List of Famous people born in Hesse, Germany

Holger Geschwindner is a German former professional basketball player. He is known as the long-time coach and mentor of ex-Dallas Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki. Geschwindner first met Nowitzki when the future basketball superstar was 16 years old.

Laureen Nussbaum is a German-born American scholar and writer. She is best known for being a Holocaust survivor, and as a scholar and childhood friend of the famed memoirist Anne Frank. Nussbaum is frequently consulted on Anne Frank works and literature.

Sonny Kittel is a German-Polish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hamburger SV.

Hans-Joachim Heist is a German actor and comedian.

Britta Becker is a German former field hockey midfield player.

Astrid Huberta Isolde Marie Luise Hildegard Proll was an early member of the Red Army Faction. She is a photo editor and published a book.

Pascal Köpke is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 1. FC Nürnberg. He is the son of former German international goalkeeper Andreas Köpke.

Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert.

Franz Josef Jung is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He became Federal Minister of Defence in the Grand coalition cabinet of Angela Merkel on 22 November 2005. In October 2009 he became Minister of Labour and Social Affairs but resigned a month later.

Thomas Peter Limberger is a German industrial manager, restructuring expert, and investor. He is the founder of SilverArrow Capital, an investment company that generated a 24% return in 2014 and a 19% return in 2016.