1. Bernhard Stavenhagen (1862)

German Composer

Franz Liszt disciple, court pianist, and conductor who was a strong supporter of preserving Liszt's legacy and debuting new composers.

2. Ulf Merbold (1941)

German Astronaut

The first West German citizen and second German to fly in space.

3. Robert Förstemann (1986)

Track Cyclist

Track cyclist who specializes in sprint events, winning gold with Team Germany at the UEC European Track Championships four times from 2010 to 2014. He won his first Olympic medal at...

4. Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887)

German Princess

Princess Hermine Reuss of Griez 17 December 1887 – 7 August 1947) widowed Princess von Schoenaich-Carolath was the second wife of Wilhelm II ; they were married in 1922 four...

5. Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz (1884)

German Princess

Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz was the first wife of Wilhelm Ernst Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

6. Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen (1751)

Austrian Field Marshal

Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia was the fourth of six sons born into a high-ranking noble family. At the age of fifteen he joined the army of...

7. Günter Tittes (1936)

German Swimmer

Günter Tittes is a retired East German breaststroke swimmer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m medley relay but his team failed to reach the final....

8. Marianne Seydel (1950)

German Swimmer

Marianne Seydel is a retired East German swimmer. She competed in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley at the 1968 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both events.

9. Konrad Weise (1951)

German Footballer

Konrad Weise is a former German football player. Weise played his career at senior level for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. On the international level he played between 1970 and 1981...

10. Ina Kleber (1964)

Olympic Swimmer

11. Roland Meyer (1957)

Cameraman

12. Uwe Neupert (1957)

Olympic Wrestler

Uwe Neupert is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

13. Andreas Petermann (1957)

German Cyclist

Andreas Petermann is a retired German cyclist. He won a gold medal in the 100 km team time trial at the 1979 UCI Road World Championships. Next year he competed...

14. Hans Beck (Unknow)

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Hans Beck was the German inventor of the toy Playmobil. He is thus often called The Father of Playmobil. Born in Greiz Thuringia Beck grew up in the town of...

15. Christine Theiss (1980)

Female Kickboxer

Christine Anna Maria Theiss maiden name Hennig born February 22 1980 in Greiz Germany is a German female kickboxer. Since 2007 she is the world champion in professional full contact...

16. Falk Huste (1971)

German Boxer

Huste is a boxer from Germany who won the bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere Finland. He is the older...