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
Alicia von RittbergAlicia von Rittberg
10 December 1993, German
Actress

Wassily LeontiefWassily Leontief
05 August 1906, Russian, 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
Robert HuberRobert Huber
20 February 1937, German
Biochemist

Feodor LynenFeodor Felix Konrad Lynen
06 April 1911, German
Biochemist
Richard Georg StraussRichard Georg Strauss
11 June 1864, German
Composer

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

Jeri RyanJeri Ryan
22 February 1968, German
Actress
Empress Elisabeth of AustriaEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
24 December 1837, Austrian
Empress, Queen

Ernst RöhmErnst Röhm
28 November 1887, German
Military officer
Philipp PleinPhilipp Plein
16 February 1978, German
designer

Richard StraussRichard Strauss
11 June 1864, German
Composer, Conductor, Librettist, Writer

Philipp LahmPhilipp Lahm
11 November 1983, German
Association football player, Autobiographer
Gudrun BurwitzGudrun Burwitz
08 August 1929, German
Tailor, Patternmaker, Secretary

Briana BanksBriana Banks
21 May 1978, German, American
Adult Film Star, Glamour model, Model
Lou BegaLou Bega
13 April 1975, German
Singer, Composer

Traudl JungeTraudl Junge
16 March 1920, German
Memoirist, Painter, Secretary, Writer

Michael HanekeMichael Haneke
23 March 1942, Austrian, German
Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, University

Anton DrexlerAnton Drexler
13 June 1884, German
Politician
Gretl BraunGretl Braun
31 August 1915, German
Housewife, Secretary
Thomas HitzlspergerThomas Hitzlsperger
05 April 1982, German
Association football player

Ferdinand SchörnerFerdinand Schörner
12 June 1892, German
General

Ludwig III of BavariaLudwig III of Bavaria
07 January 1845, German
King

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
18 May 1869, German
 
Jonas KaufmannJonas Kaufmann
10 July 1969, German
Opera singer, Singer

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

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

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

Kimo LeopoldoKimo Leopoldo
04 January 1968, American
Mixed Martial artist
Andreas BaaderAndreas Baader
06 May 1943, German
Activist

Gedeon BurkhardGedeon Burkhard
03 July 1969, German
Actor
Franz MarcFranz Marc
08 February 1880, German
Painter

Walter SickertWalter Sickert
31 May 1860, German
Painter

Julius SchreckJulius Schreck
13 July 1898, German
Military personnel
Barbara BeckerBarbara Becker
01 November 1966, German
Actor

Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
01 April 1282, German
Emperor
Fabian JohnsonFabian Johnson
11 December 1987, German, American
Association football player

Jürgen SchmidhuberJürgen Schmidhuber
17 January 1963, German
Computer scientist

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

Isabeau of BavariaIsabeau of Bavaria
1370 AD, German, French
Queen

Ludwig StumpfeggerLudwig Stumpfegger
11 July 1910, German
Military physician, Physician, Surgeon, Torturer
Maximilian II of BavariaMaximilian II of Bavaria
28 November 1811, German
King

Edmund HeinesEdmund Heines
21 July 1897, German
Politician

Moritz BleibtreuMoritz Bleibtreu
13 August 1971, German
Actor

Marianne KochMarianne Koch
19 August 1931, German
Actor, Television presenter, Physician, Internist
Martina GedeckMartina Gedeck
14 September 1961, German
Actor, Screenwriter

Philipp BouhlerPhilipp Bouhler
11 September 1899, German
Politician
Julia FischerJulia Fischer
15 June 1983, German
Violinist, University teacher, Pianist

Sigmund RascherSigmund Rascher
12 February 1909, German
Physician, Torturer

Franz Josef StraussFranz Josef Strauss
06 September 1915, German
Politician
Hito SteyerlHito Steyerl
1966 AD, German
film director

Uschi ObermaierUschi Obermaier
24 September 1946, German, American
Actor, Autobiographer, Model
Klaus MannKlaus Mann
18 November 1906, American
Novelist, Short story writer

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

Marc StreitenfeldMarc Streitenfeld
24 October 1974, German
composer, film score composer
Diego ContentoDiego Contento
01 May 1990, German
Association football player

Günther BlumentrittGünther Blumentritt
10 February 1892, German
Soldier
Max SchelerMax Scheler
22 August 1874, German
Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher,

Niklas FrankNiklas Frank
09 March 1939, German
Journalist, Screenwriter, Writer

Lion FeuchtwangerLion Feuchtwanger
07 July 1884, German
Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist

Max AmannMax Amann
24 November 1891, German
Politician, Journalist
Maximilian I, Elector of BavariaMaximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
17 April 1573, German
Prince
Carl SpitzwegCarl Spitzweg
05 February 1808, German
Painter

Günther KaufmannGünther Kaufmann
16 June 1947, German
Television actor, Actor

Andreas OttlAndreas Ottl
01 March 1985, German
Footballer

Claus SchillingClaus Schilling
05 July 1871, German
Military physician, Non-fiction writer
Christian MorgensternChristian Morgenstern
06 May 1871, German
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary editor,

Mehmet EkiciMehmet Ekici
25 March 1990, German, Turkish
Association football player

Thomas BroichThomas Broich
29 January 1981, German
Association football player

Bernd PischetsriederBernd Pischetsrieder
15 February 1948, German
Engineer

Friedrich GuggenbergerFriedrich Guggenberger
06 March 1915, German
Soldier, Submariner
Karl Amadeus HartmannKarl Amadeus Hartmann
02 August 1905, German
Composer

Gerhard TremmelGerhard Tremmel
16 November 1978, German
Association football player
Heinrich MüllerHeinrich Müller
28 April 1900, German
Police officer

Rudolf MößbauerRudolf Mößbauer
31 January 1929, German
Physicist