List of Famous people born in Naumburg (Saale), Germany

Max Kruse was a German writer, mostly known for his children's books Der Löwe ist los and Urmel aus dem Eis.

August Ferdinand Möbius was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer.

Otto Ferdinand Georg Kern was a German classical philologist, archaeologist and epigraphist. He specialized in the field of ancient Greek religion, being known for his investigations of Greek mystery cults and Orphism, as well as the ancient city of Magnesia on the Maeander and later also the history of ancient studies. In 1907 he became professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he became rector in 1915/16.

Paul Schultze-Naumburg was a German traditionalist architect, painter, publicist and author. A leading critic of modern architecture, he joined the NSDAP in 1930 and became an important advocate of Nazi architecture.