List of Famous people born in Lower Saxony, Germany
Arp Schnitger
Arp Schnitger was an influential Northern German organ builder. Schnitger built or rebuilt over 150 organs. He was primarily active in Northern Europe, especially the Netherlands and Germany, where a number of his instruments still survive.
Marcel Chandrawinata
Marcel Chandrawinata is a German Indonesian actor and model best known for his role in film Alexandria co-starring with actress Julie Estelle.
Rebecca Harms
Rebecca Harms is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. She is a member of the Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party. From 2010 until 2016 she served as president of The Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament.
Sophie Scheder
Sophie Celina Scheder is a German artistic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist on the uneven bars.
Katrin Gray
Katrin Gray, professionally known as Mermaid Kat, is a scuba diving instructor and model, best known in modern mermaiding. She was crowned Queen of the World Germany 2007 and Sea Star Girl 2008.
Holger Apfel
Holger Apfel is a German politician who was the leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) from 2011 to 2013. He was a member of the Saxon Parliament between 2004 and 2014, serving as the chairman of the NPD parliamentary group and a member of the presidium of the parliament.
Frank Wedekind
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind, usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.
Eberhard von Koerber
Eberhard "Ebbo" von Koerber was a German manager. As a member of the Board of Management of BMW, he was responsible for sales and marketing from 1984 to 1986. Between 1988 and 1998, he was responsible for the activities of Asea Brown Boveri in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as Vice President of the Group Executive in Zurich. From 2007 to 2012, he was co-president of the Club of Rome.
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist who has played in UFO and led the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of Scorpions, the band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. In the mid-1970s, Schenker joined UFO, playing lead guitar. He left the band in 1978 to found the Michael Schenker Group. He has rejoined UFO three times, producing an album each time. Schenker continues to perform and record. He has been called "a legendary figure in the history of metal guitar."
Wilhelmine Reichard
Johanne Wilhelmine Siegmundine Reichard was the first German female balloonist.