1. Ferdinand Ries (1784)

German Composer

Famed musician whose "romantic wildness" gained him much notoriety. He wrote two oratorios for the city of Aachen where he led the city orchestra: "Der Sieg des Glaubens" from 1829...

2. Gottfried Kinkel (1815)

German Poet Art Historian And Re

Nineteenth-century German poet known for Otto der Schutz, Der Grobschmied von Antwerpen, and other works. Also a revolutionary, he founded a political newspaper called Bonner Zeitung.

3. Luke Mockridge (1989)

Comedian

German comedian and author who is widely known for his televised appearances and his comedy sketch shows. In September 2013, he became the host of Nightwash. He has also hosted...

4. Bushido (1978)

Actor

Rapper who is best known for his work in Germany's hip-hop industry. He has taken part in various worldwide tours, and completed a plethora of collaboration albums in addition to...

5. Heide Simonis (1943)

German Politician

After serving in the German Bundestag during the 1970s and 1980s, this Social Democratic Party politician took office in the early 1990s as the first female President of Germany's northern...

6. Bernadette Heerwagen (1977)

German Actor

Multiple-time winner of the Best Actress Award at the Adolf-Grimme-Preis who appeared in the German films Ein Starkes Team and Tatort.

7. Henning Wehland (1971)

Rock Singer

German singer who rose to fame in the 1990's as the frontman for the rock band H-Blockx, who released successful albums like 1996's Discover My Soul. He is also known...

8. Adrienne Juliger (1997)

Model

International fashion and runway model who made her debut on the Prada catwalk in Milan at the age of 17. She has appeared in known publications worldwide, including Vogue Paris,...

9. Natalie Horler (1981)

Singer

Singer of the electronic Eurodance group Cascada known for the song "Everytime We Touch."

10. Kevin Max (1967)

American Musician And Poet

Singer and poet with the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline who has released multiple solo records, like Holy Night.

11. Frank Thelen (1975)

Business Executive

German businessman who, since 1994, has founded technology and design driven internet businesses such as Doo, ip.Labs and LIC. He launched Scanbot in 2014, which is the leading document and QR...

12. Ben Fero (1991)

Rapper

Hip-hop recording artist whose 2018 single "3 2 1" was listed as the #1 song on Spotify's Turkish charts. He was one of the first Turkish recording artists to have multiple...

13. Sonja Zietlow (1968)

German Tv Presenters

A television presenter who is most known for hosting her own tabloid style TV show in Germany called Sonja.

14. Benedikt Fernandez (1985)

German Footballer

Benedikt Fernandez is a German football goalkeeper who plays for Sportfreunde Lotte.

15. Juli Zeh (1974)

German Writer

Juli Zeh is a German writer. Her first book was Adler und Engel which won the 2002 Deutscher Bücherpreis for best debut novel. She traveled through Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2001 which...

16. Ahmet Sağlam (1987)

Turkish Footballer

Ahmet Sağlam is a Turkish football player currently playing for Göztepe in defender position. Sağlam is a product of Bayer Leverkusen's youth system. He previously played for Beylerbeyi Eyüpspor and...

17. Silke Bodenbender (1974)

Actress

Silke Bodenbender is a German actress.

18. Alexander Nuno Alvaro (1975)

Politician

Alexander Nuno Alvaro is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

19. Daniel Mayr (1995)

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Daniel Mayr is a German Basketball player. He is 216 cm tall and weighs 96 kg. He's a Center. It is believed that he will be the next German Basketball-Talent.

20. Chintami Atmanegara (1962)

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21. Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann (1990)

German Basketball Player

Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann is a German professional basketball player who is currently playing for Alba Berlin.

22. Tobias Clemens (1979)

Tennis Player

Tobias Clemens is a former German professional tennis player who played mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures tournaments. His best result was at ATP Metz 2006 where...

23. Nils Teixeira (1990)

Professional Football Player

Nils Teixeira is a German footballer playing for FSV Frankfurt.

24. Dominick Drexler (1990)

German Footballer

Dominick Drexler is a German footballer who plays as a forward for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

25. Alexandra Cordes (1935)

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Alexandra Cordes was a prolific German writer of mainly romantic fiction many of whose books were best-sellers.

