List of Famous people born in Saxony, Germany

Maria Koepcke was a German ornithologist known for her work with Neotropical bird species. Koepcke was a well-respected authority in South American ornithology in a time when the field was largely dominated by men and her work is still referenced today. For her efforts, she is commemorated in the scientific names of four Peruvian bird species and, along with her husband, a Peruvian lizard species.

Theodor Karl Ernst Adolf Liebknecht was a German socialist politician and activist.

Sir William Edward Goschen, 1st Baronet,, was a British diplomat.

Gerhart Eisler was a German politician. Along with his sister Ruth Fischer, he was a very early member of the Austrian German Communist Party (KPDÖ) and then a prominent member of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony was a German nobleman and member of the Albertine branch of the house of Wettin.

Maria Christina of Saxony was a Princess of Saxony. She was the Princess of Carignano and later Princess of Montléart by marriage.

Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, was a German prince of the House of Wettin.