List of Germans
Here is a list of famous Germans:
Actors - Mario Adorf, (born 1930), actor
- Hans Albers, actor
- Moritz Bleibtreu, (born 1971), actor
- Eric Braeden, (born Hans Gudegast, 1941), actor
- Horst Buchholz, (1933-2003), actor
- Marlene Dietrich, (1901-1992), actress
- Heinz Erhardt, (1909-1979), actor and comedian
- Gert Fröbe, (1913-1988), actor
- Götz George, (born 1938), actor
- Heinrich George, actor
- Brigitte Helm, (1908-1996), actress
- Klaus Kinski, (1926-1991), actor
- Hildegard Knef, (1925-2002), actress, singer, writer
- Diane Kruger, (born 1976), actress
- Heike Makatsch, actress
- Willy Millowitsch, (1909-1999), actor
- Armin Mueller-Stahl, (born 1930), actor
- Franka Potente (born 1974), actress
- Jürgen Prochnow, (born 1941), actor
- Heinz Rühmann, (1902-1994), actor
- Uwe Ochsenknecht, (born 1956), actor
- Kristina Söderbaum, (1912-2001), actress and photographer
- Otto Waalkes, (born 1948), actor and comedian
Artists - Hans von Aachen, (1552-1615), mannerist painter
- Albrecht Altdorfer, (1480-1538), painter
- Ernst Barlach, (1870-1938), sculptor (and writer)
- Joseph Beuys, (1921-1986), artist
- Arnold Böcklin, (1827-1901), painter
- Lovis Corinth, painter
- Lucas Cranach the Elder, (1472-1553), painter
- Lucas Cranach the Younger, (1515-1586), painter
- Albrecht Dürer, (1471-1528), painter
- Max Ernst, (1891-1976), surrealist painter
- Caspar David Friedrich, (1774-1840), painter
- Walter Gropius, (1883-1969), architect
- George Grosz, (1893-1959), artist
- Hannah Höch - artist
- Hans Holbein the Elder, (c.1465-1524), painter
- Hans Holbein the Younger, (c.1497-1543), illustrator, painter
- Jörg Immendorff, painter
- Janosch, (born 1931), artist known for his books for children
- Käthe Kollwitz, (1867-1945), painter
- Max Liebermann, painter
- Franz Marc, (1880-1916), painter
- Oskar Schlemmer, (1888-1943), choreographer, painter, sculptor, stage & costume designer
- Eberhard Schlotter (born 1921), painter
- Kurt Schwitters, painter, poet
- Max Slevogt, painter
- Carl Spitzweg, (1808-1885), painter
- Franz Stuck, painter
Composers - Karl Friedrich Abel, (1725-1787), composer
- Martin Agricola, (1466-1506), composer
- Siegfried Alkan, (1858 - 1941), composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach, (1685-1750), composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770-1827), composer
- Martin Boettcher, (1927), film-composer (Karl May movies)
- Johannes Brahms, (1833-1897), composer
- Georg Friedrich Händel, (1685-1759), composer, opera composer
- Paul Hindemith, (1895-1963), composer
- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
- Carl Orff, (1895-1982), composer
- Johann Pachelbel, (1653-1706), composer
- Clara Schumann, (1819-1896), composer
- Robert Schumann, (1810-1856), composer, songwriter
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, (1928-), modern electronic composer
- Richard Strauss, (1864-1949), composer, opera composer
- Georg Philipp Telemann, (1681-1767), composer
- Richard Wagner, (1813-1883), composer
- Carl Maria von Weber, (1786-1826), composer
- Kurt Weill, (1900-1950), composer: Threepenny Opera, "September Song"
Filmmakers - Doris Dörrie, female film director
- Roland Emmerich, film director
- Gregor von Bismarck, film director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, (1945-1982), film director
- Werner Herzog, (born 1942), film director
- Ernst Lubitsch, (1892-1947), film director
- F.W. Murnau, (1888-1931), film director
- Wolfgang Petersen, (born 1941), film director
