List of Famous people born in Wernigerode, Germany

Count Anton zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, was chief minister in Magdeburg, governor in the Prussian Province of Saxony and Prussian Minister of State.

Countess Louise of Stolberg-Wernigerode was abbess of Drübeck Abbey.

Werner Hartmann was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He was credited with sinking 26 ships, amounting to over 115,000 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, purportedly making him the 25th most successful U-boat commander of the war. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Franz Friedrich Nicklisch was a German actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1931 and 1975. He is buried at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf next to his brother Hans Nicklisch.