List of Famous people born in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Johannes Bugenhagen
Johannes Bugenhagen, also called Doctor Pomeranus by Martin Luther, introduced the Protestant Reformation in the Duchy of Pomerania and Denmark in the 16th century. Among his major accomplishments was organization of Lutheran churches in Northern Germany and Scandinavia. He has also been called the second Apostle of the North.
Karl Wilhelm Ramler
Karl Wilhelm Ramler was a German poet.
Günter Mittag
Günter Mittag was a German member of parliament, secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), and a central figure in East Germany's command economy.
Arnim Dahl
Arnim Dahl was a German Stuntman.
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, was a German general during World War II and was one of the signatories to Germany's unconditional surrender at the end of the war.
Heinrich Philipp August Damerow
Heinrich Philipp August Damerow was a German psychiatrist born in Stettin, Province of Pomerania, Prussia. He made significant contributions in the field of institutional psychiatry.
Adolf von Thadden
Adolf von Thadden was a German far-right politician. Born into a leading Pomeranian landowning family, he was the half-brother of Elisabeth von Thadden, a prominent critic of the National Socialists who was executed by the Third Reich in September 1944.
Uwe Johnson
Uwe Johnson was a German writer, editor, and scholar.
Heinz Schulz-Neudamm
Heinz Schulz-Neudamm was a German graphic designer and illustrator. He is best known for designing posters for films. The poster for Metropolis is considered the world's highest-valued poster.
Duke Ludwig of Württemberg
Duke Louis Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg was the second son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797) and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736–1798). His elder brother was Frederick I, the first King of Württemberg, and his sister was the Russian Empress consort, Maria Feodorovna. Louis retained the pre-royal title of Duke.