- Leni Riefenstahl, (1902-2003), female film director
- Volker Schlöndorff, (born 1939), film director
- Wim Wenders, (born 1945), film director
Royalty - Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, (1819-1861), Queen Victoria's husband & consort
- Albert (1828-1902), King of Saxony (1873-1902)
- Anton (1755-1836), King of Saxony (1827-1836)
- Carol I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1839-1914), Prince (1867-1881) and King (1881-1914) of Romania
- Charles (1823-1891), King of Württemberg (1823-1891)
- Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1865-1927), King of Romania (1924-1927)
- Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1861-1948), Prince of Bulgaria (1887-1908), King (or Tsar) of the Bulgarians (1908-1918)
- Frederick I Barbarossa (1122–1190), King of Germany 1152, Holy Roman Emperor 1155-1190
- Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713), Elector of Brandenburg (1688-1713), King in Prussia (1701-1713)
- Frederick I of Württemberg (1754-1816), Duke (1797-1803), Elector (1803-1806), and King (1806-1816) of Württemberg
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194-1250), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Jerusalem
- Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786), King of Prussia (1740-1786)
- Friedrich III (1831-1888), German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888)
- Frederick Augustus I (1750-1827), Elector (1763-1806) and King (1806-1827) of Saxony
- Frederick Augustus II (1797-1854), King of Saxony (1836-1854)
- Frederick Augustus III (1865-1932), King of Saxony (1904-1918)
- Frederick William I (1688-1740), King of Prussia (1713-1740)
- Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia (1786-1797)
- Frederick William III (1770-1840), King of Prussia (1797-1840)
- Frederick William IV (1795-1861), King of Prussia (1840-1861)
- George (1832-1904), King of Saxony (1902-1904)
- George V (1819-1878), King of Hanover (1851-1866)
- Henry II (972-1024), King of Germany 1002, Holy Roman Emperor 1014-1024
- Henry III (1017-1056), King of Germany 1039, Holy Roman Emperor 1046-1056
- Henry IV (1050-1106), King of Germany 1056, Holy Roman Emperor 1084-1106
- Henry V (1081-1125), King of Germany 1106, Holy Roman Emperor 1111-1125
- Henry VI (1165-1197), King of Germany 1190, Holy Roman Emperor 1191-1197
- John (1801-1873), King of Saxony (1854-1873)
- Ludwig I (1786-1868), King of Bavaria (1825-1848)
- Ludwig II (1845-1886), King of Bavaria (1864-1886)
- Ludwig III (1845-1921), King of Bavaria (1913-1918)
- Maximilian I (1756-1825), Elector (1799-1805) and King (1805-1825) of Bavaria
- Maximilian II (1811-1864), King of Bavaria (1848-1864)
- Otto I the Great (912-973), King of Germany 936, Holy Roman Emperor 962-973
- Otto II (955-983), Holy Roman Emperor 973-983
- Otto III (980-1002), King of Germany 983, Holy Roman Emperor 996-1002
- Otto of Greece King of Bavaria (1815-1867), King of the Hellenes (1833-1862)
- Otto of Bavaria (1848-1916), King of Bavaria (1886-1913)
- Wilhelm I (1797-1888), German Emperor (1871-1888) and King of Prussia (1861-1888)
- Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888-1918)
- William I (1781-1864), King of Württemberg (1816-1864)
- William II (1848-1921), King of Württemberg (1891-1918)
Musicians and singers - Blind Guardian
- Can
- Die Ärzte
- Die Toten Hosen
- Die Prinzen
- Faust
- Heino, popular singer
- Herbert Grönemeyer, (born 1956)
- Kraftwerk
- Gundula Krause, (born 1966)
- Reinhard Mey, (born 1942)
