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
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, 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
Rudolf MossbauerRudolf Mössbauer
31 January 1929, German
Physicist

Robert HuberRobert Huber
20 February 1937, German
Biochemist

Richard Georg StraussRichard Georg Strauss
11 June 1864, German
Composer

Feodor LynenFeodor Felix Konrad Lynen
06 April 1911, German
Biochemist

Georges J. F. KohlerGeorges J. F. Kohler
17 April 1946, German
Immunologist, Biologist
Jeri RyanJeri Ryan
22 February 1968, German
Actress

Philipp LahmPhilipp Lahm
11 November 1983, German
Association football player, Autobiographer

Philipp PleinPhilipp Plein
16 February 1978, German
Fashion designer

Ari UpAri Up
17 January 1962, German, British
Musician
Gudrun BurwitzGudrun Burwitz
08 August 1929, German
Tailor, Patternmaker, Secretary

Michael HanekeMichael Haneke
23 March 1942, Austrian, German
Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, University
Traudl JungeTraudl Junge
16 March 1920, German
Memoirist, Painter, Secretary, Writer

Lou BegaLou Bega
13 April 1975, German
Singer, Composer

Briana BanksBriana Banks
21 May 1978, German, American
Adult Film Star, Glamour model, Model
Gretl BraunGretl Braun
31 August 1915, German
Housewife, Secretary

Curd JürgensCurd Jürgens
13 December 1915, Austrian, German
Actor
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
 

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Harold FaltermeyerHarold Faltermeyer
05 October 1952, German
Composer, Record producer, Film score composer
Jonas KaufmannJonas Kaufmann
10 July 1969, German
Opera singer, Singer

Volker BruchVolker Bruch
09 March 1980, German
Actor

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

Julius SchreckJulius Schreck
13 July 1898, German
Military personnel
Sophie, Hereditary Princess of LiechtensteinSophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
28 September 1967, German
Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
Kimo LeopoldoKimo Leopoldo
04 January 1968, American
Mixed Martial artist

Andreas BaaderAndreas Baader
06 May 1943, German
Activist

Ludwig StumpfeggerLudwig Stumpfegger
11 July 1910, German
Military physician, Physician, Surgeon, Torturer

Isabeau of BavariaIsabeau of Bavaria
1370 AD, German, French
Queen
Walter SickertWalter Sickert
31 May 1860, German
Painter

Uschi ObermaierUschi Obermaier
24 September 1946, German, American
Actor, Autobiographer, Model

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

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

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

Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
01 April 1282, German
Emperor
Edmund HeinesEdmund Heines
21 July 1897, German
Politician

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

Barbara BeckerBarbara Becker
01 November 1966, German
Actor
Moritz BleibtreuMoritz Bleibtreu
13 August 1971, German
Actor

Albrecht, Duke of BavariaAlbrecht, Duke of Bavaria
03 May 1905, German
Prince
Franz Josef StraussFranz Josef Strauss
06 September 1915, German
Politician

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

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

Philipp BouhlerPhilipp Bouhler
11 September 1899, German
Politician

Karl HaushoferKarl Haushofer
27 August 1869, German
Geopolitician, Political scientist, Educationist,
Martina GedeckMartina Gedeck
14 September 1961, German
Actress

Diego ContentoDiego Contento
01 May 1990, German
Association football player

Klaus MannKlaus Mann
18 November 1906, American
Novelist, Short story writer

Fabian JohnsonFabian Johnson
11 December 1987, German, American
Association football player
Jürgen SchmidhuberJürgen Schmidhuber
17 January 1963, German
Computer scientist

Max SchelerMax Scheler
22 August 1874, German
Philosopher, Anthropologist, University teacher,
Niklas FrankNiklas Frank
09 March 1939, German
Journalist, Screenwriter, Writer

Sigmund RascherSigmund Rascher
12 February 1909, German
Physician, Torturer

Lion FeuchtwangerLion Feuchtwanger
07 July 1884, German
Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of BavariaMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
11 July 1662, German
King

Maximilian I, Elector of BavariaMaximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
17 April 1573, German
Prince
Max AmannMax Amann
24 November 1891, German
Politician, Journalist

Carl SpitzwegCarl Spitzweg
05 February 1808, German
Painter

Hito SteyerlHito Steyerl
1966 AD, German
film director
Günther BlumentrittGünther Blumentritt
10 February 1892, German
Soldier

Günther KaufmannGünther Kaufmann
16 June 1947, German
Television actor, Actor
Golo MannGolo Mann
27 March 1909, German
Historian

Alexander LippischAlexander Lippisch
02 November 1894, German
Aeronautical Engineer

Andreas OttlAndreas Ottl
01 March 1985, German
Footballer

Friedrich GuggenbergerFriedrich Guggenberger
06 March 1915, German
Soldier, Submariner
Alfred EinsteinAlfred Einstein
14 March 1879, German, American
Physicist
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of BavariaMaximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
28 March 1727, German
Prince

Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckHans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
03 April 1948, German
Football player

FancyFancy
07 July 1946, German
Singer

Maurice de HirschMaurice de Hirsch
09 December 1831, Austrian, German, French, British
Financier
Mehmet EkiciMehmet Ekici
25 March 1990, German, Turkish
Association football player

Claus SchillingClaus Schilling
05 July 1871, German
Military physician, Non-fiction writer

Richard SapperRichard Sapper
30 May 1932, German
Designer

Christian MorgensternChristian Morgenstern
06 May 1871, German
Poet, Writer, Translator, Literary editor,

Thomas BroichThomas Broich
29 January 1981, German
Association football player
Julia StegnerJulia Stegner
02 November 1984, German
Model

Bernd PischetsriederBernd Pischetsrieder
15 February 1948, German
Engineer
Wolfgang SawallischWolfgang Sawallisch
26 August 1923, German
Conductor

Carl CorrensCarl Correns
19 September 1864, German
Botanist
Johannes R. BecherJohannes R. Becher
22 May 1891, German
Politician
Theobald BoehmTheobald Boehm
09 April 1794, German
Inventor