List of Famous people born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg was a ruling Duke of Oldenburg from 1784 to his death.

Kurd von Schlözer was an imperial German historian, diplomat and German Ambassador to the United States from 1871 to 1882.

Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg was a German philosopher and philologist.

Helmut Lemke was a German politician and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein (1963-1971). He was born in Kiel and died in Lübeck.

August Leskien was a German linguist active in the field of comparative linguistics, particularly relating to the Baltic and Slavic languages.

Georg Curtius was a German philologist.

Vibeke Kruse was the official mistress of King Christian IV of Denmark between 1629 and 1648 and the mother of one of his three acknowledged, illegitimate sons, Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve. She was described as influential.

Christian Adolph Overbeck was a German poet, and the Burgomaster of Lübeck.

John Zacharias (Zachary) Kneller, originally Johann Zacharias Kniller, was a German Baroque painter active in England, best known as the brother of Sir Godfrey Kneller. His youngest brother was organist Andreas Kneller.