List of Famous people born in Hesse, Germany

Manfred Binz is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current assistant manager of SC Hessen Dreieich.

Esther Schapira is a German journalist and filmmaker, currently politics and society editor at the German public television network, the Hessischer Rundfunk.

Thomas Zampach is a German former footballer who became a coach. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on August 13, 1991 when he came on as a substitute in the 70th minute in a game against FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.

Hannah Markwig is a German mathematician specializing in tropical geometry. In 2010 she won both the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Helene Lange Prize for her research.

Jan Zimmermann is a retired German goalkeeper. After retirement from his playing career in 2020, he is currently the goalkeeping coach for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.

Frank Edwin Wright III, better known by his stage name Tré Cool, is a German-born American musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer, John Kiffmeyer, in 1990 as Kiffmeyer felt that he should focus on college. Cool has also played in The Lookouts, Samiam, Dead Mermaids, Bubu and the Brood and the Green Day side projects The Network and the Foxboro Hot Tubs.

Marco Völler is a German professional basketball player for the Skyliners Frankfurt of the German League Basketball Bundesliga.

Martin Burckhardt is a German author and cultural theorist.

Zoë Beck is a German writer, publisher, translator, dialogue book author and dubbing director. She has won multiple awards for her books and translations.

Törles Tim Knöll is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slaven Belupo.