List of Famous people born in Lower Saxony, Germany
Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe was son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and member of the House of Lippe.
Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a daughter of Duke William "the younger" of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Benno
Benno was named Bishop of Meissen in 1066. Venerated since the 13th century, he was canonized in 1523. Benno did much for his diocese, both by ecclesiastical reforms on the Hildebrandine model and by material developments. He was venerated in his native Saxony throughout the Late Middle Ages.
Christiane Kubrick
Christiane Susanne Kubrick is a German actress, dancer, painter, and singer. She was born into a theatrical family, and was the wife of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick from 1958 until his death in 1999.
Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was Countess of Nassau-Dietz by marriage to Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, and regent of the County of Nassau-Dietz during the absence of her sons between 1632 and 1642.
Daniel Böhm
Daniel Böhm is a former German biathlete. In 2009, he completed his first single World Cup Race.
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover was the first Queen consort in Prussia as wife of King Frederick I. She was the only daughter of Elector Ernest Augustus of Hanover and his wife Sophia of the Palatinate. Her eldest brother George Louis succeeded to the British throne in 1714 as King George I.
Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Julius Henry was duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1656 and 1665. Before ascending to the throne he served as Field Marshal in the imperial army.
Minnie Marx
Minnie Marx was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, a family of vaudevillains, Broadway and film actors and was also the sister of comedian and vaudeville star Al Shean.
Christian Neidhart
Christian Neidhart is a former German footballer and current football manager of Rot-Weiss Essen. He is the father of fellow footballer Nico Neidhart.