List of Famous people born in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Franz Joachim Wegner is emeritus professor for theoretical physics at the University of Heidelberg.

Eberhard Brecht is a German politician. Born in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, he represents the SPD. Eberhard Brecht has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from 1990 till 2001 and since 2019.

Leo Nowak was the first bishop of the newly re-erected Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg, Germany, from 1994 until 2001. He was born in Magdeburg.

André Willms is a retired German rower. During his career Willms became a double Olympic champion and five-time world champion.

Werner Hartmann was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He was credited with sinking 26 ships, amounting to over 115,000 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, purportedly making him the 25th most successful U-boat commander of the war. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Wolfgang Wesemann is a German former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics.