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Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Sw ...
and notable residents of the city, ordered chronologically.


Artists


Artists (continued)

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Hans Schumm Hans Josef Schumm ''(né'' Johann Josef Eugen Schumm; 2 April 1896 Stuttgart – 2 February 1990 Los Angeles) was a German-born-turned- American actor, notably, a prolific and critically acclaimed Hollywood screen character actor who appeared in ...
(1896–1990), film actor * Jörg Faerber (1929–2022), conductor *
Wolfgang Kermer Wolfgang Kermer (born 18 May 1935 in Neunkirchen, Saarland) is a German art historian, artist, art educator, author, editor, curator of exhibitions, art collector and professor. From 1971 to 1984 he was repeatedly elected Rector of the State Aca ...
(born 1935), art historian, art pedagogue *
Veronika Bayer Veronika Bayer (born 4 June 1940, Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (S ...
(1940–2008), actress *
Eberhard Weber Eberhard Weber (born 22 January 1940, in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, m ...
(born 1940), double bassist and composer *
Klaus Zehelein Klaus Zehelein (born September 5, 1940) is a German dramaturge. He was president of the Munich Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding. Zehelein is also president of the association of German theatres, Deutscher Bühnenverein. For fifteen years ...
(born 1940), opera intendant *
Wolfgang Kramer Wolfgang Kramer (born 29 June 1942 in Stuttgart) is a German board game designer. Early life As a young child, Wolfgang Kramer used to play games with his grandmother, and said he developed a positive attitude about games because "she always use ...
(born 1942), board game designer *
Rolf Schübel Rolf Schübel (born 11 November 1942 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German film director and screenwriter. Schübel studied literature and sociology during the 1960s, first in Tübingen, and later in Hamburg. There he met filmmaker Theo Gallehr an ...
(born 1942), film director and screenwriter *
Friedman Paul Erhardt Friedman Paul Erhardt (November 5, 1943 – October 26, 2007) was a German American pioneering early television chef. He was known as "Chef Tell" to his 40 million fans. He is widely regarded as one of the first chefs to enjoy widespread popular ...
(1943–2007), early television chef *
Jerry Zaks Jerry Zaks (born September 7, 1946) is an American stage and television director, and actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Drama Desk Award for directing '' The House of Blue Leaves'', ''Lend Me a Tenor'', and '' Six Degr ...
(born 1946), stage and television director and actor * Andrea Rau (born 1947), actress and producer *
Anna Thomas Anna Thomas (born July 12, 1948) is a German-born American author, screenwriter, and film producer. She is best known as the author of the 1972 vegetarian cookbook, ''The Vegetarian Epicure'', which contributed to the rise of the vegetarian mov ...
(born 1948), film screenwriter, film producer and writer * Manfred Wagner (born 1948), author of Wagner model *
Hermann Kopp Hermann Kopp (born 21 August 1954, in Stuttgart) is a German composer and musician, presently living in Barcelona, Spain. Biography In the early eighties, Kopp released two vinyl records with a sound that can be vaguely classified as elec ...
(born 1954), composer and musician *
Horst von Saurma Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch (born Horst Vieselmann, 28 August 1954 in Detmold) was the chief editor of the German automobile magazine '' Sport auto'' until February 2013. He also had a brief racing career but is best known for skillful driving at t ...
(born 1954), chief editor of the German automobile magazine
Sport auto ''sport auto'' is a German automobile magazine, established in 1969, published monthly by Motor Presse Stuttgart, based in Stuttgart. The magazine publishes its "Supertest" of cars, featuring the laptime at the Nordschleife. Until 2015 almost a ...
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Jeff Dahl Jeff Dahl (born 1955, Stuttgart, Germany) is an American musician. In 1960, the Dahl family relocated to Hawaii. Dahl recorded his first single, "Rock N Roll Critic", in 1977, which was released on the Doodley Squat label. Dahl later performed ...
(born 1955), musician *
Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the industry. His films, most of wh ...
(born 1955), film director, screenwriter and producer * Ralf Illenberger (born 1956), guitarist *
Peter Schilling Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling; 28 January 1956) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes like aliens, astronauts and catastrophes. He is best-known for his 1983 hit single "Major Tom (Comin ...
(born 1956), synthpop musician *
Kiddy Citny Kiddy Citny is a German artist and musician, born in Stuttgart in 1957. He was raised in Bremen and later moved to West Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Zurich, Bern, Los Angeles, Munich, and Berlin. Citny is a member of the band Sprung Aus Den Wol ...
(born 1957), artist and musician * Madhukar (born 1957), author, teacher and guru * Uwe Grodd (born 1958), conductor and flutist *
Nikolai Müllerschön Nikolai Müllerschön is a German film Writer/Director. He was born in 1958 in Stuttgart, West Germany and moved to Munich in 1968. He has lived in Los Angeles since 1992. He started as a Stills Photographer, worked as Continuity-Supervisor, Ass ...
(born 1958), film director, producer and screenwriter *
Geoff Tate Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate, January 14, 1959; he later changed his first name to Geoffery or Geoffrey) (Pp. 11, 48). is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial ...
(born 1959), singer and musician * Greg Iles (born 1960), novelist * Claudia Neidig (born 1960), actress * Eytan Pessen (born 1961), pianist and opera director * Susanne Lewis (born 1962), American musician, songwriter and artist *
Alex Jolig Alexander Jolig (born January 14, 1963, Stuttgart), better known by his stage name Alex, is a German actor, singer, and motorcycle racer. Once a housemate in Big Brother Germany reality show on RTL II, he became famous in Europe and also intern ...
(born 1963), actor, singer and motorcycle racer * Angela Laich (born 1963), sculptor, draughtsperson and painter * Steffen Lehmann (born 1963), architect and urban designer *
Denis Scheck Denis Scheck (born 15 December 1964) is a German literary critic, journalist, television presenter and former translator. Biography Born in Stuttgart, he studied German studies, contemporary history and political science at the universities of Un ...
(born 1964), literary critic and journalist *
Christian Dierstein Christian Dierstein (born 1965) is a German percussionist and academic teacher. He has performed internationally as a soloist and as a regular chamber music player with ensemble recherche and Trio Accanto, performing several world premieres. He ...
(born 1965), percussionist and academic teacher *
Mark Landler Mark Aurel Landler (born October 26, 1965) is an American journalist who is the London bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. He was previously a White House Correspondent, based in Washington, D.C. Early life and education Born on October 26, ...
(born 1965), journalist *
Alexander Bader Alexander Bader (born 1965 in Stuttgart) is a German clarinetist. He studied piano and clarinet at Berlin's Hochschule der Künste. His clarinet teachers were Manfred Preis and Peter Rieckhoff. He studied under Wolfgang Meyer in the Karlsruhe’s ...
(born 1965), clarinetist * Jürgen Mayer (born 1965), architect and artist *
Judith Kaufmann Judith Kaufmann (born 20 September 1962) is a German cinematographer. Biography Judith Kaufmann was born in Stuttgart, West Germany in 1962. But after moving with her family grew up in West Berlin. After graduating from the National College of O ...
(born 1962), cinematographer * Sandra Hastenteufel (born 1966), artist * Stefan-Peter Greiner (born 1966), violin maker * Klaus Schedl (born 1966), composer *
Michael Beck John Michael Beck Taylor (born February 4, 1949), commonly known as Michael Beck, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Swan in '' The Warriors'' (1979) and Sonny Malone in '' Xanadu'' (1980). Early life Beck was born in Memphis, T ...
(born 1967), member of the German hip hop group
Die Fantastischen Vier Die Fantastischen Vier (, "The Fantastic Four"), often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, ''janitor''), and Michi Beck. They were, together with ...
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Natalia Wörner Natalia Wörner (; born 7 September 1967) is a German actress. Biography After finishing high school in Stuttgart, Wörner moved to New York City, where she studied acting at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. In 2000, she returned to Germany, w ...
(born 1967), actress *
Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke (; born 15 February 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and career Schwentke was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. He graduated from Los Angeles film school, Columbia College Hollywood (CCH), in 1992. His wife ...
(born 1968), film director * Markus Amm (born 1969), artist *
Ulrike Frank Ulrike Frank (born 1 February 1969) is a German actress known for her portrayal of Katrin Flemming on the daily drama ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten''. Career Mallorca In late 1998, ProSieben planned on launching its first soap opera. Grundy ...
(born 1969), actress *
Jerri Manthey Jerri Lynn Manthey (born September 5, 1970) is an American actress and television personality. She was a contestant in '' Survivor: The Australian Outback'', where she placed 8th, '' All-Stars'', where she placed 10th and '' Heroes vs. Villains' ...
(born 1970), actress *
Matthias Rexroth Matthias Rexroth (b. Nürnberg, Germany, 7 January 1970) is a German countertenor and voice teacher. Winning 1st prizes at the Francisco-Viñas in Barcelona and the 'Belvedere Competition' in Vienna in 2000, preceded an extensive international ...
(born 1970), countertenor * Thom Barron (born 1971), pornographic actor * Chris Bosse (born 1971), architect *
Lisa Martinek Lisa Martinek (11 February 1972 – 28 June 2019) was a German actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern medi ...
(born 1972), actress *
Carmen Vincelj Carmen Vincelj (born 1972 in Stuttgart) is a German professional dancer. Together with her partner Bryan Watson she has won the WDC World Latin Dance Championships in the professional category nine times (1999–2007), as well as 7 Britis ...
(born 1972), professional dancer *
Reggie Watts Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts (born March 23, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, beatboxer, and musician. His improvised musical sets are created using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine. Watts refers to himself as a "disinf ...
(born 1972), musician * Christopher Bauder (born 1973), interaction designer and media artist * André Butzer (born 1973), artist *
Max Herre Maximilian Herre (born 22 April 1973) is a German rapper, singer-songwriter and music producer who rose to fame as a member of the group Freundeskreis. He is also A&R for the record label Nesola, a joint venture with his wife Joy Denalane, am ...
(born 1973), musician * Florian Maier-Aichen (born 1973), landscape photographer * Matthias Megyeri (born 1973), designer of security products * Marc C. Woehr (born 1973), contemporary artist * Melina Aslanidou (born 1974). Greek musician *
Dragan Espenschied Dragan Espenschied (born 1975) is an 8-bit musician and media artist who lives and works in New York City. He studied communication design at the Merz Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Dragan started to develop software for Atari Computers in 19 ...
(born 1975), media artist *
Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Early life Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens). Her mother, , was an ac ...
(born 1975), actress * Martin Pfeifle (born 1975), sculptor *
Tanja Liedtke Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia and Europe. Early life and ...
(born 1977), professional dancer *
Tanja Becker-Bender Tanja Becker-Bender (born 11 February 1978) is a German violinist. She lives in Berlin and Hamburg. Musical career Born in Stuttgart, Becker-Bender has performed since age of eleven as a soloist on international stages under the baton of Kur ...
(born 1978), violinist * Haha (born 1979), singer *
Simone Simons Simone Johanna Maria Simons (born 17 January 1985) is a Dutch singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, which she joined at the age of seventeen, releasing eight studio albums and touring the world ...
(born 1985), singer * Alexander Tuschinski (born 1988), film director *
Pia Wurtzbach Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach ( ; ; born September 24, 1989), formerly known professionally as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress and beauty queen who is known for being crowned Miss Universe 2015. She joined Binibining Pilipinas pageant thre ...
(born 1989),
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for the
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Yoon So-hee Yoon So-hee (; born May 7, 1993) is a South Korean actress. Early life and education Yoon was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 7, 1993, and lived there for six years before returning to Seoul. In 2011, she enrolled as a Chemical and Biomolecu ...
(born 1993), South Korean actress * Mailin Hübler current mayor


Athletes

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Julius Frey Julius Frey (25 October 1881 in Stuttgart – 28 August 1960 in Stuttgart) was a German swimmer who competed in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men ...
(1881–1960), swimmer * Karl Burger (1883–1959), amateur football player and manager * Fred Gaiser (1885–1918), pitcher for the
St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...
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Otto Merz Otto Merz was a German racing driver, chauffeur and mechanic. He was a driver in the motorcade during the 1914 assassination of Archuduke Franz Ferdinand and later won the second running of the German Grand Prix in 1927. He died in a crash durin ...
(1889–1933), chauffeur, race car driver, test driver and mechanic * Otto Fahr (1892–1969), backstroke swimmer * Christian Werner (1892–1932), racecar driver *
Wolf Hirth Wolfram Kurt Erhard Hirth (28 February 1900 – 25 July 1959) was a German gliding pioneer and sailplane designer. He was a co-founder of Schempp-Hirth, still a renowned glider manufacturer.Segelflugbildkalendar 2011 Hirth was born in Stuttgart ...
(1900–1959), gliding pioneer and sailplane designer * Martin Schempp (1905–1984), glider pilot * Helmut Schäfer (1908–1994), weightlifter *
Hermann Lang Hermann Lang (6 April 1909 – 19 October 1987) was a German racing driver who raced motorcycles, Grand Prix cars, and sports cars. Prewar racing Born in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at age fourteen, Hermann Lang had to ...
(1909–1987), champion race car driver * Erwin Bauer (1912–1958), Formula One driver *
Rudi Fischer Rudi, born Albert Rudolph (January 24, 1928 – February 21, 1973), also known as Swami Rudrananda, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Rudi was a spiritual teacher and an antiquities entrepreneur in New York City.Swami Rudrananda udi ''Spiri ...
(1912–1976), racing driver *
Hermann Pilnik Hermann Pilnik (8 January 1914, Stuttgart, Germany – 12 November 1981, Caracas, Venezuela) was a German Argentine chess Grandmaster. Career In 1929, he won the championship of Stuttgart. Pilnik emigrated from Germany to Argentina in 1930. He ...
(1914–1981), chess Grandmaster * Kurt Adolff (
1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' breaks ...
–2012), racing driver * Robert Schlienz (
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
–1995), football player *
Hans Herrmann Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany. In F1, he participated in 19 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a ...
(born 1928), race car driver * Michael May (born 1934), race car driver *
Günter Klass Günter "Bobby" Klass (13 June 1936 in Stuttgart – 22 July 1967 near Florence) was a versatile German racing driver, competing in hillclimbing, rallying, and the World Sportscar Championship as factory driver for Porsche and the Scuderia ...
(1936–1967), race car driver * Dieter Glemser (born 1938), touring car racing driver *
Marlinde Massa Marlinde Massa (7 July 1944 in Stuttgart – 2 July 2014 in Stuttgart) was a German field hockey player. She played 17 international matches with German women's field hockey team, including the 1971 World Cup. With her club ESV Rot-Weiß Stuttg ...
(1944–2014), field hockey player *
Horst Köppel Horst Köppel (born 17 May 1948) is a German football manager and former player who last worked as manager for FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2009. Playing career Köppel scored 83 goals in the West German top-flight. For the West Germany national team ...
(born 1948), footballer and football manager *
Hans Lutz Hans Lutz (born 31 March 1949) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongsid ...
(born 1949), track cyclist and road bicycle racer * Rolf Ziegler (born 1951), athlete *
Harry Gauss Harry Paul Gauss (29 September 1952 in Stuttgart, West Germany – 31 October 2009 in London, Ontario) was a German-born Canadian soccer businessman, head coach, general manager, and soccer player. Gauss was a noted soccer promoter primarily i ...
(1952–2009), football coach *
Rainer Adrion Rainer Adrion (born 10 December 1953) is a German football manager and former defender. Coaching career Adrion was head coach of SpVgg Unterhaching on two occasions. The first stint was from July 1991 to May 1993 and the second stint was from ...
(born 1953), footballer and football manager *
Almut Lehmann Almut Lehmann (married name: Peyper) (born 10 June 1953 in Stuttgart) is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany. With partner Herbert Wiesinger, she is a three-time German national champion and 1973 European bronze medalist. ...
(born 1953), pair skater * Walter Kelsch (born 1955), footballer * Bernd Martin (born 1955), footballer *
Elmar Borrmann Elmar Borrmann (born 18 January 1957) is a German fencer. He won a gold and silver medal in the team épée event for West Germany in 1984 and 1988 and a gold in the same event for Germany in 1992. Biography Elmar Borrmann attended the Kaufmä ...
(born 1957), fencer *
Dominic Dobson Dominic Dobson (born September 14, 1957) is a German-born former CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver who made 7 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 12th in 1992, over 60 starts in the CART (Championship Auto Racing Series), wit ...
(born 1957), CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver *
Hansi Müller Hans-Peter "Hansi" Müller (born 27 July 1957) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Both his parents were of Danube Swabian descent (German: ''Donauschwaben)'' that were displaced from Yugoslavia after World War II. His fath ...
(born 1957), footballer and supervisory board member of
VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...
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Mark Adickes Mark Stephen Adickes (born April 22, 1961) is an orthopedic surgeon and a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins. Adickes was an All-American offensive ...
(born 1961), American football player *
Ed Reynolds Edward Rannell Reynolds (born September 23, 1961) is a retired National Football League (NFL) league office executive and American football linebacker who played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and New York Giants between 1983 and 1 ...
(born 1961), American football player * John Alt (born 1962), American football player *
Rainer Kraft Rainer Kraft (born 30 July 1962 in Stuttgart) is a German football coach who works as coach for Accra Lions FC. He used to be assistant coach of Esteghlal in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فا ...
(born 1962), football coach * Andreas Müller (born 1962), football player * Martin Schwalb (born 1963), handball player * Beate Bühler (born 1964), volleyball player *
Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers (born 29 April 1964 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships. In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he fi ...
(born 1964), sprinter *
Anja Langer Anja Langer (born June 3, 1965) is a German former professional female bodybuilder of the late 1980s. Her career peaked in 1988 when she placed second at the 1988 Ms. Olympia. Biography Anja was born in 1965 in Stuttgart in Southern Germany, wh ...
(born 1965), professional bodybuilder *
Christina Riegel Christina "Tina" Riegel (born 25 August 1965 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a former German figure skater who competed in pair skating and ladies singles at the 1980 Winter Olympics. With partner Andreas Nischwitz, Riegel won the gold medal at the ...
(born 1965), figure skater * Michael Spies (born 1965), footballer * Thomas Stickroth (born 1965), footballer *
