List of Famous people born in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Rudolf III, a member of the House of Ascania, was Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg and Elector of Saxony from 1388 until his death.

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels, was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.

George Aribert of Anhalt-Dessau, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and (titular) ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau.

Horst Bollmann was a German film and television actor. He was born in Dessau.

Martin Bangemann is a German politician and a former leader of the FDP (1985–1988). He studied Law in Tübingen and Munich, earned a Dr. jur. in 1962 with a dissertation entitled "Bilder und Fiktionen in Recht und Rechtswissenschaft". He qualified as an attorney in 1964.

Emmanuel Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen.

Johannes "Hannes" Bauer was a German trombonist of improvised music and free jazz. He was the brother of the trombonist Conny Bauer.

Johannes Andreas Quenstedt was a German Lutheran dogmatician in the Lutheran scholastic tradition.