1. Henri Nestlé (1814)

Entrepreneur

Founded the massive food and beverage company Nestle and a leader in the creation of condensed milk. He worked as a confectioner.

2. Cha Du-ri (1980)

South Korean Footballer

Versatile right back and winger who is known for both his national and international playing careers. He has played for a wide array of Bundesliga clubs, including FC Mainz and...

3. Sharice Davids (1980)

Politician

Politician who rose to fame after the 2018 mid-term elections after which she became one of the first Native American woman to serve in Congress along with Deb Haaland. She...

4. Erik Erikson (1902)

German Psychologist

German psychologist known for his pioneering work in psychosocial development. He is often credited as one of the first psychologist to adhere to ego psychology.

5. Wolf Kaiser (1916)

German Actor

German theater and film actor who starred in many works, including director Wolfgang Staudte's 1953 film, Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck. His performance in the 1961 film, Mother Courage and...

6. Thorsten Kaye (1966)

German-british Actor

German-British actor known for appearing in soap operas like One Life to Live, General Hospital, and All My Children. He has also appeared on the stage in roles like Macbeth...

7. Margot Frank (1926)

Elder Sister Of Anne Frank

Older sister of Anne Frank who died tragically during the Holocaust.

8. Jermaine Jones (1981)

American Soccer Player

German-American defensive midfielder who has played internationally for both Germany and the United States and has played professionally in Germany and England.

9. Faisal Kawusi (1991)

Comedian

German-Afghan comedian who gained famed thanks to his performances on the show Luke! The week and me. 

10. Namika (1991)

Rapper

Also known by the stage name Hän Violet, she is hip hop and pop singer whose music leans towards the German hip hop scene. She released a debut album in...

11. Thomas Reiter (1958)

German Astronaut

The first German astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. During his six missions, he spent more than 350 days in space. He later served as the European Space Agency's Director of...

12. Alice Merton (1993)

Rock Singer

Rock singer whose hit song "No Roots" went number one in France and joined UK's BBC Radio 2's playlist.

13. Tody Smith (1948)

American Football Player

Brother of actor and former NFL Pro Bowler Bubba Smith; also played in the NFL and starred in movies.

14. Destinee Hooker (1987)

Volleyball Player

American volleyball player who represented the US at the 2012 Summer Olympics and won gold at the FIVB World Grand Prix in 2010 and 2011. In league play, she won...

15. Severino Seeger (1986)

Pop Singer

Singer who was voted the winner of the twelfth season of the German talent show Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar in 2015. He released his debut album, Severino, the same year and dropped...

16. Marcus Nispel (1963)

German Film Director

Director of the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and award-winning music videos by artists such as No Doubt and The Fugees.

17. Etienne Garde (1978)

Esports Player

Videogamer who is best known for having co-founded the Rocket Beans TV YouTube channel. He is also known for his time as the moderator of game broadcasts for the German...

18. Johanna Lindsey (1952)

American Writer

An American writer of historical romance novels, she is known for her Viking Haardrad Family Saga Series, as well as for her Malory-Anderson and Wyoming Westerns series. One of the...

19. Emre Can (1994)

German Footballer

Midfielder who joined Liverpool in 2014 after a season with Bayer Leverkusen. He started playing for Germany's national team in 2015.

20. Gerd Binnig (1947)

German Physicist

German physicist who co-developed a scanning and tunneling microscope, which earned him the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was appointed an IBM Fellow in 1987.

21. Nadja Benaissa (1982)

Singer-songwriter

A founding member of No Angels, one of the most popular all-girl bands to come out of Germany.

22. Romero Osby (1990)

American Basketball Player

Professional basketball forward who became a standout player at Mississippi State and the University of Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2013 before eventually signing with the...

23. Julia Schramm (1985)

Politician

German political scientist who is widely known for her 2016 book Fifty Shades of Merkel. Between 2012 and 2014, she served as a federal executive for the German Pirate Party...

24. Nicole Brown Simpson (1959)

Murder Victim

Former wife of professional NFL player O.J. Simpson. She was murdered along with her friend Ronald Goldman in her Los Angeles home in June 1994.

25. Steffi Jones (1972)

Association Football Player

Defender who won the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup with Germany and won several German Cups with 1. FFC Frankfurt.

26. Niklas Süle (1995)

German Footballer

Centre back who has won Bundesliga and the DFL-Supercup with Bayern Munich. He won the FIFA Confederations Cup representing Germany in 2017.

27. Hans Zimmer (1957)

German Film Score Composer

Film composer known for his work in more than 150 films, including The Lion King. He's also known for having a lengthy collaboration with filmmaker Christopher Nolan, working on Inception and The Dark...

28. Aymen Barkok (1998)

Soccer Player

German professional football player who is known for his work as a midfielder on the club Fortuna Dusseldorf. He is also known for his work with Germany's national teams including...

29. Kaya Yanar (1973)

German Comedian

German comedian who is best recognized for hosting the program Was Guckst Du?! He is also known for having starred in several films including Agent Ranjid Rettet Die Welt and...

30. Sabrina Setlur (1974)

German Rapper And Songwriter

Rapper who became the highest-selling female artist in German hip-hop history with hit singles like "Ja Klar," "Du Liebst Mich Nicht" and  "Ich Bin So." She has sold more than 2 million records...

31. Tré Cool (1972)

American Musician

Drummer who joined with the punk rock band Green Day in 1990 and helped create the album American Idiot, which went six-times-Platinum in 2004. He became bandmates with singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong,...

32. Slim 400 (1988)

Rapper

Unsigned rapper popularly known for the release of his January 2015 album Foe Block and the single "I Think They Lovin That." He was shot in killed in Los Angeles...

33. Olivia Brown (1960)

American Actor

She played Detective Trudy Joplin in Miami Vice also played Vanessa Hargraves on Designing Women. Her other credits include Moesha and 7th Heaven.

34. Birgit Prinz (1977)

Association Football Player

Legendary striker for Germany's national women's team and 1. FFC Frankfurt. She scored 282 goals in her 262-game club career.

35. Martin Lawrence (1965)

American Actor And Director

Comedic actor who starred alongside Will Smith in Bad Boys and is also known for his roles in such films as Big Momma's House and Blue Streak. He won the NAACP Image Award for his...

36. Ruben Studdard (1978)

Player Of American Football

Singer best known for defeating Clay Aiken to become the winner of the second season of American Idol. He received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his recording...

37. Timothy Chandler (1990)

American Soccer Player

Right back who joined Eintracht Frankfurt in 2014 after spending three years with 1. FC Nurnberg. He became a member of the US national team in 2011.

38. Peter Thiel (1967)

German-born American Entrepreneu

German-born Web entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal and later ran a VC firm in San Francisco called Founders Fund.  Some of the companies the firm has invested in include SpaceX, Spotify, and...

39. Christian Kum (1985)

Dutch Footballer

Christian Kum is a German-born Dutch footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen in the Eredivisie. He formerly played eight years for ADO Den Haag where he started his...

40. Philipp Kadelbach (1974)

Director

41. David L. Englin (1974)

American Politician

David Lawrence Englin is an American politician. A Democrat he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2005. From 2006 to 2012 he represented the 45th district...

42. Fikri El Haj Ali (1985)

German Footballer

El Haj Ali is a German footballer who last played for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.

43. Daniel Henrich (1991)

Footballer

Daniel Henrich is a German footballer who plays for FSV Frankfurt II.

44. Matthias Becker (1974)

German Footballer

Matthias Becker is a retired German football player.

45. Kavika Pittman (1974)

American Football Player

Kavika Charles Pittman is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. Pittman...

46. Fouad Brighache (1982)

German Footballer

uad Brighache is a Moroccan-German footballer who plays for Eintracht Trier.

47. Timm Klose (1988)

Footballer

Timm Klose is a German-born Swiss footballer who plays as a centre back for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

48. Magnus Gäfgen (1975)

Convicted Murder

Magnus Gäfgen is a German child murderer. In 2002 he was arrested for the murder of 11 year old Jakob von Metzler the son of a well-known Frankfurt banker. The...

49. Alexander Waske (1975)

Tennis Player

Alexander Waske is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. Waske was ranked as high as World No. 16 in doubles winning 4 titles. He achieved his career-high singles ranking...

50. J. Cole (1985)

American Hip-hop Recording Artis

Jermaine Lamarr Cole better known by his stage name J. Cole is an American hip hop recording artist songwriter and record producer from Fayetteville North Carolina. Cole first received recognition...