1. Werner Heisenberg (1901)

Physicist

German theoretical physicist and one of the key creators of quantum mechanics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for his work.

2. Yehuda Amichai (1924)

Israeli Poet

German-born Israeli poet, author, and literary prize recipient whose works include Open Closed Open (poems) and Not of This Time, Not of This Place (novel). His literary honors include the...

3. Andreas Pietschmann (1969)

Actor

Actor who has won praise for his many roles on German television, including Matreus on 4 Against Z, Elias Mueller on The Team and The Stranger on Dark. He has also appeared...

4. Lena Lotzen (1993)

Footballer

Professional women's soccer player who began her Frauen Bundesliga career with Bayern Munich in 2010. She won the UEFA Women's Championship title with the German national team.

5. Thomas Bach (1953)

German Fencer

Fencer who won a gold medal in team foil at the 1976 Olympics, also winning later at the World Championships.

6. Tony Mayberry (1967)

American Football Player

Center who was a three-time Pro Bowl selectee during his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that spanned from 1990-1999.

7. Dirk Nowitzki (1978)

German Basketball Player

7-foot scoring machine who led the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Championship in 2011, becoming the first ever European-born player in league history to win the NBA Finals MVP Award.

8. Molly Jackson (2001)

TV Actress

Notable for her appearances on the television shows FTS Kids News, About a Boy, and The Magnificent Life of Meg. She also played the recurring role of Iris on Disney's Andi Mack. 

9. Franziska Benz (1988)

TV Actress

TV actress best known for her work on German soap Alles was zählt (All That Counts) on which she plays the role of Michelle Bauer. She's been active in entertainment...

10. Brittney Powell (1972)

German Actor

German-American actress who is known for her work in both television and film. She is known for having appeared in an episode of Friends in 1995 as well as the film Airborne...

11. Christian Reichert (1985)

Open Water Swimmer

Christian Reichert is a German swimmer. He participates since 2011 in the open water events. He won the gold medal in the Team event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships...

12. Problem (rapper) (1985)

American Rapper

Jason Martin better known by his stage name Problem is an American rapper. He has released nine mixtapes in his career with the most recent being The Separation which was...

13. Regina Schleicher (1974)

German Racing Cyclist

Regina Schleicher is a German professional cyclist. Whilst young Regina's family moved to Marktheidenfeld where she attended school. Her father Hans Schleicher is a cycle racing coach and led her...

14. Björn Emmerling (1975)

Field Hockey Player

Björn Emmerling is a field hockey player from Germany who plays for Hanauer THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team in...

15. Alf Mintzel (1981)

German Footballer

Alf Mintzel is a German footballer who currently plays for SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the 3. Liga.

16. Karolina Chrapek (1990)

Polish Alpine Skier

Karolina Chrapek is an alpine skier representing Poland. She competed for Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. She finished 17th in the combined 33rd in...

17. Nicolas Roth (1990)

German Footballer

Nicolas Roth is a German footballer who is currently a free agent.

18. Magdalena Montezuma (1942)

Actress

19. Manuel Duhnke (1987)

German Footballer

Manuel Duhnke is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Würzburger Kickers.

20. Christiane Nielsen (1936)

Actress

Christiane Nielsen was a German film actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1957 and 1967. She was born in Würzburg Germany and died in Frankfurt Germany.

21. Felix Burmeister (1990)

German Footballer

x Burmeister is a German footballer who plays for Arminia Bielefeld.

22. Eva Maria Pracht (1937)

Equestrian

Eva Evi Maria Pracht is a Canadian horse rider who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

23. Thorsten Kirschbaum (1987)

German Footballer

Thorsten Kirschbaum is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper currently for VfB Stuttgart.

24. Roland Sternisko (1988)

German Football Player

Roland Sternisko is a German footballer who plays for SpVgg Unterhaching.

25. Alfred Jodl (1890)

German General

Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl was a German military commander attaining the position of Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command during World War II acting as...

26. Barbara Schlick (1943)

Singer

Barbara Schlick is a German soprano who is particularly admired for interpretations of the concert literature of the baroque era.

