List of Famous people born in Saxony, Germany

Egon Adler was a German cyclist. He won the silver medal in the team time trial event at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Gert Hofmann was a German writer and professor of German literature.

Johann Siegwald Dahl was a German animal painter.

Lothar Warneke was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. His 1977 film The Incorrigible Barbara was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Our Short Life was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1982 his film Apprehension was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Falk Hoffmann is a retired diver from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1972 (Munich). He ended his career in 1982.

John Werner Kluge was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S.