List of Famous people born in Saarland, Germany
Philipp Wollscheid
Philipp Johannes Wollscheid is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Joachim Meyerhoff
Joachim Philipp Maria Meyerhoff is a German actor, director, and writer.
Esther Béjarano
Esther Béjarano, along with Anita Lasker Wallfisch, is one of the last survivors of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz.
Frank Franz
Frank Franz has been the leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany since 2014. He was formerly the national chairman of the NPD in the German state of Saarland from 2005 to 2011, and national press officer for the NPD from 2011 to 2014.
Joachim Deckarm
Joachim Deckarm is a former West German handball player who played for VfL Gummersbach and the German national handball team. After surviving a horrific sports accident in 1979, he is physically handicapped.
Simone Peter
Simone Peter is a German Alliance 90/The Greens politician. Between 2013 and 2018, she co-chaired the party alongside with Cem Özdemir.
Walter Schellenberg
Walter Friedrich Schellenberg was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He rose through the ranks of the SS, becoming one of the highest ranking men in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and eventually assumed the position as head of foreign intelligence for Nazi Germany following the abolition of the Abwehr in 1944.
Ingrid Peters
Ingrid Peters is a German singer.
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player and member of the Die Linke. During her tennis career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won eight singles titles and a total of 25 doubles titles.
Christian Rach
Christian Rach is a German chef and author.