List of Famous people born in Saxony, Germany

Friederike Sophie Seyler was a German actress, playwright and librettist. Alongside Friederike Caroline Neuber, she was widely considered Germany's greatest actress of the 18th century; Gotthold Ephraim Lessing described her in his Hamburg Dramaturgy as "incontestably one of the best actresses that German theatre has ever seen."

Jens Härtel is a German professional football manager and former player who manages Hansa Rostock.

Jan Hoffmann is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time European Champion.

Harry Müller was a German sculptor.

Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov was a Russian aristocrat, statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia, from 15 March to 20 July 1917. He was the last Muscovite and the last Rurikid head of Russian state.

Hans-Jürgen "Dixie" Dörner is a former German football player and who now coaches. He distinguished himself during his career by being named East Germany's player of the year three times – the only East German player to do this besides goalkeeper Jürgen Croy.

Frei Paul Otto was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Dirk Hilbert is a German politician serving as the current Lord Mayor of Dresden, the capital city of Saxony, since Helma Orosz's resignation in 2015.

Katrin Dörre-Heinig is a former athlete from Germany, who competed mainly in the marathon. She won extensively on the road running circuit, having taken titles at races including the Tokyo Marathon, Berlin Marathon and the London Marathon; she won three times consecutively in London from 1992–1994.

Rudolf Mauersberger was a German choral conductor and composer. His younger brother Erhard was also a conductor and composer.