List of Famous people born in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Sandro Foda
Sandro Foda is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently plays and is a youth coach for SV Wildon.
Josef Winkler
Josef Philip Winkler is a German politician and member of the German Green Party "Bündnis 90/Die Grünen". He has been a member of the Deutscher Bundestag, the German Parliament, from 2002 to 2013. He was deputy head of the Greens in the German parliament from 2009 to 2013.
Uwe Koschinat
Uwe Koschinat is a German former footballer, who last managed SV Sandhausen.
Ricarda Lobe
Ricarda Lobe is a German 100m and 60m hurdler. She also competes in 60m (indoor), 100m and 200m and also 4x100 relay. Ricarda Lobe is in the MTG Manneheim team. She competed in 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade and she was 6th place in finals of 60m hurdles with 8.03".
Albrecht Höhler
Albrecht "Ali" Höhler was a member of the Red Front Fighters Association (RFB). He is known for the killing of Horst Wessel, a local leader in Berlin of the Nazi Party's SA stormtroopers. After the Nazis came to power, Höhler was taken out of prison and assassinated by the SA.
Femme Schmidt
Elisa Sophia Schmidt, known by the stage names Femme Schmidt and SCHMIDT, is a German singer.
Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager
Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager is a German lawyer and forester and a member of the Sovereign Council of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He served as Grand Hospitaller from 1989 to 2014 and since 2014 as its Grand Chancellor. Boeselagar was at the centre of a leadership controversy within the Order of Malta in late 2016 and early 2017. After Boeslager was suspended as Grand Chancellor, Pope Francis intervened to restore him to office and require the resignation of the Prince and Grand Master of the Order, Fra' Matthew Festing.
Sebastian Langkamp
Sebastian Langkamp is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Perth Glory in the Australian A-League.
Rudolf Caracciola
Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola was a racing driver from Remagen, Germany. He won the European Drivers' Championship, the pre-1950 equivalent of the modern Formula One World Championship, an unsurpassed three times. He also won the European Hillclimbing Championship three times – twice in sports cars, and once in Grand Prix cars. Caracciola raced for Mercedes-Benz during their original dominating Silver Arrows period, named after the silver colour of the cars, and set speed records for the firm. He was affectionately dubbed Caratsch by the German public, and was known by the title of Regenmeister, or "Rainmaster", for his prowess in wet conditions.
Christian Mathenia
Christian Mathenia is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.