List of Famous people born in Lower Saxony, Germany

Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1520 to 1527 and Baron of Harburg from 1527 to 1549.

Heinrich Timmerevers is a German prelate of the Catholic Church. A bishop since 2001, he has been the 50th Bishop of Dresden-Meissen since 2016.

Horst Posdorf was a German politician and a Member of the European Parliament (2005-2009). He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which is affiliated with the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats in the European Parliament.

Angelika Mertens was a German politician. She was parliamentary state secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs from 2000 until 2005.

Hermann Lange was a Roman Catholic priest and martyr of the Nazi period in Germany. He was guillotined in a Hamburg prison by the Nazi authorities in November 1943, along with the three other Lübeck martyrs. Lange was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011.

Peter Lux is a German former footballer.

John II of Oldenburg was Count of Oldenburg from 1275 until around 1301.

Princess Ida Matilda Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe was the consort of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1872 until her death. She was the mother of Hermine Reuss of Greiz, second wife of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.

Dieter Eilts is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring as a player, he began a managerial career and also worked for SV Werder Bremen as director of the football academy.