Vincenzo Nardiello Vincenzo Nardiello (born 11 June 1966) is a retired former world champion Italian boxer in the super middleweight division. Early life & amateur career Nardiello was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. A former world champion in ...
(born 1966), boxer *
Dietmar Haaf Dietmar Haaf (born 6 March 1967 in Bad Cannstatt) is a former (West) German long jumper. Career He won the gold medal at the 1990 European Championships in Split in a personal best jump of 8.25 metres. The following year he won the gold medal ...
(born 1967), long jumper *
Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Norbert Klopp (; born 16 June 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world. Klopp spent most of his playing ...
(born 1967), footballer and football manager * Eberhard Trautner (born 1967), footballer * Dimitrios Moutas (born 1968), footballer * Marco Kurz (born 1969), footballer and coach * Bernhard Rühling (born 1969), rower *
Kim Bauermeister Kim Bauermeister (born 20 November 1970, in Stuttgart) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the bronze medal at the 1989 European Junior Championships and the gold medal in 3000 metres at the 1994 Eur ...
(born 1970), runner *
Franziska Hentschel Franziska Constanze Hentschel (born 29 June 1970 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a former field hockey forward from Germany. Hentschel was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olymp ...
(born 1970), field hockey player *
Jens Keller Jens Keller (; born 24 November 1970) is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender. He last coached 1. FC Nürnberg. Playing career Keller played professionally for VfB Stuttgart, TSV 1860 München, VfL Wolfsburg, 1. ...
(born 1970), footballer and football manager *
Sascha Fischer Sascha Fischer (born 24 December 1971, in Stuttgart)Sascha Fischer profile at scru ...
(born 1971), rugby union player *
Markus Lösch Markus Lösch (born 26 September 1971, in Stuttgart) is a retired German football player. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football c ...
(born 1971), footballer * Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), footballer * David Montero (born 1974), footballer *
Roberto D'Aversa Roberto D'Aversa (born 12 August 1975) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder and most recently . Playing career A Milan youth product, D'Aversa spent most of his playing career with provincial Serie A clubs ...
(born 1975), footballer * Roberto Pinto (born 1978), footballer *
Oliver Barth Oliver Barth (born 6 October 1979) is a German football coach and former player. Coaching career In January 2017, Barth joined VfB Stuttgart's coaching team. He became assistant coach of the club's second team playing in the Regionalliga, unde ...
(born 1979), footballer * Sead Ramović (born 1979), footballer *
Marc Lieb Marc Lieb (born 4 July 1980) is a former German Porsche factory motor-racing driver. He won the FIA GT Championship in 2003 and 2005, and the European Le Mans Series in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring four times, one ...
(born 1980), race car driver * Markus Winkelhock (born 1980), racing driver *
Michael Berrer Michael Berrer (born 1 July 1980) is a German retired professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 in May 2010. Career 2010 He reached the quarterfinal at the Aircel Chennai Open in January, losing t ...
(born 1980), tennis player * Maren Baumbach (born 1981), handball player * Savvas Exouzidis (born 1981), footballer *
Simon Greul Simon Greul (; born 13 April 1981) is a retired German male tennis player. His career high rank was No. 55, achieved on 22 March 2010. Career His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián García and Ri ...
(born 1981), tennis player *
David Yelldell David Yelldell (born October 1, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper and serves as an assistant coach for Sonnenhof Großaspach. Although he was born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was capped for the Unit ...
(born 1981), American footballer * Oliver Stierle (born 1983), footballer *
Svenja Bazlen Svenja Bazlen (born 3 January 1984, in Stuttgart) is a German professional triathlete, and a reserve member of the National Team (B-Kader). Together with Anja Dittmer she qualified for the Olympic Games in London 2012 The 2012 Summe ...
(born 1984), triathlete * Patrick Milchraum (born 1984), footballer * Nina Wengert (born 1984), rower *
Nadine Hildebrand Nadine Hildebrand (born 20 September 1987) is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. Personal life Hildebrand was born in Stuttgart and became interested in track and field at the age of 8, through her olde ...
(born 1987), track and field athlete *
Sami Khedira Sami Khedira (; born 4 April 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He began his career at VfB Stuttgart, winning the Bundesliga in 2007, before moving to Real Madrid in 2010. In his five seasons i ...
(born 1987), footballer *
Johannes Theobald Johannes Theobald (born 22 February 1987 in Stuttgart) is a racing driver from Germany. Career Formula König After spending his early years karting in his native Germany, Theobald made his Formula Racing debut in the entry–level Formula Kön ...
(born 1987), racing driver * Patrick Hager (born 1988), ice hockey player *
Maylin Hausch Maylin Wende (née Hausch) (born 22 September 1988) is a German pair skater. With husband and partner Daniel Wende, she is the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard bronze medalist, the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time German national ...
(born 1988), pair skater * Aggelos Komvolidis (born 1988), footballer *
Julian Leist Julian Leist (born 11 March 1988) is a German football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Stuttgarter Kickers. Career Leist, a defender, joined Bayern Munich II in 2010, having previously played for the reserve teams of TS ...
(born 1988), footballer * Katrin Reinert (born 1988), rower *
Michael Schick Michael Schick (born 29 February 1988, in Bad Cannstatt) is a German footballer who plays for TV Oeffingen. Career He made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga for 1860 Munich on 1 March 2009 where he started in a game against FC St. Pau ...
(born 1988), footballer * Kağan Söylemezgiller (born 1988), footballer *
Fernando Raposo Fernando Raposo (born 7 July 1989), sometimes known as Nando Raposo, is a French professional basketball player. He lastly played for Antibes Sharks of the LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is ...
(born 1989), basketball player *
Joselu José Luis Mato Sanmartín (; born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu (), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Espanyol. Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo before being purchased by Real Madrid in ...
(born 1990), footballer *
Teoman Örge Teoman Örge (born March 27, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player of Gelişim Koleji. External linksProfile at tblstat.netPanagiotis Vlachodimos (born 1991), footballer *
Bernard Tomic Bernard Tomic (; hr, Bernard Tomić, ; born 21 October 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player whose career-high ranking was world No. 17. As a junior, Tomic enjoyed a successful career in which he won an Orange Bowl title and two ju ...
(born 1992), tennis player *
Timo Werner Timo Werner (; born 6 March 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Germany national team. Werner began his senior club career in 2013 playing for VfB Stuttgart, becoming the clu ...
(born 1996), professional footballer


Businessman

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Salomon Idler Salomon Idler (11 February 1610 in Cannstatt – probably 1669 in Augsburg) was a German shoemaker, who is best known for his attempt to become an aviation pioneer. Biography Idler was a shoemaker in Augsburg, who also had several other inte ...
(1610–1669), shoemaker *
Johann Friedrich Cotta Johann Friedrich, Freiherr Cotta von Cottendorf (April 27, 1764 – December 29, 1832) was a German publisher, industrial pioneer and politician. Ancestors Cotta is the name of a family of German publishers, intimately connected with the his ...
(1764–1832), publisher, industrial pioneer and politician * Robert Schlumberger von Goldeck (1814–1879), entrepreneur * Charles Rasp (1846–1907), businessman *
Hermann Eckstein Hermann Ludwig Eckstein (3 August 1847 – 16 January 1893) was a German-born British mining magnate and banker. Life history Born in Hohenheim near Stuttgart, Germany to a Lutheran minister, he received an excellent education. He came to ...
(1847–1893), magnate and banker * Fritz Mannheimer (1890–1939), banker * Theodor Koch (1905–1976), German engineer and weapons manufacturer *
Berthold Leibinger Berthold Leibinger (26 November 1930 – 16 October 2018) was a German mechanical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist. He was the head of the German company Trumpf, a leader in laser technology, and founder of the non-profit foundation Ber ...
(1930–2018), engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Heinz Dürr (born 1933), entrepreneur and stockholder *
Ulrich Bez Ulrich Helmut Bez (born 7. November 1943 in Bad Cannstatt, Germany) is a German businessman and was, until the end of 2013, CEO of Aston Martin motorcars when he stepped down to serve as non-executive chairman. Life Bez holds a doctorate in engine ...
(born 1943), businessman *
Matthias Rath Matthias Rath (born 1955) is a doctor, businessman, and vitamin salesman. He earned his medical degree in Germany. Rath claims that a program of dietary supplement, nutritional supplements (which he calls "cellular medicine"), including formulati ...
(born 1955), doctor, businessman and vitamin entrepreneur *
Dominik Brunner Dominik Florian Brunner (born 18 May 1959 in Stuttgart, died 12 September 2009 in Munich) was a German businessman. He was the CFO of Erlus AG, Germany’s largest roof tile manufacturer, and died in a fight which resulted from Brunner trying to p ...
(1959–2009), businessman *
Martin Brudermüller Martin Brudermüller (born 1961) is a German businessman, and the CEO of BASF since 2018. Early life Brudermüller was born in Stuttgart in 1961. He earned a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany ...
(born 1961), businessman, CEO of BASF


Lawyers


Military

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Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental (February 27, 1689 in Stuttgart – September 25, 1709 in Dubno), son of Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental and Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was a volunteer in the army ...
(1689–1709), volunteer soldier in the army of
Charles XII of Sweden Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of ...
* Jean Chrétien Fischer (1713–1762), soldier *
Rudolf Veiel Rudolf Veiel (10 December 1883 – 19 March 1956) was a German general (General der Panzertruppe) during World War II. Career Veiel joined the army 1904, and was commissioned as an officer in 1905, serving in the Württemberg cavalry during ...
(1883–1956), general * Wilhelm Boger (1906–1977), police commissioner and
concentration camp Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects". Thus, while it can simpl ...
overseer * Wilhelm Herget (1910–1974),
night fighter A night fighter (also known as all-weather fighter or all-weather interceptor for a period of time after the Second World War) is a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night or in other times of bad visibility. Night fighters began to be used i ...
flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
in the Luftwaffe * Rainer Hildebrandt (1914–2004), anti-communist resistance fighter and historian * Helmut Belser (1915–1942),
Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German '' Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the '' Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabt ...
ace *
Helmut Hirsch Helmut Hirsch (; January 27, 1916 in Stuttgart – June 4, 1937 in Berlin) was a German Jew who was executed for his part in a bombing plot intended to destabilize the German Reich. Although a full and accurate account of the plot is unknown, his ...
(1916–1937), student and resistance member * Hans Götz (1919–1943), Luftwaffe ace * Herbert Berrer (1921–1992), one man torpedo driver *
Angelika Speitel Angelika Speitel (born 12 February 1952) is a former member of the West German terrorist Red Army Faction (RAF). Life Speitel worked as a clerk in the office of lawyer Klaus Croissant, alongside her husband Volker Speitel (who was also an R ...
(born 1952), member of the
Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction (RAF, ; , ),See the section "Name" also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (, , active 1970–1998), was a West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group founded in 1970. The ...