- Marius Müller-Westernhagen
- Karl Münchinger, conductor
- Nena, (born 1960)
- Klaus Nomi, (1944-1983)
- Lisa Otto, opera singer
- Rammstein
- Michael Schenker, (born 1955), guitar player of UFO and solo career
- Scooter
- The Scorpions
- Ton Steine Scherben
- Hannes Wader
- Konstantin Wecker
- Wir sind Helden
- Funny van Dannen
- Paul Van Dyk
- Willy Hess (violinist)
See also: List of German bands
Philosophers Theodor Adorno, (1903-1969), philosopher, sociologist and composerAlbertus Magnus, medieval philosopher and theologianHannah Arendt, (1906-1975), political theoristBruno Bauer, (1809 - 1882), political theorist and philosopherWalter BenjaminErnst BlochErnst Cassirer, (1874 - 1945)Nikolaus Cusanus, (1401 - 1462), philosopher, theologian, mathematician Friedrich Engels, (1820 - 1895), philosopher, political economist, and collaborator with Karl MarxGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, (1770-1831), philosopherLudwig Feuerbach, (1804 - 1872), philosopherJohann Gottlieb Fichte, (1762-1814), philosopherGottlob Frege, (1848-1925), mathematician, logician and philosopherErich FrommHans-Georg Gadamer, (1900-2002), philosopherJürgen Habermas, (1929-), philosopher, social theoristEduard von Hartmann, philosopherMartin Heidegger, (1889-1976), philosopherMax HorkheimerKarl Jaspers, (1883-1969), philosopherImmanuel Kant, (1724-1804), philosopherLudwig Klages, philosopherGottfried Leibniz, (1646-1716), physicist, philosopherLeo LöwenthalKarl LöwithHerbert MarcuseKarl Marx, (1818-1883), philosopher and sociologist. Founder of Marxist political and economic philosophyFriedrich Nietzsche, (1844-1900), early existentialist philosopherJohann Karl Friedrich RosenkranzFranz RosenzweigMax Scheler, philosopherFriedrich Schelling, (1775-1854), philosopherCarl Schmitt, (1888 - 1985), political theoristArthur Schopenhauer, (1788-1860), philosopherGeorg SimmelCarl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, (1912 - ), philosopher and physicistPeter Wust, philosopher
Politicians Joschka Fischer, (born 1948), Foreign Minister and vice chancellor since 1998 (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)Hans-Dietrich Genscher, (born 1927), former minister for foreign affairs (FDP)Jakob Grimm, (1785-1863), parlamentarianWilhelm Grimm, (1786-1859), parlamentarianGregor Gysi, (1948-), former leader of the PDSPetra Kelly, (1947-1992), cofounder of the German Green PartyJakob Maria Mierscheid, (1933-), virtual parlamentarian (SPD)Angela Merkel, (1954-), Leader of the CDUHermann Müller, (1876-1931), Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (SPD)Hans Modrow (1928-), former leader of GDR, honorary chairman of PDSWalther Rathenau (1867-1922), foreign minister (DDP)Gerhard Schröder (1910-1989), foreign minister (CDU)Kurt Schumacher, (1895-1952), leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the early years of the FRGFranz Josef Strauß, (1915-1988), Bavarian Politician (CSU)Ernst Thälmann, (1886-1944), leader of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar periodGuido Westerwelle - party leader of the liberal party (FDP)Clara Zetkin, (1857-1933), socialist and fighter for women's rights Edmund Stoiber - party leader of the CSU and minister president of Bavaria
Chancelors of Germany (before 2nd World War) Gustav Stresemann, (1878-1929), chancellor and statesman of the Weimar Republic (DVP)Joseph Wirth, (1879-1956), Chancellor of the Weimar Period (Centre)Franz von Papen (1879-1969), chancellor and politician of the Weimar RepublicPhilipp Scheidemann, (1865-1939), chancellor in the Weimar period (SPD)Kurt von Schleicher - general and chancellor in the Weimar periodGeorg Michaelis, (1857-1936), Imperial ChancellorHans Luther, (1885-1962), chancellor of the Weimar periodWilhelm Marx, (1863-1946), chancellor of the Weimar Period (Centre)Prince Maximilian of Baden, (1867-1929), Imperial ChancellorGustav Bauer, (1870-1944), chancellor of the Weimar Republic (SPD)Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, (1856-1921), Imperial ChancellorOtto von Bismarck, (1815-1898), Imperial ChancellorHeinrich Brüning (1885-1970), Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Centre Party)Bernhard von Bülow (1849-1929), Imperial ChancellorLeo von Caprivi (1831-1899), Imperial ChancellorWilhelm Cuno (1876-1933), chancellor of the Weimar periodKonstantin Fehrenbach (1852-1926), chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Centre)Georg von Hertling, (1843-1919), Imperial ChancellorPrince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, (1819-1901), Imperial Chancellor
Chancellors of Germany (after 2nd World War) Konrad Adenauer, (1876-1967), first federal chancellor in the new Germany (after the second world war) from 1949 to 1963 (CDU)Ludwig Erhard, (1897-1977), federal chancellor from 1963 to 1966 (CDU)Kurt Georg Kiesinger, (1904-1988), federal chancellor from 1966 to 1969 (CDU)Willy Brandt, (1913-1992), West German first Chancellor from the Socialist Party (SPD)Helmut Schmidt, (1969-1972 ; 1972-1974 ; 1974-1982), federal chancellor (SPD)Helmut Kohl, (1930-), federal chancellor 1982-1998 (CDU)Gerhard Schröder, (born 1944), federal chancellor since 1998 (SPD)
Presidents of Germany Friedrich Ebert, (1871-1925), First President of the Weimar Republic (SPD)Paul von Hindenburg, (1847-1934), general, presidentJohannes Rau, (born 1931), former federal president 1999-2004 (SPD)Horst Köhler, (1943-), federal president since 2004 (CDU)
Egon Krenz, (born 1937) - leader of the GDR after HoneckerErich Honecker, (1912-1994) - leader of the GDR until 1989Erich Mielke, (1907-2000) - head of the StasiWilhelm Pieck, (1876-1960) - first president of the GDRGünter Schabowski, (born 1929) - member of politburoWilly Stoph, (1914-1999) - Premier of the GDRWalter Ulbricht, (1893-1973) - leader of the GDROtto Grotewohl, (1894-1964) - minister president of the GDR
Personalities of the Nazi Party and Regime Klaus Barbie, (1913-1991), the "Butcher of Lyon"Martin Bormann, (1900-probably 1945), nazi leaderEva Braun, (1912-1945), Hitler's mistress and finally his wifeKarl Brandt, (1904-1948)Karl Dönitz, (1891-1980), chief of the German marine, briefly Hitler's successorAnton Drexler, (1884-1942), founder of German Workers Party, which became the NSDAPAdolf Eichmann, (1906-1962), German SS officerHans Frank, (1900-1946), Governor-General of PolandRoland Freisler, (1893-1945), infamous Nazi-judgeWilhelm Frick, (1877-1946), Minister of the InteriorWalter Funk, (1890-1960), Minister of EconomicsJoseph Goebbels, (1897-1945), Chancellor of Germany, propaganda chief for the NazisHermann Göring, (1893-1946), Nazi and chief of LuftwaffeRudolf Hess, (1894-1987), Hitler's private secretaryReinhard Heydrich, (1904-1942), Nazi officer, head of the SD and GestapoHeinrich Himmler, (1900-1945), Nazi head of the SSAdolf Hitler, (1889 in Braunau, Austria-1945), dictatorAlfred Jodl, (1890-1946), general, operations chief of the OKWErnst Kaltenbrunner, (1903-1946), Heydrich's successor at the SDWilhelm Keitel, (1882-1946), field marshal, head of the OKWRobert Ley, (1890-1945), head of the German Labour FrontErhard Milch, (1892-1972), Göring's second-in-command, Air Inspector GeneralKonstantin von Neurath, (1873-1956), Foreign Minister in the early years of the regimeFranz von Papen (1879-1969), Deputy Chancellor in Hitler's first cabinet.Erich Raeder, (1876-1960), Head of the German NavyJoachim von Ribbentrop, (1893-1946), Nazi foreign ministerErnst Röhm, (1887-1934), head of the SAErwin Rommel, (1891-1944), field marshalAlfred Rosenberg, (1893-1946), nazi ideologistHjalmar Schacht, Minister of economicsBaldur von Schirach, (1907-1974), Hitler Youth leaderArthur Seyss-Inquart (1892-1946), Austrian Nazi leaderAlbert Speer, (1905-1981), "Hitler's architect", Minister of ArmamentsGregor Strasser, Left-wing Nazi leaderJulius Streicher, (1885-1946), Nazi Party leader in Nuremberg
Scientists and engineers Manfred von Ardenne, (1907-1997), physicistOtto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, (1806-1886), mineralogist, geologistAnton de Bary, (1831-1888), surgeon, botanist, microbiologistJohann Bayer, (1572-1625), astronomerCarl Benz, (1844-1929), one of the inventors of the gasoline-powered automobileFriedrich Bessel, (1784-1846), mathematicianMax Born, (1882-1970), physicistCarl Ferdinand Braun - physicistWernher von Braun, (1912-1977), space engineerRobert Wilhelm Bunsen, (1811-1899), chemistGeorg Cantor, (1845-1918), mathematicianHans Gerhard Creutzfeldt - neuropathologistGottlieb Daimler, (1834-1900), one of the inventors of the gasoline-powered automobileRudolf Diesel, (1858-1913), inventor of the Diesel engineAlbert Einstein, (1879-1955), physicistHans Jürgen Eysenck, psychologistJoseph von Fraunhofer, (1787-1826), physicistErich Fromm, (1900-1980), psychologistCarl Friedrich Gauss, (1777-1855), mathematicianFritz Haber, (1868-1934), chemistErnst Haeckel, (1834-1919), physicianOtto Hahn, (1879-1968), chemistFelix Hausdorff, (1868-1942), mathematicianRobert Havemann, (1910-1982), chemist (and dissident)Ernst Heinkel, (1888-1958), Aircraft engineerWerner Karl Heisenberg, (1901-1976), physicistHermann Helmholtz, physicistDavid Hilbert, (1862-1943), mathematicianJohann Homann, (1664-1724), geographerErich Hueckel, (1896-1980), physicistCarl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, (1804-1851), mathematicianAlfons Maria Jakob, (1884-1931), neurologistHugo Junkers, (1859-1935), Aircraft engineerTheodor Kaluza, (1885-1954), mathematician, theoretical physicistFriedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, (1829-1896), chemistJohannes Kepler, (1571-1630), astronomerGustav Robert Kirchhoff, (1824-1887), physicistFelix Klein, (1849-1925), mathematicianWolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803-1882) - mineralogistRobert Koch, (1843-1910), physicianWalter Karl Koch - surgeonAdolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, (1818-1884), chemistLeopold Kronecker, (1823-1891), mathematicianErnst Eduard Kummer, (1810-1893), mathematicianEdmund Landau, (1877-1938), mathematicianGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, (1646-1716), mathematicianJustus von Liebig, (1803-1873), chemistFerdinand von Lindemann, (1852-1939), mathematicianAlexander Lippisch, (1894-1976), aerodynamicistAlbertus Magnus, (died 1280), alchemistLudwig Immanuel Magnus, mathematicianSiegfried Marcus, (1831-1898), automobile pioneerWilhelm Maybach, (1846-1929), car-engine and automobile constructor Lise Meitner, (1878-1968), physicistWilhelm Messerschmitt, (1898-1978), Aircraft engineerLothar