List of Famous people born in Thuringia, Germany

Johann Christian Wiegleb was a notable German apothecary and early innovator of chemistry as a science.

Johann Matthäus Bechstein was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds.

Karl Günther Ernst Felix Becker was a German art historian, best known today for the project Thieme-Becker.

Rudolf Degkwitz was a German physician, an early member of the Nazi Party and a participant in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.

Christoph Wilhelm Mitscherlich was a German classical scholar. He wrote several books on ancient Greek literature. He is best remembered for his edition of the Odes and Epodes by the Roman poet Horace.

August Johann Georg Karl Batsch was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants.

Georg Erhard Hamberger was a German professor of medicine, surgery, and botany.