Jena, Germany
1. Sahra Wagenknecht (1969)
German Politician
After being elected in 2009 as a Member of the German Bundestag (national legislative body), this politician became Vice President of Germany's Die Linke (The Left) party.
2. Thomas Rohler (1991)
Javelin Thrower
Track and field athlete who won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He had previously emerged victorious at the 2012 German Athletics Championships and...
3. Robert Enke (1977)
German Footballer
German goalkeeper who committed suicide in 2009 following a multi-year battle with depression. During his playing career, he found his greatest success with Hannover 96, where was twice voted Bundesliga's...
4. Lutz Rathenow (1952)
German Writer
German writer who was surveilled by the Secret Police for his works criticizing the German Democratic Republic.
5. Ralf Schmidt (1985)
German Footballer
Ralf Schmidt is a German former footballer.
6. Albrecht Schuch (1985)
Actor
Albrecht Schuch was born in 1985 as Albrecht Abraham Schuch. He is an actor, known for Die Vermessung der Welt , Neue Vahr Süd and Westwind .
7. Beate Zschäpe (1975)
German Right Wing Extremist
Beate Zschäpe is a German right-wing extremist and an alleged member of the neo-National Socialist German Workers' Party terror group National Socialist Underground.
8. Daniel Sengewald (1975)
Footballer
Daniel Sengewald is a retired German professional football player. He played his entire career as a tall defender. Sengewald played most of his career in the lower leagues of German...
9. Franziska Kruse (1982)
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10. René Eckardt (1990)
German Footballer
René Eckardt is a German football midfielder who is currently a free agent.
11. Lutz Haueisen (1956)
German Cyclist
Lutz Haueisen is a retired German amateur cyclist. He won two world titles in track events in 1979 and 1981. His best achievement on the road was second place in...
12. Helmut Lehmann (rugby union) (1990)
Rugby Player
Helmut Lehmann is a South African rugby union player currently playing with Western Province in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. His usual position is flanker. He also played for...
13. Martin Dwars (1987)
German Footballer
Martin Dwars is a German Goalkeeper who plays for FC Pommern Greifswald.
14. Tim Wuttke (1987)
German Footballer
Tim Wuttke is a German football defender.
15. Guido Grünheid (1982)
German Basketball Player
Guido Grünheid is a professional basketball player from Germany. He has played for several clubs in Germany in his career. Grünheid also played a couple of years the Netherlands and...
16. Kristian Nicht (1982)
German Footballer
Kristian Nicht is a German football goalkeeper currently signed to Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League.
17. Volker Blumentritt (1946)
German Politician
Volker Blumentritt is a German politician and member of the SPD. From 2005 until 2009 Blumentritt was a member of the Bundestag representing Gera – Saale-Holzland-Kreis. At the 2009 election...
18. Barbara Göbel (1943)
Olympic Swimmer
Barbara Göbel is a German former swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke event. At the 1962 European Aquatics Championships she...
19. Tobias Kurbjuweit (1982)
German Footballer
Tobias Kurbjuweit is a German former footballer.
20. Rolf Beilschmidt (1953)
German High Jumper
Rolf Beilschmidt is a retired East German high jumper. Beilschmidt represented the sports club SC Motor Jena and became East German champion in 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 and...
21. Bärbel Struppert (1950)
German Sprinter
Bärbel Struppert née Schrickel is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She became European junior champion in 4 x 100 metres relay in 1966. At...
22. Frank Mantek (1959)
Olympic Weightlifter
Mantek is a German weightlifting coach and a retired weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the middle-heavyweight category which also qualified as a bronze...
23. Sabine Günther (1963)
German Sprinter
Sabine Günther is a retired East German sprinter who competed mainly in the 200 metres.
24. Yves Brinkmann (1992)
German Footballer
Yves Brinkmann is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Carl Zeiss Jena.
25. Siegfried Reiprich (1955)
German Activist
Siegfried Reiprich is a German human rights activist and author. He was involved in the resistance against the communist regime of the German Democratic Republic which led to him being...
26. Brigitte Schuchardt (1955)
Olympic Swimmer
Brigitte Schuchardt is a retired German swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships as well as gold and silver medals...
27. Thomas Henning (1956)
German Astrophysicist
Thomas Henning is a German astrophysicist. Since 2001 he is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Henning is an expert in the field of star and planet...
28. Andreas Schröder (1960)
Olympic Wrestler
Andreas Schröder is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
29. Ingrid Auerswald (1957)
Athletics (sport) Competitor
Ingrid Lange née Brestrich divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
30. Wolfgang Templin (Unknow)
German Politician
gang Templin – leader of the democratic opposition in Eastern Germany publicist concerned with the history of the GDR the former Eastern Bloc and the German reunification associate of many...
31. Tino Berbig (1980)
German Footballer
Tino Berbig is a German football goalkeeper who plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.
32. Ulrike Urbansky (1977)
German Hurdler
Ulrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54. 57 seconds achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.
33. Carsten Klee (1970)
German Footballer
Carsten Klee is a former German footballer.
34. Sebastian Wolf (1973)
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Sebastian Wolf is a German footballer who plays for SV Elversberg.
35. Johann Karl August Musäus (1735)
German Writer
Johann Karl August Musäus was a popular German author and one of the first collectors of German folk stories most celebrated for his Volksmärchen der Deutschen a collection of German...
36. Christian Wilhelm Franz Walch (1726)
German Theologian
Christian Wilhelm Franz Walch was a protestant German theologian and professor of theology from Göttingen. He authored numerous books.
37. Immanuel Hermann Fichte (1796)
German Philosopher
Immanuel Hermann von Fichte was a German philosopher and son of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. In his philosophy he was a theist and strongly opposed to the Hegelian School.
38. Ernst Christian Gottlieb Reinhold (1793)
German Philiosopher
Ernst Christian Gottlieb Reinhold was a German philosopher. He was the son of Karl Leonhard Reinhold. He at first lectured on philosophy at the University of Kiel and afterwards was...
39. August Batsch (1761)
German Naturalist
Dr August Johann Georg Karl Batsch was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms and also described new species of ferns bryophytes and seed plants.
40. Ronald Maul (1973)
German Footballer
Ronald Maul is a former German footballer. He works as team manager for FC Gütersloh 2000.
41. André Gumprecht (1974)
German Footballer
André Gumprecht is a German footballer who plays for Australian club Lake Macquarie City FC.
42. Steffen Justus (1982)
German Triathlete
Steffen Justus is a German triathlete. At the 2012 Summer Olympics men's triathlon on Tuesday August 7 he placed 16th.
43. Beate Koch (1967)
German Javelin Thrower
Beate Koch is a former German athlete who competed mainly in the women's javelin throw event during her career. She competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics held...