Meyer, (1830-1895), chemistFranz Mertens, (1840-1927), mathematicianAugust Ferdinand Möbius, (1790-1868), mathematician, theoretical astronomerJohannes Müller, (1801 - 1858), physiologistWalther Nernst, (1864-1941), physicistFranz Ernst Neumann, (1798-1895), mathematicianCarl Gottfried Neumann, (1832-1925), mathematicianEmmy Noether, (1882-1935), mathematicianGeorg Ohm, (1789-1854), physicistWilhelm Ostwald, Nobel prize winning chemist, philosopherNikolaus Otto, (1832-1891), coinventor of the Otto cycleMax Planck, (1858-1947), physicistBernhard Riemann, (1826-1866) mathematicianAdam Riese, (1492-1559), mathematicianWilhelm Conrad Röntgen, (1845-1923), physicistCarl Wilhelm Scheele, (1742-1786), chemistMatthias Jakob Schleiden, (1804-1881), botanistHeinrich Schliemann, (1822-1890), archaeologistChristian Friedrich Schonbein, (1799–1868), chemistFriedrich Hermann Schottky, (1851-1935), mathematicianTheodor Schwann, (1810-1882), physiologistHermann Amandus Schwarz, (1843-1921), mathematicianKarl Schwarzschild, (1873-1916), physicistRolf Singer, (1906-1994), mycologistArnold Sommerfeld, (1868-1951), physicistGeorg Steller, (1709-1746), naturalistAlfred Stock, (1876-1946), chemistMax Vasmer (1886-1962), linguistRudolf Virchow, (1821 - 1902), pioneer of medicineOtto Wallach, physicistHellmuth Walter, (1900-1980), propulsionFelix Wankel, (1902-1988), inventor of the Wankel engineAlfred Wegener, meteorologistAugust Weismann, (1834-1914), biologistKarl Weierstrass, (1815-1897), mathematicianViktor von Weizsäcker, physicianHermann Weyl, (1885-1955), mathematicianMaximilian zu Wied-Neuwied, (1782-1867), zoologistWilhelm Wien, (1864-1928), physicistWilhelm Wundt, (1832-1920), physiologist, psychologistErnst Zermelo, (1871-1953), mathematicianKonrad Zuse, (1910-1995), computers
Sportspersons Max Baer (died 1959), World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMichael Ballack (born 1976), soccer playerKarin Balzer (born 1938), hurdlerFranz Beckenbauer (born 1945), soccer playerBoris Becker (born 1967), tennis playerKai Budde (born 1979), professional playerBettina Bunge (born 1963), tennis playerRudolf Caracciola (1901-1959), race car driverSteffi Graf (born 1969), tennis playerGeorg Hackl (born 1966), lugerArmin Hary (born 1937), athleteOliver Kahn (born 1969), soccer playerAndy Kapp (born 1967), curlerJürgen Klinsmann (born 1964), soccer playerOlaf Kölzig (born 1970), hockeyHermann Lang (1909-1987), Champion race car driverBernhard Langer (born 1957), golferSepp Maier (born 1944), soccer playerLothar Matthäus (born 1961), soccer playerUlrike Meyfarth (born 1956), high jumperRosi Mittermaier (born 1950), alpine ski championGerd Müller (born 1945), soccer playerDirk Nowitzki (born 1978), NBA starBirgit Prinz (born 1977), soccer player Lina Radke (1903-1983), athleteAnnegret Richter (born 1950), athleteKarl-Heinz Rummenigge, soccer playerMax Schmeling (born 1905), boxerDetlef Schrempf (born 1963), former NBA starRainer Schuettler, tennis playerMichael Schumacher (born 1969), racing driverRalf Schumacher (born 1975), racing driver, brother of MichaelToni Schumacher (born 1954), soccer playerRalf Schumann (born 1962), pistol shooterUwe Seeler, soccer playerWerner Seelenbinder, (1904-1944), wrestlerKatja Seizinger, alpine ski championRenate Stecher (born 1950), athleteToni Turek (1919-1984), soccer playerJan Ullrich (born 1973), cyclistBerti Vogts, soccer playerRudi Völler (born 1960), soccer playerFritz Walter (1920-2002), soccer playerManfred Winkelhock (1951-1985), racing driverKatarina Witt (born 1965), figure skaterSigrun Wodars (born 1965), athlete