Officers

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Henry Frederick of Württemberg-Winnental Henry Frederick of Württemberg-Winnental (16 October 1687, in Stuttgart – 26 September 1734, in Winnental) was a German general. He was the son of Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (gi ...
(1687–1734), general *
Frederick Louis of Württemberg-Winnental Frederick Louis of Württemberg-Winnental (5 November 1690, in Stuttgart – 19 September 1734, in Guastalla) was a German army commander of the eighteenth century. He was the third son of Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental and Margrav ...
(1690–1734), army commander * August of Württemberg (1813–1885), Royal Prussian
Colonel General Colonel general is a three- or four-star military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, and was a ra ...
* Walther Reinhardt (1872–1930), officer *
Hermann Geyer __NOTOC__ Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the IX Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Geyer retired in 1943 and committed suic ...
(1882–1946),
General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Imp ...
in the
Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...
during World War II *
Rudolf Veiel Rudolf Veiel (10 December 1883 – 19 March 1956) was a German general (General der Panzertruppe) during World War II. Career Veiel joined the army 1904, and was commissioned as an officer in 1905, serving in the Württemberg cavalry during ...
(1883–1956), General of the
Panzertruppe ''Panzerwaffe'', later also ''Panzertruppe'' ( German for "Armoured Force", "Armoured Arm" or "Tank Force". ''Waffe'': ombat"arm") refers to a command within the Heer of the German Wehrmacht, responsible for the affairs of panzer (tank) ...
during World War II *
Christian Wirth ), Christian the CruelZenter, Christian and Bedürftig, Friedemann (1991). ''Encyclopedia of the Third Reich'' (pg. 1053), New York: Macmillan; , allegiance = , branch = Schutzstaffel , serviceyears = , rank = Sturmbannführer (Major) , ...
(1885–1944), Nazi SS concentration camp commander involved in the Action T4 program and Operation Reinhard * Dietrich Kraiß (1889–1944),
Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...
during World War II * Rudolf von Bünau (1890–1962), general *
Walther Fischer von Weikersthal Walther Fischer von Weikersthal (15 September 1890 – 11 February 1953) was a German general in the German Army during World War II. A career officer who also served in the Army of Württemberg in World War I and the Weimar Republic's ''Reichsw ...
(1890–1953), General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Albert Buck (1895–1962),
Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries. Austria Belgium Denmark is the second lowest general officer rank in the Royal Danish Army and Royal Danish Air Force. As a two-s ...
in the Wehrmacht during World War II *
Heinrich Eberbach Heinrich Eberbach (24 November 1895 – 13 July 1992) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army during the Allied invasion of Normandy. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves o ...
(1895–1992),
General der Panzertruppe General der Panzertruppe () was a General of the branch OF8 rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A ''General der Panzertruppe'' was a Lieutenant General, above Major General (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps. Rank and ran ...
in World War II * Herbert Wagner (1896–1968),
Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...
in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Günther Gumprich (1900–1943), Naval captain of the
Kaiserliche Marine {{italic title The adjective ''kaiserlich'' means "imperial" and was used in the German-speaking countries to refer to those institutions and establishments over which the ''Kaiser'' ("emperor") had immediate personal power of control. The term wa ...
,
Reichsmarine The ''Reichsmarine'' ( en, Realm Navy) was the name of the German Navy during the Weimar Republic and first two years of Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the '' Reichswehr'', existing from 1919 to 1935. In 1935, it became known as the ...
and
Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
*
Hermann Plocher __NOTOC__ Hermann Lukas Plocher (5 January 1901 – 8 December 1980) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Awards * Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class ( ...
(1901–1980), Luftwaffe commander during World War II *
Herbert Kappler Herbert Kappler (23 September 1907 – 9 February 1978) was a key German SS functionary and war criminal during the Nazi era. He served as head of German police and security services (''Sicherheitspolizei'' and SD) in Rome during the Second W ...
(1907–1978), head of German police in Rome during World War II * Hans Endreß (1911–1969),
Hauptsturmführer __NOTOC__ (, ; short: ''Hstuf'') was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in several Nazi organizations such as the SS, NSKK and the NSFK. The rank of ''Hauptsturmführer'' was a mid-level commander and had equivalent seniority to a ...
(Captain) in the
Waffen SS The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and unoccupied lands. The grew from th ...
*
Walter Harzer Walter Harzer (September 29, 1912 – May 29, 1982) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He commanded the SS Division Hohenstaufen and SS Polizei Division. After the war, Harzer became active in HIAG, a lobby group established b ...
(1912–1982), Waffen-SS officer * Rudolf Böhmler (1914–1968),
Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish ...
in the
Fallschirmjäger The ''Fallschirmjäger'' () were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first German paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. Throughout World War II, the commander ...
during World War II * Wilhelm Spindler (1914–1997), Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Rudolf von Bünau (1915–1943),
Major Major ( commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicato ...
in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Heinz Haag (1918–1994),
Schnellboot E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: ''Schnellboot'', or ''S-Boot'', meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; ''E-boat'' could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a lar ...
commander in World War II * Günther Hilt (1918–1944), Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Wilhelm Bäder (1922–1945), Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II


Scholars

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Georg Bernhard Bilfinger Georg Bernhard Bilfinger (23 January 1693 – 18 February 1750), German philosopher, mathematician and statesman, son of a Lutheran minister. Life He was born at Cannstatt in the Duchy of Württemberg. As a boy he showed great aptitude for stu ...
(1693–1750), philosopher, mathematician and statesman * Johann Jakob Moser (1701–1785), jurist, publicist and researcher *
Ludwig Timotheus Spittler Ludwig Timotheus Spittler (11 November 1752 – 14 March 1810) was a German historian born in Stuttgart. He published works on national, church and political history. He was a member of the Göttingen School of History. Spittler studied at Tübi ...
(1752–1810), historian *
Marianne Ehrmann Marianne Ehrmann (née: Marianne Brentano-Corti, also ''Marianne Ehrmann-Brentano'' and ''Madame Sternheim'', born 25 November 1755; † 14 August 1795) was one of the first women novelists, publicists and journalists in the German-speaking count ...
(1755–1795), one of the first women novelists and publicists in the German-speaking countries *
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (; ; 27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism and one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends ...
(1770–1831), philosopher *
Karl Christian Planck Karl Christian Planck (January 17, 1819 – June 7, 1880) was a German philosopher. Life Planck was born in Stuttgart. He studied at Tübingen, where he became doctor of philosophy in 1840 and Privatdozent in 1848. During this period the inf ...
(1819–1880), philosopher *
Rudolf von Roth Rudolf von Roth (born Walter Rudolph Roth, 3 April 1821 – 23 June 1895) was a German Indologist, founder of the Vedic philology. His chief work is a monumental Sanskrit dictionary, compiled in collaboration with Otto von Böhtlingk. Biography ...
(1821–1895),
Indologist Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies. The term ''Indology'' (in German, ''Indologie'') i ...
, founder of the Vedic philology *
Karl Mauch Karl Gottlieb Mauch (7 May 1837 – 4 April 1875) was a German explorer and geographer of Africa. He reported on the archaeological ruins of Great Zimbabwe in 1871 during his search for the biblical land of Ophir. Exploration and Great Zimbabwe ...
(1837–1875), explorer and African geographer *
Friedrich Hauser Friedrich Hauser (Stuttgart 1859–Baden-Baden, 1917) was a German classical archaeologist and art historian. His most famous single publication is ''Die Neuattischen Reliefs'' (Stuttgart: Verlag von Konrad Wittwer, 1889) in which he identified ...
(1859–1917), archaeologist and art historian *
Hermann Abert Hermann Abert (; 25 March 1871 – 13 August 1927) was a German historian of music. Life Abert was born in Stuttgart, the son of Johann Josef Abert (1832–1915), the '' Hofkapellmeister'' of that city. From 1890 to 1896 he studied classical ...
(1871–1927), music historian *
Max Horkheimer Max Horkheimer (; ; 14 February 1895 – 7 July 1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist who was famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the Frankfurt School of social research. Horkheimer addressed authoritarianism, militari ...
(1895–1973), philosopher-sociologist *
Alexander Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Count Alexander von Stauffenberg (German: ''Alexander Franz Clemens Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg''; 15 March 1905, in Stuttgart – 27 January 1964, in Munich) was a German aristocrat and historian. His twin brother Berthold Schenk Graf ...
(1905–1964), aristocrat, historian and member of the 20 July plot *
Edward Lowinsky Edward Elias Lowinsky (January 12, 1908 – October 11, 1985) was an American musicologist. Lowinsky was one of the most prominent and influential musicologists in post-World War II America. His 1946 work on the "secret chromatic art" of Renaissan ...
(1908–1985), musicologist * Karl Dietrich Bracher (1922–2016), political scientist and historian * Herbert E. Brekle (1935–2018), typographer and linguist *
Frieder Nake Frieder Nake (born December 16, 1938 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a mathematician, computer scientist, and pioneer of computer art. He is best known internationally for his contributions to the earliest manifestations of computer art, a field of co ...
(born 1938), professor for computer graphics *
Manfred Schneckenburger Manfred Schneckenburger (1 December 1938 – 2 December 2019) was a German art historian and curator of modern and contemporary art. He was the curator of the ''documenta'' art exhibition twice, documenta 6 in 1977 and documenta 8 in 1987. He was ...
(1938–2019), art historian and curator *
Gerhard Raff Gerhard Raff (born 13 August 1946 in Stuttgart-Degerloch, then American Zone of Occupation, later West Germany) is a German historian, editor and publisher, well known around Swabia (eastern and southern Baden-Württemberg) for his writings on his ...
(born 1946), historian, editor and publisher *
John Thorn John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Personal profile Thorn was born in ...
(born 1947), sports historian * Phillip Longman (born 1956), demographer * Claudia Schoppmann (born 1958), historian and author * Andres Veiel (born 1959), film director and screenwriter *
Michael Maar Michael Maar (born July 17, 1960, in Stuttgart) is a German literary scholar, germanist and author. For his 1995 doctoral dissertation on Thomas Mann, titled ''Geister und Kunst'', he was awarded the Johann Heinrich Merck Prize by the Deutsch ...
(born 1960), literary scholar and author *
Eric Hilgendorf Eric Andreas Hilgendorf (born 3 December 1960 in Stuttgart) is a German professor of law and legal philosopher. He holds the Chair in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Theory, and Information and Computer Science Law at the University ...
(born 1960), professor of law * Ralf Zerback (born 1961), historian and author


