Hanover has produced a number of well-known emperors & kings, actresses, philosophers, lyricists & songwriters and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Hanover includes George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, Anne Buydens, Hannah Arendt, Lena Meyer-Landrut, and many others.

Famous People Born In Hanover

George I of Great BritainGeorge I of Great Britain
28 May 1660, German
King of Britain
George II of Great BritainGeorge II of Great Britain
30 October 1683, German, British
Former King of Great Britain & Ireland

Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt
14 October 1906, German
Philosopher

Anne BuydensAnne Buydens
23 April 1919, German
Actress

Lena Meyer-LandrutLena Meyer-Landrut
23 May 1991, German
Singer-songwriter

William HerschelWilliam Herschel
15 November 1738, German, British
Astronomer, Composer
Caroline HerschelCaroline Herschel
16 March 1750, German
Astronomer

Emile BerlinerEmile Berliner
20 May 1851, American
Inventor

Mary WigmanMary Wigman
13 November 1886, German
Dancer, Choreographer
Otto Fritz MeyerhofOtto Fritz Meyerhof
12 April 1884, German
Physician and Biochemist

Michael DornMichael Dorn
22 December 1968, German
Actor
Michael DornMichael Dorn
09 December 1952, American
Actor

Klaus MeineKlaus Meine
25 May 1948, German
Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Per MertesackerPer Mertesacker
29 September 1984, German
Association football player

Maria SchraderMaria Schrader
27 September 1965, German
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter

Fritz HaarmannFritz Haarmann
25 October 1879, German
Serial killer
Matthias JabsMatthias Jabs
25 October 1955, German
Composer, Entrepreneur, Guitarist, Songwriter

Prince George, Duke of CambridgePrince George, Duke of Cambridge
26 March 1819, German
Field marshal

Louise of Mecklenburg-StrelitzLouise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
10 March 1776, German, Prussian
Queen

Kurt SchwittersKurt Schwitters
20 June 1887, German
Painter, Artist, Sculptor, Graphic designer,
Marco MinnemannMarco Minnemann
24 December 1970, German
Composer, Jazz musician

Friedrich SchlegelFriedrich Schlegel
10 March 1772, German
Poet
Alfred HugenbergAlfred Hugenberg
19 June 1865, German
Politician, Entrepreneur, Financier, Diplomat,

Frank WedekindFrank Wedekind
24 July 1864, German
Playwright, Writer, Journalist, Screenwriter,

Erich ToppErich Topp
02 July 1914, German
Engineer, Submariner, Architect
August Wilhelm SchlegelAugust Wilhelm Schlegel
08 September 1767, German
Linguist, Translator, Sanskrit scholar,

Karl DiebitschKarl Diebitsch
03 January 1899, German
Painter, Postage stamp designer
Pascual JordanPascual Jordan
18 October 1902, German
Physicist, Politician, Academic, University

Ludwig KlagesLudwig Klages
10 December 1872, German
Philosopher

Ferdinand von LindemannFerdinand von Lindemann
German
 
Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von BernstorffCount Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
12 May 1712, German
Statesman

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Nathan Marcus AdlerNathan Marcus Adler
13 January 1803, German, British
Rabbi
Georg LedebourGeorg Ledebour
07 March 1850, German
Journalist

Andreas Peter BernstorffAndreas Peter Bernstorff
28 August 1735, German
Diplomat

Otto SchindewolfOtto Schindewolf
07 June 1896, German
Paleontologist

August Wilhelm von SchlegelAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel
08 September 1767, German
German poet
Max DevrientMax Devrient
12 December 1857, German
Film actor
Frederick Louis, prince of WalesFrederick Louis, prince of Wales
01 February 1707, German, Welsh
Prince

Rudolf Karl AugsteinRudolf Karl Augstein
05 November 1923, German
Journalist