List of Famous people born in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Johann Friedrich Meckel, often referred to as Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger, was a German anatomist born in Halle. He worked as a professor of anatomy, pathology and zoology at the University of Halle, Germany.

Kurt Waitzmann was a German film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1937 and 1969.

Peter Frenkel is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Ellen Franz was a German pianist and actress.

Dagmar Käsling is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

Ernst Felix Immanuel Hoppe-Seyler was a German physiologist and chemist, and the principal founder of the disciplines of biochemistry and molecular biology.

Kathleen Nord is a former butterfly and medley swimmer from East Germany. She won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m individual medley. Between 1982 and 1989 she won six gold, two silver and three bronze medals in individual medley and butterfly events at European and world championships. She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.

Horst Joachim Arthur Caspar was a German actor, prominent in German theatre and film in the 1930s and 1940s. His postwar career was cut short by his sudden death at 39.