27. Christian v. Ditfurth (1953)

German Historian

-Christian von Ditfurth is a German author and historian. He was a member of the German Communist Party from 1973 to 1983. In January 1998 he joined the SPD in...

28. Joseph Heine (1803)

German Physician

Joseph Heine was a German physician and a high civil servant in the Bavarian health service in the Rheinkreis.

29. Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823)

Bavarian Princess

Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was a daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was Duchess consort of Modena by her marriage to Francis V Duke of...

30. Christian Hein (1982)

Olympic Swimmer

Christian Hein is a retired German swimmer who specialized in long-distance freestyle events and open water marathon. He won two silver medals in both 5 and 10 km open water...

31. Andrea von Habsburg (1953)

Hereditary Countess Of Neipperg

Andrea von Habsburg Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria titular Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia Hereditary Countess of Neipperg the first child and oldest daughter of Otto von Habsburg...

32. Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht (1948)

German-born American Literary Th

Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht best known as Sepp Gumbrecht is a German-born American literary theorist and currently the Albert Guérard Professor in Literature in the Departments of Comparative Literature French and...

33. Monika von Habsburg (1954)

Duchess Of Maqueda And Santangel

Monika von Habsburg Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia Duchess of Maqueda and Santangelo the daughter of Otto von Habsburg and Princess Regina of...

34. Michaela von Habsburg (1954)

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Michaela von Habsburg Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia Countess of Kageneck is the daughter of Otto von Habsburg and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen....

35. Martin Burkert (1964)

German Politician

Martin Burkert is a German politician and member of the SPD.

36. Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen (1925)

Archduchess Of Austria

Archduchess Regina Crown Princess of Austria Hungary and Bohemia ) was a member of the House of Wettin.

37. Josef Friedrich Matthes (1886)

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Josef Friedrich Matthes was head of the short lived Rhenish Republic.

38. Jutta Ditfurth (1951)

German Sociology Writer

Jutta Ditfurth is a German sociologist writer and radical ecologist. She co-founded the Green Party. In the 1980s she was approached by the CIA to become a collaborator but she...

39. Franz Schenk Von Stauffenberg (1801)

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40. Carl von Horn (1847)

German General

Carl Graf von Horn was a Bavarian Colonel General and War Minister from April 4 1905 to February 16 1912. He was born in Würzburg and died in Munich. Before...

41. Iris Hanika (1962)

German Writer

Iris Hanika is a German writer and journalist. She was born in Würzburg grew up in Bad Königshofen and has lived in Berlin since 1979. She is a regular contributor...

42. Adolph von Pfretzschner (1820)

German Politician

Adolf Freiherr von Pfretzschner was a Bavarian politician. Pfretzschner studied law in Munich and was subsequently employed at the administrations of Upper Bavaria and Middle Franconia. In 1849 he joined...

43. Michael Wilhelm (1955)

Actor

44. Rob Muzzio (1964)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Robert Muzzio is a retired male decathlete from the United States who represented Team USA at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He retired in 1996 after fifteen years of competition. His...

45. Gottfried von der Goltz (1964)

German-norwegian Musician

Gottfried von der Goltz is a German-Norwegian violinist and conductor specialising in the baroque repertoire. His first teachers were his parents Georg Conrad von der Goltz and Kirsti Hjort. After...

46. Claus Reitmaier (1964)

German Footballer

Claus Reitmaier is a German football coach and former player.

47. Andreas Boltz (1964)

German Organist Choral Conductor

Andreas Boltz is a German church musician and composer. From autumn 1993 until 2011 he was the Regional Cantor of the diocese of Mainz in Darmstadt. He was awarded the...

48. Gabriel Dessauer (1955)

German Cantor Concert Organist A

Gabriel Dessauer is a German cantor concert organist and academic. He has been responsible for the church music at St. Bonifatius Wiesbaden since 1981 conducting the Chor von St. Bonifatius....

49. Fritz Koenig (1924)

German Sculptor

z Koenig born June 20 1924 in Würzburg Germany is a sculptor best known outside his native country for The Sphere which once stood in the plaza between the two...

50. Erwin Ammann (1916)

German Politician

Erwin Ammann was a German politician and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Between 1946 and 1950 he was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria.