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
(Nazi Commander)

07 October 1900

German

Eva BraunEva Braun

06 February 1912

German

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog
(Actor, Director)

05 September 1942

German

Rob PilatusRob Pilatus
(Singer)

08 June 1965

German

Franz BeckenbauerFranz Beckenbauer
(Former German Footballer)

11 September 1945

German

Erich LudendorffErich Ludendorff
(General of German Army)

09 April 1865

German

Wassily LeontiefWassily Leontief
(Nobel Prize Winner in Economics)

05 August 1906

Russian,American,Russian

Arno Allan PenziasArno Allan Penzias
(Physicists)

26 April 1933

American

Eduard BuchnerEduard Buchner
(Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)

20 May 1860

German

Robert HuberRobert Huber
(Biochemist)

20 February 1937

German

Feodor LynenFeodor Felix Konrad Lynen
(Biochemist)

06 April 1911

German

Richard Georg StraussRichard Georg Strauss
(Composer)

11 June 1864

German

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Georges J. F. KohlerGeorges J. F. Kohler
(Immunologist, Biologist)

17 April 1946

German

Jeri RyanJeri Ryan
(Actress)

22 February 1968

German

Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
(Empress, Queen)

24 December 1837

Austrian

Ernst RöhmErnst Röhm
(Military officer)

28 November 1887

German

Richard StraussRichard Strauss
(Composer, Conductor, Librettist, Writer)

11 June 1864

German

Philipp PleinPhilipp Plein
(designer)

16 February 1978

German

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Traudl JungeTraudl Junge
(Memoirist, Painter, Secretary, Writer)

16 March 1920

German

Philipp LahmPhilipp Lahm
(Association football player, Autobiographer)

11 November 1983

German

Gudrun BurwitzGudrun Burwitz
(Tailor, Patternmaker, Secretary)

08 August 1929

German

Lou BegaLou Bega
(Singer, Composer)

13 April 1975

German

Michael HanekeMichael Haneke
(Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, University teacher)

23 March 1942

Austrian,German

Anton DrexlerAnton Drexler
(Politician)

13 June 1884

German

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Briana BanksBriana Banks
(Adult Film Star, Glamour model, Model)

21 May 1978

German,American

Gretl BraunGretl Braun
(Housewife, Secretary)

31 August 1915

German

Ferdinand SchörnerFerdinand Schörner
(General)

12 June 1892

German

Thomas HitzlspergerThomas Hitzlsperger
(Association football player)

05 April 1982

German

Ludwig III of BavariaLudwig III of Bavaria
(King)

07 January 1845

German

Walter SickertWalter Sickert
(Painter)

31 May 1860

German

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Markus BabbelMarkus Babbel
(Association football player, Association football manager)

08 September 1972

German

Franz MarcFranz Marc
(Painter)

08 February 1880

German

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

18 May 1869

German

Andreas BaaderAndreas Baader
(Activist)

06 May 1943

German

Jonas KaufmannJonas Kaufmann
(Opera singer, Singer)

10 July 1969

German

Sophie, Hereditary Princess of LiechtensteinSophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
(Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein)

28 September 1967

German

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Harold FaltermeyerHarold Faltermeyer
(Composer, Record producer, Film score composer)

05 October 1952

German

Julius SchreckJulius Schreck
(Military personnel)

13 July 1898

German

Jürgen SchmidhuberJürgen Schmidhuber
(Computer scientist)

17 January 1963

German

Kimo LeopoldoKimo Leopoldo
(Mixed Martial artist)

04 January 1968

American

Ludwig StumpfeggerLudwig Stumpfegger
(Military physician, Physician, Surgeon, Torturer)

11 July 1910

German

Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(Emperor)

01 April 1282

German

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Martina GedeckMartina Gedeck
(Actor, Screenwriter)

14 September 1961

German

Isabeau of BavariaIsabeau of Bavaria
(Queen)

1370 AD

German,French

Karl HaushoferKarl Haushofer
(Geopolitician, Political scientist, Educationist, Officer, University teacher, Non-fiction writer)

27 August 1869

German

Franz Josef StraussFranz Josef Strauss
(Politician)

06 September 1915

German

Sigmund RascherSigmund Rascher
(Physician, Torturer)

12 February 1909

German

Edmund HeinesEdmund Heines
(Politician)

21 July 1897

German

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Julia FischerJulia Fischer
(Violinist, University teacher, Pianist)

15 June 1983

German

Maximilian II of BavariaMaximilian II of Bavaria
(King)

28 November 1811

German

Philipp BouhlerPhilipp Bouhler
(Politician)

11 September 1899

German

Moritz BleibtreuMoritz Bleibtreu
(Actor)

13 August 1971

German

Gedeon BurkhardGedeon Burkhard
(Actor)

03 July 1969

German

Barbara BeckerBarbara Becker
(Actor)

01 November 1966

German

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Uschi ObermaierUschi Obermaier
(Actor, Autobiographer, Model)

24 September 1946

German,American

Fabian JohnsonFabian Johnson
(Association football player)

11 December 1987

German,American

Hito SteyerlHito Steyerl
(film director)

1966 AD

German

Marianne KochMarianne Koch
(Actor, Television presenter, Physician, Internist)

19 August 1931

German

Karl-Theodor zu GuttenbergKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
(Politician, Jurist)

05 December 1971

German

Max SchelerMax Scheler
(Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher, Sociologist)

22 August 1874

German

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Marc StreitenfeldMarc Streitenfeld
(composer, film score composer)

24 October 1974

German

Klaus MannKlaus Mann
(Novelist, Short story writer)

18 November 1906

American

Diego ContentoDiego Contento
(Association football player)

01 May 1990

German

Lion FeuchtwangerLion Feuchtwanger
(Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist)

07 July 1884

German

Max AmannMax Amann
(Politician, Journalist)

24 November 1891

German

Niklas FrankNiklas Frank
(Journalist, Screenwriter, Writer)

09 March 1939

German

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Carl SpitzwegCarl Spitzweg
(Painter)

05 February 1808

German

Maximilian I, Elector of BavariaMaximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
(Prince)

17 April 1573

German

Günther BlumentrittGünther Blumentritt
(Soldier)

10 February 1892

German

Claus SchillingClaus Schilling
(Military physician, Non-fiction writer)

05 July 1871

German

Günther KaufmannGünther Kaufmann
(Television actor, Actor)

16 June 1947

German

Andreas OttlAndreas Ottl
(Footballer)

01 March 1985

German

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Mehmet EkiciMehmet Ekici
(Association football player)

25 March 1990

German,Turkish

Christian MorgensternChristian Morgenstern
(Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary editor, Journalist)

06 May 1871

German

Bernd PischetsriederBernd Pischetsrieder
(Engineer)

15 February 1948

German

Friedrich GuggenbergerFriedrich Guggenberger
(Soldier, Submariner)

06 March 1915

German

Thomas BroichThomas Broich
(Association football player)

29 January 1981

German

Karl Amadeus HartmannKarl Amadeus Hartmann
(Composer)

02 August 1905

German

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Gerhard TremmelGerhard Tremmel
(Association football player)

16 November 1978

German

Heinrich MüllerHeinrich Müller
(Police officer)

28 April 1900

German

Rudolf MößbauerRudolf Mößbauer
(Physicist)

31 January 1929

German

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