List of Famous people born in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

John Sigismund was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern. He became the Duke of Prussia through his marriage to Duchess Anna, the eldest daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia who died without sons. Their marriage resulted in the creation of Brandenburg-Prussia.

Luise Malzahn is a German judoka. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 78 kg. She finished in 5th place after losing to Anamari Velenšek of Slovenia in the bronze medal match.

Johann Theodor Friedrich Avé-Lallemant was a German musician and music teacher.

Angelika Unterlauf is a German television journalist. As the spokeswoman of the main GDR television news programme, the Aktuelle Kamera, she was regarded as the "face of the GDR" until the German reunification.

John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, was a German prince of the House of Ascania. He was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1618 to 1660.

John VI of Anhalt-Zerbst, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.

Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army. Nicknamed "the Old Dessauer", he possessed good abilities as a field commander, but was mainly remembered as a talented drillmaster who modernized the Prussian infantry.

Anna Sophie of Anhalt was by birth a member of the House of Ascania and princess of Anhalt. After her marriage, she became Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Frederick II of Brandenburg, nicknamed "the Iron" and sometimes "Irontooth" (Eisenzahn), was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.

Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby, was a German prince of the House of Wettin and count of Barby.