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Leroy Sané
(German Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Winger)
Leroy Sané
36
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 11, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn

Leroy Sané is a German professional football player who played a prominent role in helping Manchester City win the EFL Cup and the Premier League for which he was named PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season. Also an important member of the German national team, Sané can also represent France as he also holds French citizenship.

 2 
Jens Lehmann
(German Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Jens Lehmann
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 10, 1969
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 3 
Theo Albrecht
(Entrepreneur)
Theo Albrecht
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 28, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: July 24, 2010
 4 
Mille Petrozza
(German Musician and Songwriter)
Mille Petrozza
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 5 
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
(Actor)
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 16, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Karl Albrecht
(Entrepreneur)
Karl Albrecht
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 16, 2014
 7 
Alfred Herrhausen
(German Banker)
Alfred Herrhausen
2
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: January 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: November 30, 1989
 8 
Heinz Rühmann
(Actor)
Heinz Rühmann
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 7, 1902
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: October 3, 1994
 9 
Otto Rehhagel
(German Football Coach and Player)
Otto Rehhagel
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 9, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo

Otto Rehhagel is a German retired football coach and player. As both player and manager, Rehhagel has taken part in more than 1,000 Bundesliga matches. In 2004, he was named the IFFHS World's Best National Coach. In 2013, Otto Rehhagel was mentioned in the World Soccer magazine as the 36th Greatest Manager of All Time.

 10 
Helmut Rahn
(Association football player)
Helmut Rahn
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 16, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: August 14, 2003
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 11 
Axel Honneth
(Philosopher)
Axel Honneth
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Cancer
 12 
Josef Terboven
(Politician who was the long-serving Gauleiter of Gau Essen and the Reichskommissar for Norway during the German occupation)
Josef Terboven
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 23, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: May 8, 1945
 13 
Kira Walkenhorst
(Retired German Beach Volleyball Player Who Played as a Blocker)
Kira Walkenhorst
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 14 
Harry S. Morgan
(Director)
Harry S. Morgan
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 29, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: April 30, 2011
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 15 
Alfred Krupp
(Industrialist)
Alfred Krupp
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: April 26, 1812
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: July 14, 1887
 16 
Marcel Zeller
(German Professional Boxer)
Marcel Zeller
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: November 25, 2016
 17 
Johanna Langefeld
(Former female guard and supervisor at three Nazi concentration camps: Lichtenburg, Ravensbrück, and Auschwitz)
Johanna Langefeld
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 5, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 26, 1974
 18 
Karl Baedeker
(Publisher)
Karl Baedeker
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 3, 1801
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: October 4, 1859
 19 
Eva Wilms
(Retired West German Shot Putter)
Eva Wilms
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 28, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
 20 
Ruth Leuwerik
(Actress)
Ruth Leuwerik
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 23, 1924
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 12, 2016
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 21 
Ernst Busch
(Singer)
Ernst Busch
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 22, 1900
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: June 8, 1980
 22 
Henning Baum
(Actor)
Henning Baum
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 23 
Ernst Busch
(Senior officer)
Ernst Busch
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 6, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: July 17, 1945
 24 
James Ingo Freed
(Architect)
James Ingo Freed
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: June 23, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: December 15, 2005
 25 
Ralf Richter
(Actor)
Ralf Richter
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 17, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 26 
Anneliese Uhlig
(Actress)
Anneliese Uhlig
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 27, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: June 17, 2017
 27 
Manfred Burgsmüller
(Football player)
Manfred Burgsmüller
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 22, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: May 18, 2019
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 28 
Elisabeth Volkmann
(German Comedian and Actress)
Elisabeth Volkmann
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 16, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: July 27, 2006
 29 
Carl Humann
(German Engineer, Architect and Archaeologist Who Discovered the 'Pergamon Altar')
Carl Humann
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 4, 1839
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: April 12, 1896

Carl Humann, one of the 19th century self-made archaeologists who never studied archaeology nor did any advanced degree in the field, rose to prominence after he discovered the Pergamon Altar that is counted among the finest examples of Hellenistic sculpture. His excavation of the ancient Greek city of Pergamum also brought to light much about Hellenistic city planning.

 30 
Heinz Drache
(Actor)
Heinz Drache
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 9, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 3, 2002
 31 
Diether Krebs
(German Actor, Comedian, TV Presenter, and Cabaret Artist)
Diether Krebs
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 11, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: January 4, 2000
 32 
Marie-Luise Marjan
(Actress)
Marie-Luise Marjan
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 9, 1940
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 33 
Volker Strycek
(Racing driver)
Volker Strycek
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 13, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
 34 
Altfrid Heger
(Racing driver)
Altfrid Heger
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 24, 1958
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 35 
Harald Grohs
(Racing driver)
Harald Grohs
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 36 
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
(Industrialist)
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 13, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: July 30, 1967
 37 
Gernot Endemann
(Actor)
Gernot Endemann
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 24, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: June 29, 2020
 38 
Timm Herzbruch
(German Field Hockey Player Who Plays as a Midfielder or Forward)
Timm Herzbruch
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 7, 1997
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 39 
Uwe Schulten-Baumer
(German Equestrian)
Uwe Schulten-Baumer
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: October 28, 2014
 40 
Johann Julius Hecker
(Educator)
Johann Julius Hecker
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 2, 1707
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: June 24, 1768
 41 
Harald Huffmann
(German Field Hockey Player)
Harald Huffmann
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 3, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: December 20, 1992
 42 
Jan-Philipp Rabente
(German Field Hockey Player Who Plays as a Defender / Midfielder)
Jan-Philipp Rabente
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 43 
Wilhelm Stasch
(Boxer)
Wilhelm Stasch
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 12, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: August 1, 1989
 44 
Thilo Stralkowski
(German Field Hockey Coach and Former Player)
Thilo Stralkowski
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 45 
Paul Klinger
(Actor)
Paul Klinger
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 14, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: November 14, 1971
 46 
Herbert Winters
(Field hockey player)
Herbert Winters
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
 47 
Edgar Gorgas
(Boxer)
Edgar Gorgas
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: May 15, 2019
 48 
Helmut Tepasse
(Gymnast)
Helmut Tepasse
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 24, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 49 
Jessica Paszka
(Reality Star Who Competed on the 4th Season of The Bachelor)
Jessica Paszka
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 15, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 50 
Vanimy
(Bosnian YouTube Star)
Vanimy
0
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: October 17, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
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