List of Famous people born in Saxony, Germany

Christiana "Christiane" Friderica Weidner later Huberin (1730–1799) was an Austrian stage actor. She was engaged at the Burgtheater in 1748–1799. She belonged to the pioneer generation actors of the Burgtheater and was referred to as their Doyenne. She was foremost known for her roles within tragedies. She married the actor Joseph Karl Huber (1726–1760).

Gotthard Günther was a German (Prussian) philosopher.

Ruprecht Polenz is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) political party.

Marianne Kiefer was a German actress. Born in Dresden, she was the daughter of a married couple of artists. She died in Kreischa.

Carmen Brussig is a German judoka who has won numerous tournaments including Paralympic and world championship gold.

Anagarika Govinda was the founder of the order of the Arya Maitreya Mandala and an expositor of Tibetan Buddhism, Abhidharma, and Buddhist meditation as well as other aspects of Buddhism. He was also a painter and poet.

Theodoric of Freiberg was a German member of the Dominican order and a theologian and physicist. He was named provincial of the Dominican Order in 1293, Albert the Great's old post. He is considered one of the notable philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages based on his career and writings.

Mandy Wötzel is a German former pair skater who represented East Germany and later Germany in international competition. With partner Ingo Steuer, she is the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1997 World champion, the 1995 European champion, and a four-time German national champion.

Bernd Böhlich is a German film director. He has directed more than thirty films since 1983.

Wolfgang Böhmer is a German politician (CDU) and was the 5th Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 16 May 2002 to 19 April 2011. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 2002/03. He formerly worked as a medical doctor.