Theologians Heinrich Abeken, (1809-1872), theologianJohannes Agricola, (1494-1566), Protestant reformerEusebius Amort, (1692-1775)Karl Barth, (1886-1968)Pope Benedict XVI, (born 1927)Dietrich Bonhoeffer, (1906-1945), TheologianJohannes Bugenhagen, (1485-1558) Protestand Reformer of Pomerania and Denmark, TheologianRudolf BultmannAlfred DelpHans KüngKarl LehmannMartin Luther, (1483-1546), of the Protestant ReformationPhilipp Melanchthon, (1497-1560), Protestant ReformationElisabeth Moltmann-WendelJürgen Moltmann, (born 1926), theologianKarl RahnerFriedrich Schleiermacher, (1768-1834), theologianDorothee Sölle, (1929-2003)Helmut ThielickePaul Tillich, philosopherAdolf Harnack, (1851-1930)
Writers Ernst Moritz Arndt - poet, songwriter, and patriotAchim von Arnim, (1781-1831), poetBettina von Arnim, (1785-1859), poetIngeborg Bachmann, (1926-1973), poetHeinrich Böll, (1917-1985), authorBertolt Brecht, (1898-1956), playwright, poetClemens Brentano, (1778-1842), poetGeorg Büchner, poetWilhelm Busch, (1832-1908), poetMatthias Claudius - poetAnnette von Droste-Hülshoff, (1797-1848), poetMichael Ende, (1929-1995), poetJoseph von Eichendorff, (1788-1857), poetHans Magnus Enzensberger, (born 1929), poetWolfram von Eschenbach, (died 1220), poetTheodor Fontane, (1819-1898), poetPaul Gerhardt, (c. 1606-1676), poetJohann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832), author, poetGünter Grass, (born 1927), authorHeinrich Heine, (1797-1856), poetJohann Gottfried von Herder, (1744-1803), poetHermann Hesse, (1877-1962), authorRolf Hochhuth, (born 1931), playwrightErnst Jünger, (1895-1998), poetErich Kästner, (1899-1974), poet, novelistSiegfried Lenz, (born 1926), novelistGotthold Lessing - playwright, poetThomas Mann, (1875-1955), authorKarl May, (1842-1912), poetChristian Morgenstern, (1871-1914), poetNovalis, (1772-1801), poetErich Maria Remarque, (1898-1970), novelistRainer Maria Rilke, (1875-1926), poetFriedrich Schiller, (1759-1805), poet, playwrightTheodor Storm, (1817-1888), poetPatrick Süskind, (born 1949), author of PerfumeKurt Tucholsky, (1890-1935), poetWalter von der Vogelweide - poetGero von Wilpert - essayistChrista Wolf, poet
Others Rodolphus Agricola, (1443-1485)Johann Eck, (1486-1543)Gudrun Ensslin - terroristAnne Frank, (1929-1945), diarist and victim of the HolocaustKlaus Fuchs, (1911-1988)Reinhard Furrer, (1940-1995), astronautHerschel GrynszpanJohann Gutenberg, (circa 1390s-1468), printerHildegard von Bingen, (1098-1179), abbess, mysticThomas Hoffmarck, Big Brother Germany winner, extreme sports practitionerAugust Horch, (1868-1951), car designer/manufacturer (AUDI)Karen Horney - psychoanalystHeribert Illig, (born 1947), historianSigmund Jähn, (b. 1937), the first German in spaceSiegfried KracauerUlrike Meinhof, (1934-1976), terroristUlf Merbold, (b. 1941), astronautGerardus Mercator, (1512-1594), cartographerCarl von Ossietzky, (1889-1938), journalist and pacifistLudwig Quidde, (1858-1941), historian and pacifistMathias Rust, (b. 1968), aviator who landed in Red Square in 1987Albert Schweitzer, (1875-1965), physician, humanitarianEdith Stein, (1891-1942), nun, victim of HolocaustJohann Tetzel, (1465-1519)Manfred von Richthofen, (1892-1918), pilotUlrich Walter, (b. 1954), astronautAlfred Weber, sociologistMax Weber, sociologistDiedrich Hermann Westermann, (1875-1956), linguist
See also: List of German Jews, List of people by nationality
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