List of Famous people born in Thuringia, Germany

Janin Ullmann is a German television presenter and actress.

Beate Zschäpe is a German far-right extremist and a member of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), a neo-Nazi terrorist organization. In July 2018, she was sentenced to life imprisonment for numerous crimes committed in connection with the NSU, including first-degree murder and arson.

Corinna Harfouch is a German actress.

Silvio Heinevetter is a German handballer for Füchse Berlin and the German national team.

Karoline Schuch is a German actress. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 2002.

Gerhard Rüdiger Gundermann, who generally performed as simply Gundermann, was a German singer-songwriter and rock musician. A skilled excavator operator, his musical career began in the former East Germany, where he became known for his clever, often melancholic lyrics imbued with social commentary. After German reunification, he became especially popular among former East Germans who felt alienated and marginalized in the reunited country.

Carsten Schneider is a German social democratic politician, who has been a member of the German Parliament since 1998. Since 2017, he has been serving as First Secretary of his party's parliamentary group, in this position assisting the group's chairwoman Andrea Nahles.

Maria Ehrich is a German actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2003 including her role as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Shepard in the Ruby Red film series based on the book.

Rolf Hoppe was a prolific German stage, cinema, and television actor, who played in more than 400 films in a career which spanned over six decades.

Heiko Salzwedel was a German cycling coach and team manager.