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
(King of Britain)

28 May 1660

German

George II of Great BritainGeorge II of Great Britain
(Former King of Great Britain & Ireland)

30 October 1683

German,British

Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt
(Philosopher)

14 October 1906

German

Anne BuydensAnne Buydens
(Actress)

23 April 1919

German

William HerschelWilliam Herschel
(Astronomer, Composer)

15 November 1738

German,British

Lena Meyer-LandrutLena Meyer-Landrut
(Singer-songwriter)

23 May 1991

German

Caroline HerschelCaroline Herschel
(Astronomer)

16 March 1750

German

Mary WigmanMary Wigman
(Dancer, Choreographer)

13 November 1886

German

Emile BerlinerEmile Berliner
(Inventor)

20 May 1851

American

Otto Fritz MeyerhofOtto Fritz Meyerhof
(Physician and Biochemist)

12 April 1884

German

Klaus MeineKlaus Meine
(Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist)

25 May 1948

German

Per MertesackerPer Mertesacker
(Association football player)

29 September 1984

German

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Fritz HaarmannFritz Haarmann
(Serial killer)

25 October 1879

German

Matthias JabsMatthias Jabs
(Composer, Entrepreneur, Guitarist, Songwriter)

25 October 1955

German

Louise of Mecklenburg-StrelitzLouise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(Queen)

10 March 1776

German,Prussian

Kurt SchwittersKurt Schwitters
(Painter, Artist, Sculptor, Graphic designer, Writer)

20 June 1887

German

Maria SchraderMaria Schrader
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)

27 September 1965

German

Marco MinnemannMarco Minnemann
(Composer, Jazz musician)

24 December 1970

German

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Alfred HugenbergAlfred Hugenberg
(Politician, Entrepreneur, Financier, Diplomat, Publisher)

19 June 1865

German

Frank WedekindFrank Wedekind
(Playwright, Writer, Journalist, Screenwriter, Actor, Poet lawyer)

24 July 1864

German

Karl DiebitschKarl Diebitsch
(Painter, Postage stamp designer)

03 January 1899

German

Pascual JordanPascual Jordan
(Physicist, Politician, Academic, University teacher, Non-fiction writer, Mathematician)

18 October 1902

German

Erich ToppErich Topp
(Engineer, Submariner, Architect)

02 July 1914

German

August Wilhelm SchlegelAugust Wilhelm Schlegel
(Linguist, Translator, Sanskrit scholar, Philosopher, Poet, Literary critic, Literary historian, Romanist, Playwright, University teacher, Writer, Indologist)

08 September 1767

German

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Ferdinand von LindemannFerdinand von Lindemann

German

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich SchlegelKarl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
(philosopher, translator, writer, literary critic, university teacher)

29 February 1772

German

August Wilhelm von SchlegelAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel
(German poet)

08 September 1767

German

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