Scientists

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Johann Friedrich Pfaff Johann Friedrich Pfaff (sometimes spelled Friederich; 22 December 1765 – 21 April 1825) was a German mathematician. He was described as one of Germany's most eminent mathematicians during the 19th century. He was a precursor of the German school ...
(1765–1825), mathematician *
Andreas Friedrich Bauer Andreas Friedrich Bauer (18 August 1783 – 27 December 1860) was a German engineer who developed the first functional steam-powered printing press with his colleague Friedrich Koenig, who had invented the technology and sold it to '' The Times' ...
(1783–1860), engineer *
Carl Reichenbach Carl Ludwig von Reichenbach (full name: Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach; February 12, 1788January 1869) was a German chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher, and a member of the Prussian Academy of Scienc ...
(1788–1869), chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher * Christian Heinrich von Nagel (
1803 Events * January 1 – The first edition of Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière's ''Almanach des gourmands'', the first guide to restaurant cooking, is published in Paris. * January 5 – William Symington demonstrates his ...
–1882), geometer * Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878), geologist *
Hugo von Mohl Hugo von Mohl FFRS HFRSE (8 April 1805 – 1 April 1872) was a German botanist from Stuttgart. He was the first person to use the word "protoplasm". Life He was a son of the Württemberg statesman Benjamin Ferdinand von Mohl (1766–1845), ...
(
1805 After thirteen years the First French Empire abolished the French Republican Calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 11 – The Michigan Territory is created. * February 7 – King Anouvong become ...
–1872), botanist * Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Berge (
1811 Events January–March * January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. * January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Br ...
–1883), naturalist, ornithologist and entomologist *
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (Stuttgart, 9 July 1812 – 15 September 1890), was a German scientist, traveler and collector. Early life He was an apothecary's apprentice and worked as a pharmacist for a while, but then took up the study of ...
(
1812 Events January–March * January 1 – The ''Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (the Austrian civil code) enters into force in the Austrian Empire. * January 19 – Peninsular War: The French-held fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo is st ...
–1890), scientist, traveler and collector * Johann Ludwig Karl Heinrich von Struve (
1812 Events January–March * January 1 – The ''Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' (the Austrian civil code) enters into force in the Austrian Empire. * January 19 – Peninsular War: The French-held fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo is st ...
–1898), astronomer *
Wilhelm Griesinger Wilhelm Griesinger (29 July 1817 – 26 October 1868) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist born in Stuttgart. Life and career He studied under Johann Lukas Schönlein at the University of Zurich and physiologist François Magendie in Paris ...
(
1817 Events January–March * January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. * January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the ...
–1868), neurologist and psychiatrist *
Wilhelm Roser Wilhelm Roser (26 March 1817 – 16 December 1888) was a German surgeon and ophthalmologist. He was born in Stuttgart and died in Marburg. In 1839 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Tübingen, and afterwards continued his ed ...
(
1817 Events January–March * January 1 – Sailing through the Sandwich Islands, Otto von Kotzebue discovers New Year Island. * January 19 – An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, starts crossing the ...
–1888), surgeon and ophthalmologist * Carl Gustav Guckelberger (
1820 Events January–March *January 1 – Nominal beginning of the Trienio Liberal in Spain: A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7). *January 8 – General Maritime T ...
–1902), chemist *
Carl Gustav Calwer Carl Gustav Calwer (11 November 1821, Stuttgart — 19 August 1874, Mineralbad Berg) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. The ...
(
1821 Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von B ...
–1874), entomologist * Christian Zeller (
1822 Events January–March * January 1 – The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. *January 3 - The famous French explorer, Aimé Bonpland, is made prisoner in Paraguay accused of being a spy. ...
–1899), mathematician *
Carl Wilhelm Heine Carl Wilhelm Heine (later von Heine) (26 April 1838, in Cannstatt – 9 September 1877, in Cannstatt) was a German physician, surgeon and President of the German medical fraternity of Prague. Start of career and military service Heine was the son ...
(
1838 Events January–March * January 10 – A fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London. * January 11 – At Morristown, New Jersey, Samuel Morse, Alfred Vail and Leonard Gale give the first public demonstration o ...
–1877), physician * Wilhelm Camerer (
1842 Events January–March * January ** Michael Alexander takes office, as the first appointee to the Anglican-German Bishopric in Jerusalem. ** American medical student William E. Clarke of Berkshire Medical College becomes the first pe ...
–1910), physician * Eugen Baumann (
1846 Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railway's bridge, over the Venetian Lagoon between ...
–1896), chemist * Carl Magnus von Hell (
1849 Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in th ...
–1926), chemist *
Otto Hölder Ludwig Otto Hölder (December 22, 1859 – August 29, 1937) was a German mathematician born in Stuttgart. Early life and education Hölder was the youngest of three sons of professor Otto Hölder (1811–1890), and a grandson of professor Chri ...
( 1859–1937), mathematician *
Wilhelm Weinberg Wilhelm Weinberg (Stuttgart, 25 December 1862 – 27 November 1937, Tübingen) was a German obstetrician-gynecologist, practicing in Stuttgart, who in a 1908 paper, published in German in ''Jahresheft des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkund ...
(
1862 Events January–March * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – French intervention in Mexico: French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico. * January ...
–1937), physician and obstetrician-gynecologist *
Hans Spemann Hans Spemann (; 27 June 1869 – 9 September 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his student Hilde Mangold's discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, ...
(
1869 Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional Soccer, football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 & ...
–1941), embryologist * Friedrich Wilhelm Seiffer (
1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...
–?), neurologist and psychiatrist *
Viktor von Weizsäcker Viktor Freiherr von Weizsäcker (21 April 1886, in Stuttgart – 9 January 1957, in Heidelberg) was a German physician and physiologist. He was the brother of Ernst von Weizsäcker, and uncle to Richard von Weizsäcker and Carl Friedrich von We ...
(
1886 Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ...
–1957), physician and physiologist * Erich Huzenlaub (
1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...
–1964), chemist * Erich Schönhardt (
1891 Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. ** Germany takes formal possession of its new Af ...
–1979), mathematician *
Erwin Fues Erwin Richard Fues (17 January 1893 in Stuttgart, Germany – 17 January 1970, Germany), was a German theoretical physicist who made contributions to atomic physics and molecular physics, quantum wave mechanics, and solid-state physics. Educa ...
(
1893 Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – Th ...
–1970), physicist * Paul Schlack (
1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puni ...
–1967), chemist *
Ernst Rexer Ernst Rexer (2 April 1902 – 14 May 1983) was a German nuclear physicist. He worked on the German nuclear energy program during World War II. After the war, he was sent to Laboratory V, in Obninsk, to work on the Soviet atomic bomb project. In ...
(
1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world' ...
–1983), nuclear physicist * Erich Zürn (
1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...
–1965), U-boat engineer *
Fritz Leonhardt Fritz Leonhardt (12 July 1909 – 30 December 1999) was a German structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th-century bridge engineering, especially in the development of cable-stayed bridges. His book ''Bridges: Aesthetics and Design ...
(
1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Jan ...
–1999), structural engineer * Karl Steinbuch (
1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...
–2005), computer scientist, cyberneticist and electrical engineer *
Franz Sondheimer Franz Sondheimer FRS (17 May 1926 – 11 February 1981) was a German-born British professor of chemistry. In 1960, he was awarded the Israel Prize for his contributions to science. Biography Franz Sondheimer was born in Stuttgart on 17 May 1926, ...
(
1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...
–1981), chemist *
Rolf Landauer Rolf William Landauer (February 4, 1927 – April 27, 1999) was a German-American physicist who made important contributions in diverse areas of the thermodynamics of information processing, condensed matter physics, and the conductivity of dis ...
(
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...
–1999), physicist *
Hans-Peter Dürr Hans-Peter Dürr (7 October 1929 – 18 May 2014) was a German physicist. He worked on nuclear physics, nuclear and quantum physics, elementary particles and gravitation, epistemology, and philosophy, and he advocated responsible scientific and ...
(
1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
–2014), physicist *
Gerhard Ertl Gerhard Ertl (; born 10 October 1936) is a German physicist and a Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany. Ertl's research laid the foundation of modern su ...
(born
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
), physicist *
Hartmut Elsenhans Hartmut Elsenhans (born 13 October 1941 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a German political scientist. He is an emeritus professor of International Relations at the University of Leipzig. Biography After graduating high school in his hometown, Stuttgart, ...
(born
1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...
), scientist * Ulf Dietrich Merbold (born
1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...
), astronaut *
Knut Urban Knut W. Urban (born 25 June 1941 in Stuttgart) is a German physicist. He has been the Director of the Institute of Microstructure Research at Forschungszentrum Jülich from 1987 to 2010. Knut Urban's research focuses on the field of aberration- ...
(born
1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...
), physicist *
Bert Sakmann Bert Sakmann (; born 12 June 1942) is a German cell physiologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Erwin Neher in 1991 for their work on "the function of single ion channels in cells," and the invention of the patch c ...
(born
1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...
), cell physiologist *
Hans-Jörg Bullinger Hans-Jörg Bullinger ( FREng, born April 13, 1944 in Stuttgart) is a German scientist and former President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The mechanical engineer with a doctoral degree was the Director of the Fraunhofer IAO (since its foundation ...
(born
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...
), scientist * Bernhard Mann (born
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
), social scientist *
David Robert Nelson David R. Nelson (born May 9, 1951) is an American physicist, and Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics, at Harvard University. Education and research David R. Nelson is currently thArthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics and Professor o ...
(born
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
), physicist * Rudi Studer (born
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
), computer scientist *
Rolf Schlierer Rolf Schlierer (born 21 February 1955 in Stuttgart) is a German physician, lawyer and politician and the former leader of the German right-wing party The Republicans (REP). He was replaced as party leader in 2014 by Johann Gärtner. Early life ...
(born
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
), physician, lawyer and politician *
Ulf Hohmann Ulf Hohmann (born 9 July 1963, in Stuttgart) is a German ethologist, whose studies about the raccoon have played a significant role in the understanding of its social behavior and its distribution in Germany. Biography Studying at the univer ...
(born
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
), ethologist * Christof Ebert (born
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
), computer scientist and author *
Gert Mittring Gert Mittring (born May 26, 1966 in Stuttgart) is a German mental calculator. He was inspired by the late Wim Klein. He has competed in the MSO mental calculation event every year since 2004, failing to win the gold medal outright on only fou ...
(born
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...
), mental calculator *
Patrick Cramer Patrick Cramer (born 3 February 1969 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a German chemist, structural biologist, and molecular systems biologist. In 2020, he was honoured to be an international member of the National Academy of Sciences. He became pre ...
(born
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
), biochemist *
Shuman Ghosemajumder Shuman Ghosemajumder (born 1974) is a Canadian technologist, entrepreneur, and author. He is the former click fraud czar at Google, the author of works on technology and business including the Open Music Model, and co-founder of TeachAids. He w ...
(born
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
), Canadian technologist, entrepreneur, and author * Martin Reimann (born
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 ...
), researcher


