List of Famous people born in Hesse, Germany

Axel Börsch-Supan is a German researcher, economist and director of the Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich, Germany. He is Professor of Economics and Chair for the Economics of Aging at the Technical University of Munich. Additionally, he is Managing Director of SHARE-ERIC. An important field of his empirical research focuses on socio-political issues that are associated with economic aspects of demographic change and the aging of the population.

Eva María Garrido García, known professionally as Eva Yerbabuena, is a Spanish flamenco dancer. She formed her own dance company in 1998 and won Spain's National Dance Award in 2001. She is considered one of flamenco's leading performers.

Katja von Garnier is a German film director.

Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine was the youngest son of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse by his second wife, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.

Thomas Hickersberger is a retired Austria international football player and a coach who is currently an assistant manager with Rapid Vienna.

Andrea Martina Klump is a former far-left terrorist.

Christoph Franz is a German engineer and manager who served as chief executive officer of Lufthansa from 2011 until 2014.

Till Steffen is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. From 2015 until 2020, Steffen served as Senator of Justice of the city state of Hamburg in the Senate Scholz II and again in the Senate Tschentscher. Already from 2008 to 2010 he held this office in the Senate von Beust III and Senate Ahlhaus.

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg.

Matthias Hagner is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.