List of Famous people born in Thuringia, Germany

Bernard of Saxe-Weimar was a German prince and general in the Thirty Years' War.

Marcel Eckardt is a German snooker referee.

Johann Adolf of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and a Saxon lieutenant general.

Tina Liebig is a German professional racing cyclist.

Johann Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, was a duke of Saxe-Weimar.

Leopold von Ranke was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. According to Caroline Hoefferle, "Ranke was probably the most important historian to shape [the] historical profession as it emerged in Europe and the United States in the late 19th century". He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival research and the analysis of historical documents. Building on the methods of the Göttingen School of History, Ranke set the standards for much of later historical writing, introducing such ideas as reliance on primary sources (empiricism), an emphasis on narrative history and especially international politics (Außenpolitik).

Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz was the first Prince Reuss of Greiz from 1778 to 1800.

Johann Christoph Bach was a musician of the Bach family. He was the eldest of the brothers of Johann Sebastian Bach who survived childhood.

Elisabeth Marschall was the Head Nurse (Oberschwester) at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Her duties included selecting prisoners for execution, overseeing medical experiments, and selecting which prisoners would be shipped to Auschwitz. She worked with Dr Adolf Winkelmann and Dr Percival Treite.

Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, was ruler of the German county Reuss-Ebersdorf from 1747 till his death.