TheFamousPeople

Munich has produced a number of well-known military leaders, first ladies, actors, models and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Munich includes Heinrich Himmler, Eva Braun, Werner Herzog, Rob Pilatus, Erich Ludendorff, and many others.

Famous People Born In Munich

Heinrich HimmlerHeinrich Himmler
07 October 1900, German
Nazi Commander
Eva BraunEva Braun
06 February 1912, German
 

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog
05 September 1942, German
Actor, Director

Franz BeckenbauerFranz Beckenbauer
11 September 1945, German
Former German Footballer

Rob PilatusRob Pilatus
08 June 1965, German
Singer

Erich LudendorffErich Ludendorff
09 April 1865, German
General of German Army
Richard Georg StraussRichard Georg Strauss
11 June 1864, German
Composer

Anton DrexlerAnton Drexler
13 June 1884, German
Political Leader

Alicia von RittbergAlicia von Rittberg
10 December 1993, German
Actress
Wassily LeontiefWassily Leontief
05 August 1906, American, Russian
Nobel Prize Winner in Economics

Arno Allan PenziasArno Allan Penzias
26 April 1933, American
Physicists
Eduard BuchnerEduard Buchner
20 May 1860, German
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Georges J. F. KohlerGeorges J. F. Kohler
17 April 1946, German
Immunologist, Biologist

Rudolf MossbauerRudolf Mössbauer
31 January 1929, German
Physicist

Robert HuberRobert Huber
20 February 1937, German
Biochemist

Feodor LynenFeodor Felix Konrad Lynen
06 April 1911, German
Biochemist
Jeri RyanJeri Ryan
22 February 1968, German
Actress

Gudrun BurwitzGudrun Burwitz
08 August 1929, German
Tailor, Patternmaker, Secretary

Philipp LahmPhilipp Lahm
11 November 1983, German
Football player

Heinrich MüllerHeinrich Müller
28 April 1900, German
Police officer
Michael HanekeMichael Haneke
23 March 1942, Austrian, German
Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, University

Traudl JungeTraudl Junge
16 March 1920, German
Memoirist, Painter, Secretary, Writer
Gretl BraunGretl Braun
31 August 1915, German
Housewife, Secretary

Franz, Duke of BavariaFranz, Duke of Bavaria
14 July 1933, German
Duke

Philipp PleinPhilipp Plein
16 February 1978, German
Fashion designer
Ari UpAri Up
17 January 1962, German, British
Musician

Nadia HilkerNadia Hilker
01 December 1988, German
Actress
Lou BegaLou Bega
13 April 1975, German
Singer, Composer

Briana BanksBriana Banks
21 May 1978, German, American
Adult Film Star, Glamour model, Model

Ludwig III of BavariaLudwig III of Bavaria
07 January 1845, German
King
Lisa VicariLisa Vicari
11 February 1997, German
Actress

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Ferdinand SchörnerFerdinand Schörner
12 June 1892, German
General
Thomas HitzlspergerThomas Hitzlsperger
05 April 1982, German
Association football player

Tracey E. BregmanTracey E. Bregman
29 March 1963, German
Actress

Alice Sara OttAlice Sara Ott
01 August 1988, German, Japanese
Classical pianist

Janine ChangJanine Chang
04 September 1982, Taiwanese
Actress
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
18 May 1869, German
 
Curd JürgensCurd Jürgens
13 December 1915, Austrian, German
Actor

Elyas M'BarekElyas M'Barek
29 May 1982, German
Actor

Harold FaltermeyerHarold Faltermeyer
05 October 1952, German
Composer, Record producer, Film score composer

Volker BruchVolker Bruch
09 March 1980, German
Actor
Lavinia WilsonLavinia Wilson
08 March 1980, German
Actress

Sophie, Hereditary Princess of LiechtensteinSophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
28 September 1967, German
Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein

Franz MarcFranz Marc
08 February 1880, German
Painter

Julius SchreckJulius Schreck
13 July 1898, German
Military personnel

Andreas BaaderAndreas Baader
06 May 1943, German
Activist
Prince Max, Duke in BavariaPrince Max, Duke in Bavaria
21 January 1937, German
Prince

Olympia von und zu Arco-ZinnebergOlympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg
04 January 1988, Austrian, German
Princess
Jennifer TeegeJennifer Teege
29 June 1970, German
Writer

Otto of BavariaOtto of Bavaria
27 April 1848, German
King

Princess Sophie of BavariaPrincess Sophie of Bavaria
27 January 1805, German
 
Kimo LeopoldoKimo Leopoldo
04 January 1968, American
Mixed Martial artist

Jonas KaufmannJonas Kaufmann
10 July 1969, German
Opera singer, Singer
Walter SickertWalter Sickert
31 May 1860, German
Painter

Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
01 April 1282, German
Emperor

Philipp BouhlerPhilipp Bouhler
11 September 1899, German
Politician

Marianne KochMarianne Koch
19 August 1931, German
Actor, Television presenter, Physician, Internist

Ludwig StumpfeggerLudwig Stumpfegger
11 July 1910, German
Military physician, Physician, Surgeon, Torturer
Albrecht, Duke of BavariaAlbrecht, Duke of Bavaria
03 May 1905, German
Prince

Edmund HeinesEdmund Heines
21 July 1897, German
Politician

Maximilian II of BavariaMaximilian II of Bavaria
28 November 1811, German
King

Isabeau of BavariaIsabeau of Bavaria
1370 AD, German, French
Queen
Erika MannErika Mann
09 November 1905, German, British, American
Actress

Franz Josef StraussFranz Josef Strauss
06 September 1915, German
Politician
Gedeon BurkhardGedeon Burkhard
03 July 1969, German
Actor

Karl HaushoferKarl Haushofer
27 August 1869, German
Geopolitician, Political scientist, Educationist,

Ferdinand von SchirachFerdinand von Schirach
12 May 1964, German
Lawyer
Princess Ludovika of BavariaPrincess Ludovika of Bavaria
30 August 1808, German
Aristocrat

Moritz BleibtreuMoritz Bleibtreu
13 August 1971, German
Actor
Daniel KehlmannDaniel Kehlmann
13 January 1975, Austrian, German
Novelist

Christian WolffChristian Wolff
24 January 1679, German
Philosopher

Klaus MannKlaus Mann
18 November 1906, American
Novelist, Short story writer
Christian StandhardingerChristian Standhardinger
04 July 1989, German, Filipino
Basketball player

Martina GedeckMartina Gedeck
14 September 1961, German
Actress
Sigmund RascherSigmund Rascher
12 February 1909, German
Physician, Torturer

Markus BabbelMarkus Babbel
08 September 1972, German
Association football player, Association football

Marc StreitenfeldMarc Streitenfeld
24 October 1974, German
composer, film score composer

Niklas FrankNiklas Frank
09 March 1939, German
Journalist, Screenwriter, Writer
Uschi ObermaierUschi Obermaier
24 September 1946, German, American
Actor, Autobiographer, Model
Carola NeherCarola Neher
02 November 1900, German
Actress

Julia FischerJulia Fischer
15 June 1983, German
Violinist, University teacher, Pianist

Max SchelerMax Scheler
22 August 1874, German
Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher,

Diego ContentoDiego Contento
01 May 1990, German
Association football player
Jürgen SchmidhuberJürgen Schmidhuber
17 January 1963, German
Computer scientist

Hito SteyerlHito Steyerl
1966 AD, German
film director

Karl-Theodor zu GuttenbergKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
05 December 1971, German
Politician, Jurist

Prince Leopold of BavariaPrince Leopold of Bavaria
09 February 1846, German
Military officer

Oscar da SilvaOscar da Silva
21 September 1998, German
Basketball player
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of BavariaMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
11 July 1662, German
King

Elisabeth Ludovika of BavariaElisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
13 November 1801, German
Queen
Lara WendelLara Wendel
29 March 1965, German
Actress

Max AmannMax Amann
24 November 1891, German
Politician, Journalist
Barbara BeckerBarbara Becker
01 November 1966, German
Actor
Maximilian I, Elector of BavariaMaximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
17 April 1573, German
Prince