List of Famous people born in Germany

Ilja Richter is a German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer, theatre director and author.

Ann-Kathrin Kramer is a German actress and writer.

Michael "Michi" Beck also known by his pseudonym as the disc jockey Dee Jot Hausmarke, is a member of the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier where he acts as DJ and MC. He forms the duo Turntablerocker, with Thomas Burchia.

Otto Rehhagel is a German former football coach and former football player. He is one of only two people - the other being Jupp Heynckes - who, as player and manager combined, has participated in over 1000 Bundesliga matches. In the Bundesliga, he holds the records for the most victories (387), most draws (205), most losses (228), and his teams have scored the most goals (1473) and conceded more (1142) than any other.

Dennis Aogo is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back and midfielder.

Dorothee Pesch, known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former frontwoman of heavy metal band Warlock. Dubbed the "Metal Queen", Doro's contributions to music and culture made her a global figure in metal culture for over three decades. The name Doro has also been associated with the touring band accompanying the singer, whose members have continuously changed in more than 20 years of uninterrupted activity, the most stable presences being those of bassist Nick Douglas and drummer Johnny Dee.

Eric Frenzel is a German nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000.

Rötger Werner Friedrich Wilhelm Feldmann, a.k.a. Brösel, is a German comic book artist.

Dietmar Gerhard Bartsch is a German politician, former Federal Whip (Bundesgeschäftsführer) of the Party of Democratic Socialism and The Left (2007–2010) and member of the Bundestag. He is married and has two children. Since October 2015, Bartsch has served as the co-leader of Die Linke's parliamentary group, a position he holds with Amira Mohamed Ali. Bartsch represents the moderate, reformist wing of the party.

Maria Schrader is a German actress, screenwriter, and director. She directed the award-winning 2007 film Love Life that was based on a novel by Zeruya Shalev and the 2020 Netflix miniseries Unorthodox, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. She also starred in the German international hit TV series Deutschland 83 (2015), known for being the first German-language series broadcast on US television.