List of Famous people born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Christoph Bertram is a German journalist who is director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. He was director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies from 1974 to 1982. He worked for TIME magazine for sixteen years as head of department and as diplomatic correspondent. He was a member of the editorial board of Foreign Policy Magazine, Washington, DC. From 1980 to 1981 and from 1990 to 1993 he was a member of the steering committee of the Bilderberg meetings.

Generalleutnant Werner Panitzki was a German Air Force general. He was Inspector of the Air Force, the senior air force appointment, from 1962 to 1966.

Peter Märthesheimer was a German screenwriter, producer and author.

Wera Engels was a German actress. After successful leading roles in productions of the well-established German UFA-studios in Babelsberg as well as in France, she was invited to Hollywood. Producers saw her as a cheap alternative to Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.