List of Famous people born in Thuringia, Germany

Peter Albach is a German politician and member of the CDU. From 2005 to 2009 he was a member of the Bundestag of Germany. He did not run for the federal elections in 2009. Since 1990, he has uninterruptedly served as the mayor of Weißensee, Thuringia.

Kurt Kläber (1897–1959), who published under the pseudonym Kurt Held, was a writer and Communist displaced from Germany during the Second World War.

Stefan Lindemann is a German figure skater. He is the 2004 World bronze medalist, 2005 European bronze medalist, 2000 World Junior champion, and a seven-time German national champion.

Kristin Wieczorek is a German former figure skater. She is the 2007 German national champion and qualified for the free skate at the 2007 European Championships.

Johann August Nauck was a German classical scholar and critic. His chief work was the Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta (TrGF).

Christoph Matschie is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Deputy Minister-President of Thuringia between 2009 and 2014.

Eduard Schönfeld was a German astronomer.