26. Moritz Stehling (1987)

German Footballer

Moritz Frederick Stehling is a German professional footballer who plays in the RFCU Kelmis.

27. Leopold Kaufmann (1821)

German Politician

Leopold Kaufmann was a German politician. Brother of the poet and folklorist Alexander Kaufmann he became Chief Burgomaster of Bonn.

28. Ferdinand Schladen (1939)

German Shot Putter

Schladen is a retired West German shot putter.

29. Célia Šašić (1988)

Association Football Player

Célia Šašić is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.

30. Phelps Phelps (1897)

American Politician

Phelps Phelps born Phelps von Rottenburg was an American politician who held a number of offices in New York before becoming the 38th Governor of American Samoa and the United...

31. Wilderich Freiherr Ostman von der Leye (1923)

German Politician (spd) Member O

Ostman von der Leye was a German SPD politician.

32. Michael Meert (1953)

German Filmdirector

Michael Meert is a German film author and director. He is the grandson of the Flemish politician and writer Leo Meert and the bohemian violinist Stephanie Prinz.

33. Friedrich Wessel (1945)

German Fencer

ssel is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.

34. Viola Yanik (1982)

Canadian Sport Wrestler

Viola Yanik is a Canadian wrestler. She has wrestled since 1997 and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. She won a bronze medal in the 63 kg freestyle...

35. Michael Mertes (1953)

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Michael Mertes is a German chief officer and author. He was a political advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 1987 to 1998 and he served in the State Government of...

36. Marcel Ndjeng (1982)

Professional Footballer

Marcel Ndjeng is a German-Cameroonian footballer who is currently playing at Hertha BSC as a midfielder.

37. Markus Dieckmann (1976)

German Beach Volleyball Player

Markus Dieckmann is a retired professional beach volleyball player from Germany who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. There he ended up in ninth...

38. Thomas de Maizière (1954)

German Politician

Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière is a German politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of the Interior in the third cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel. A close confidant of...

39. Johannes Mötsch (1949)

German Historian

Johannes Mötsch is a German archivist and historian.

40. David Klavins (1954)

Piano Maker

David Klavins is a German-Latvian piano maker. With his Modell 370 he introduced the world's largest piano. In 2012 a digital version of the Modell 370 was published as a...

41. Christoph Dieckmann (1976)

German Beach Volleyball Player

Christoph Dieckmann is a male beach volleyball player from Germany. He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague Netherlands partnering Julius Brink. He competed at...

42. Peter Wittig (1954)

German Diplomat

Peter Wittig is a German diplomat and has been Germany's Ambassador to the United States since 30 April 30 2014. Previously Wittig was Germany's Permanent Representative to the United Nations...

43. Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka (1976)

Japanese-german Weightlifter Pia

Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka is a German-Japanese pianist former olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. She was born in Bonn Germany.

44. Valerie Viehoff (1976)

Olympic Rower

Valerie Viehoff is a German rower.

45. Karin Dubsky (1954)

Irish Marine Ecologist And Envir

Karin Dubsky born 1954 is a German-Irish marine ecologist working in Trinity College Dublin and is the coordinator and co-founder of Coastwatch Europe an environmental NGO and a member of...

46. Georg Nolte (1959)

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Georg Nolte is a German jurist. He is professor of public international law at the Humboldt University of Berlin and is a member of the UN's International Law Commission. After...

47. Karl-Theodor Molinari (1915)

German General

Karl-Theodor Molinari was an officer in the Wehrmacht and later in the Bundeswehr. He resigned in 1970 with the rank of a Generalmajor after it became public that he had...

48. Hans Bongartz (1951)

German Footballer

Hans Bongartz is a former German footballer nowadays a football coach. Bongartz began his footballing career at SG Wattenscheid 09 and became a central midfielder to be reckoned with even...

49. Ivo Ringe (1951)

German Painter

Ivo Ringe is a German artist who is classified as a Concrete art painter.

50. Bienvenue Basala-Mazana (1992)

Footballer

Bienvenue Basala-Mazana is a German footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln.