List of Famous people born in Lower Saxony, Germany

John VI, Count of Oldenburg was a Count of Oldenburg. He was the eldest son of John V, Count of Oldenburg and his wife, Anna of Anhalt-Bernburg. He was supposed to rule jointly with his younger brothers. However, his time in office was marked by conflicts between John VI and his co-rulers.

Emilie Antonia of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, was regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1646 to 1662.

Karl Konrad Friedrich Wilhelm Lachmann was a German philologist and critic. He is particularly noted for his foundational contributions to the field of textual criticism.

Edzard I, also Edzard the Great was count of East Frisia from 1491 till his death in 1528.

Friedrich Christian, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe was the second ruler of the County of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Thomas Ostermeier is a German theatre director. He currently mainly works for the Schaubühne.

Thomas Michael Zacharias is a German high jumper. He competed in the 1968 Olympics and finished in 14th place with a jump of 2.09 m. He set five national records. His personal best is 2.22 m.