Statesmen

* Eberhard I (1265–1325), Count of Württemberg *
Eberhard IV Eberhard IV of Berg, count of Altena (also called Eberhard I von Altena) (1140 – 23 January 1180, buried in Altenberg), was a son of Adolf IV, Count of Berg and Altena. He married Adelheid von Arnsberg (van Cuyck) (died 1200), a daughter of Hei ...
(1388–1419), Count of Württemberg * Eberhard III (
1614 Events January–June * February – King James I of England condemns duels, in his proclamation ''Against Private Challenges and Combats''. * April 5 – Pocahontas is forced into child marriage with English colonist John Rolfe in Ja ...
–1674),
Duke of Württemberg Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
*
Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...
(1615–1682), Duke of Württemberg * William Louis (1647–1677), Duke of Württemberg * Eberhard Louis (1676–1733), Duke of Württemberg * Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (1677–1742), Margravine of Baden * Charles Alexander of Württemberg (1684–1737), Duke of Württemberg * Frederick II Eugene of Württemberg (1732–1797), Duke of Württemberg * Auguste of Württemberg (1734–1787), Duchess of Württemberg * Wilhelm of Urach (
1810 Events January–March * January 1 – Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales. * January 4 – Australian seal hunter Frederick Hasselborough discovers Campbell Island, in the Subantarctic. * Jan ...
–1869),
Duke of Urach The title of Duke of Urach (German: ''Herzog von Urach'') was created in the Kingdom of Württemberg on 28 March 1867 for Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand, Count of Württemberg, with the style of Serene Highness. The first Duke of Urach was ...
*
Sophie of Württemberg Sophie of Württemberg (Sophie Friederike Matilda; 17 June 1818 – 3 June 1877) was Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William III. Sophie separated from William in 1855 but continued to perform her duties as queen in public. ...
(
1818 Events January–March * January 1 ** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire. ** Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' is published anonymously in London. * January 2 – ...
–1877), Queen of the Netherlands *
Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...
(
1823 Events January–March * January 22 – By secret treaty signed at the Congress of Verona, the Quintuple Alliance gives France a mandate to invade Spain for the purpose of restoring Ferdinand VII (who has been captured by armed revolutio ...
–1891),
King of Württemberg King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
*
William II of Württemberg , spouse = , issue = Pauline, Princess of WiedPrince Ulrich , house = Württemberg , father = Prince Frederick of Württemberg , mother = Princess Catherine of Württemberg , birth_date = , birth_place = St ...
(
1848 1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the polit ...
–1921), King of Württemberg * Christopher Gustavus Memminger (
1803 Events * January 1 – The first edition of Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reynière's ''Almanach des gourmands'', the first guide to restaurant cooking, is published in Paris. * January 5 – William Symington demonstrates his ...
–
1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...
), 1st C.S. Secretary of the Treasury * Karl von Weizsäcker (
1853 Events January–March * January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. * January 8 – Taiping Reb ...
–1926), politician *
Ernst von Weizsäcker Ernst Heinrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker (25 May 1882 – 4 August 1951) was a German naval officer, diplomat and politician. He served as State Secretary at the Foreign Office of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1943, and as its Ambassador to ...
(1882 in Germany, 1882–1951), diplomat and politician * Maria Walter (1895 in Germany, 1895–1988), politician * Heinrich Rau (1899 in Germany, 1899–1961), politician * Richard von Weizsäcker (1920 in Germany, 1920–2015), politician and former President of Germany * Kurt Gscheidle (
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
–2003), politician * Werner Ungerer (
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...
–2014), diplomat and civil servant * Manfred Rommel (1928 in Germany, 1928–2013), politician * Manfred Abelein (1930 in Germany, 1930–2008), politician * Manfred Wörner (1934 in Germany, 1934–1994), politician and diplomat * Kurt Joachim Lauk (born 1946 in Germany, 1946), politician * Christel Haeck (born 1948 in Germany, 1948), politician * Rainer Arnold (born
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
), politician * Günther Oettinger (born 1953 in Germany, 1953), politician * Jörg Tauss (born 1953 in Germany, 1953), politician * Constanze Angela Krehl (born 1956 in Germany, 1956), politician * Karin Binder (born 1957 in Germany, 1957), politician * Rainer Wieland (born 1957 in Germany, 1957), politician * Eric Abetz (born 1958 in Germany, 1958), politician * Axel Berg (politician), Axel Berg (born 1959 in Germany, 1959), politician * Volker Beck (politician), Volker Beck (born 1960 in Germany, 1960), politician * Tobias Pflüger (born 1965 in Germany, 1965), politician * Stefan Kaufmann (politician), Stefan Kaufmann (born
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
), politician * Christian von Stetten (born 1970 in Germany, 1970), businessman and politician


Royalty and nobility

* Anna of Württemberg (1561–1616), Princess of Württemberg * Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Pauline of Württemberg (
1810 Events January–March * January 1 – Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales. * January 4 – Australian seal hunter Frederick Hasselborough discovers Campbell Island, in the Subantarctic. * Jan ...
–1856), Princess of Württemberg * Princess Catherine of Württemberg, Catherine of Württemberg (
1821 Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von B ...
–1898), Princess of Württemberg * Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852 in Germany, 1852–1904), Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach * Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877–1965), Pauline of Württemberg (1877 in Germany, 1877–1965), Princess of Württemberg * Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Philipp Albrecht (
1893 Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – Th ...
–1975), member of the House of Württemberg * Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg, Carl Alexander (1896 in Germany, 1896–1964), member of the House of Württemberg


Theologians


Notable residents of Stuttgart

* Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728–1793), son of Duke Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Karl I Alexander * Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805), poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright * Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787–1860), botanist and Protestant minister * Friedrich Ruthardt (1802–1862), oboist and composer * Charlotte Wahl (1817–1899), philanthropist * Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), engineer, industrial designer and industrialist * Dionys Pruckner (1834–1896), pianist and music teacher * Wilhelm Maybach (1846–1929), designer and industrialist * Anton Schott (1846–1913), German dramatic tenor * Robert Bosch (1861–1942), industrialist, engineer and inventor * Carl Eytel (1862–1925), German-American artist who studied at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart#Alte Staatsgalerie, Royal Art School before emigrating to America and settling in Palm Springs, California * Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), automotive engineer * Paul Bonatz (1877–1956), architect * Wilhelm Steinkopf (1879–1949), chemist * Theodor Heuss (1884–1963), politician * Claus von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), army officer and Catholic aristocrat * Günter Behnisch (1922–2010), architect * Albrecht Roser (1922–2011), master puppeteer * Frei Otto (1925–2015), architect and structural engineer * Klaus von Klitzing (born 1943), physicist * Fred Breinersdorfer (born 1946), screenwriter, producer and film director * Norbert Haug (born 1952), journalist * Jürgen Klinsmann (born 1964), footballer and coach * Frank Karlitschek (born 1973), open source software developer *
Dragan Espenschied Dragan Espenschied (born 1975) is an 8-bit musician and media artist who lives and works in New York City. He studied communication design at the Merz Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Dragan started to develop software for Atari Computers in 19 ...
(born 1975), 8-bit musician and media artist * Katja Mragowska (born 1975), artist * Sascha Gerstner (born 1977), musician and photographer * Louk Sorensen (born 1985), Irish tennis player * Alexander Tuschinski (born 1988), film director *
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(born 1989),
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*
Fernando Raposo Fernando Raposo (born 7 July 1989), sometimes known as Nando Raposo, is a French professional basketball player. He lastly played for Antibes Sharks of the LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is ...
(born 1989), French basketball player *
Yoon So-hee Yoon So-hee (; born May 7, 1993) is a South Korean actress. Early life and education Yoon was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on May 7, 1993, and lived there for six years before returning to Seoul. In 2011, she enrolled as a Chemical and Biomolecu ...
(born 1993), South Korean actress * Irmgard Schwebler (born 1931), American diplomat * Mirko McClammy (born 1964), Barrister


References

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