List of Famous people born in Hesse, Germany

Rudolf "Rudi" Völler, nicknamed "Tante Käthe", is a German former professional football player and manager who serves as the sporting director for Bayer Leverkusen.

Jens Harzer is a German stage, film, and television actor. He began his career at the Munich Kammerspiele, and has been a member of the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg since 2009. He has appeared at the Salzburg Festival regularly since 2000. Harzer received prizes for roles on stage, in film and on television. He has been the bearer of the Iffland-Ring since March 2019.

Michael Bernd Schmidt, better known as Smudo, is a writer and rapper in the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier.

Kaya Yanar is a German comedian, best known for his comedy show Was guckst du?!.

Jonas Hummels is a German retired footballer who played as a central defender for SpVgg Unterhaching. He is the younger brother of German international Mats Hummels.

Rolf Hochhuth was a German author and playwright, best known for his 1963 drama The Deputy, which insinuates Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews, and he remained a controversial figure both for his plays and other public comments and for his 2005 defense of British Holocaust denier David Irving.

Christian Sievers is a German journalist and news presenter.

Dominic Raacke is a German actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his performance as Till Ritter in Tatort. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1981.

Jasna Fritzi Bauer is a Swiss actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2010.

Sebastian Kneißl is a German former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder and striker.