Championships and the 1970 and 1973 European Cup. During her career she set one world record in the 400 m and four in the 4 × 400 m. After retiring in 1974, she earned a degree in external trade and a leading position at a furniture company. She married, but then divorced Jochen Landgraf, a 400 m hurdler.