List of personalities from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
This list shows personalities who are connected to the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn as scholars, students or otherwise.
Nobel Prize Winner
- Max Delbrück (1906–1981), student of astronomy, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1969
- Paul Heyse (1830–1914), student of art history and Romance studies, Nobel Prize for Literature 1910
- Philipp Lenard (1862–1947), Nobel Prize in Physics 1905
- Wolfgang Paul (1913–1993), Nobel Prize in Physics 1989
- Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), student and lecturer in Romance studies, Nobel Prize in Literature 1934
- Reinhard Selten (1930–2016), Nobel Prize in Economics 1994
- Otto Wallach (1847–1931), Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910
- Harald zur Hausen (* 1936), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
Scholars
See category: University professors (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)
A.
- Hans Achelis (1865–1937), Protestant theologian, church historian and Christian archaeologist
- Johann Heinrich Achterfeld (1788–1877), Catholic theologian
- Gerhard Adelmann (1925–2006), historian
- Ludwig Aegidi (1825–1901), lawyer
- Friedrich Aereboe (1865–1942), agricultural economist
- Horst Albach (* 1931), economist
- Johann Friedrich Hermann Albers (1805–1867), physician
- Sergio Albeverio (* 1939), mathematical physicist and mathematician
- Richard Alewyn (1902–1979), Germanist and literary critic
- Géza Alföldy (1935–2011), ancient historian
- Beda Allemann (1926–1991), literary scholar
- Hans Wilhelm Alt (* 1945), mathematician
- Wolfgang Alt (* 1947), professor of mathematics and theoretical biology
- Gerd Althoff (* 1943), historian
- Karl-Heinz Althoff (* 1925), physicist
- Joseph Eduard d'Alton (1772–1840), archaeologist and natural historian
- Reimar von Alvensleben (* 1940), agricultural scientist
- Stefan Andreae (1931–2011), Catholic theologian
- Friedrich Andres (1882–1947), religious scholar
- Gustav Adolf Anrich (1867–1930), Protestant theologian
- Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799–1875), astronomer
- Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769–1860), historian
- Jürgen Aschoff (1913–1998), medicine, biologist
- Ludwig Aschoff (1866–1942), medicine, pathologist
- Volker Aschoff (1907–1996), professor of communications engineering
- Hermann Aubin (1885–1969), historian
- Theodor Aufrecht (1822–1907), Indologist and Sanskritist
- Johann Christian Wilhelm Augusti , theologian and orientalist
- Ernst aus'm Weerth (1829–1909), archaeologist and founder of the State Museum
- Martin Aust (* 1971), historian
B.
- Julius Baron (1834–1898), legal scholar
- Hans Barion (1899–1973), Catholic canon lawyer
- Karl Barth (1886–1968), theologian
- Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), theologian
- Winfried Baumgart (* 1938), historian
- Max Peter Baur (* 1948), Professor of Medical Biometry, Computer Science and Epidemiology
- Karl Baus (1904–1994), Catholic theologian
- Matthias Becher (* 1959), Professor of History
- Carl Heinrich Becker (1876–1933), orientalist
- Friedrich Becker (1900–1985), astronomer
- Josef Becker (1895–1966), physician
- Oskar Becker (1889–1964), philosopher
- Erwin von Beckerath (1889–1964), economist
- Herbert von Beckerath (1886–1966), economist
- Karl Heinz Beckurts (1930–1986), physicist
- Wilhelm Benecke (1868–1946), plant physiologist
- Carl Wilhelm Sigismund Bergemann (1804–1884), professor of chemistry
- Christian Berger (* 1951), musicologist
- Ulrich Berger (* 1970), Professor of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, research grant from the University of Bonn
- Wilhelm Richard Berger (1935–1996), literary scholar
- Ludwig Bergsträsser (1883–1960), political scientist
- Jacob Bernays (1824–1881), classical philologist
- Werner Besch (* 1928), Germanist
- August von Bethmann-Hollweg (1795–1877), lawyer
- Andreas Beyer (* 1957), art historian
- Konrad Beyerle (1872–1933), legal scholar
- Friedrich von Bezold (1848–1928), historian
- Ernst Bickel (1876–1961), classical philologist
- August Bier (1861–1949), physician
- Christoph Heinrich Ernst Bischoff (1781–1861), physician and pharmacologist
- Rainer Blasius (* 1952), historian
- Horst Bleckmann (* 20th century), zoologist
- Friedrich Bleek (1793-1859), theologian
- Konrad Bleuler (1912–1992), physicist
- Eduard Böcking (1802–1870), lawyer and historian
- Franz Böckle (1921–1991), Catholic theologian
- Hans Bonnet (1887–1972), Egyptologist
- Klaus Borchard (* 1938), professor of urban planning and settlement, former rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bosch (1911–2000), law professor
- Johannes Botterweck (1917–1981), Catholic theologian
- Karl Dietrich Bracher (1922–2016), political scientist
- Christian August Brandis (1790–1867), philosopher
- Dietrich Brandis (1824–1907), botanist
- Henning Brandis (1916-2004), microbiologist
- August Brandt (1866–1917), theologian
- Max Braubach (1899–1975), historian
- Reinhard Brauns (1861–1937), mineralogist
- Wolfgang Breuer (* 1966), business economist
- Wilhelm Breuning (1920–2016), Catholic theologian
- Moritz Brinkmann (* 1972), legal scholar
- Heinrich Buchenauer (* 1940), Phytomedicist
- René Buchholz (* 1958), Catholic theologian
- Franz Bücheler (1837–1908), philology
- Tilmann Buddensieg (1928–2013), art historian
- Hermann Bunjes (1911–1945), art historian
- Wilhelm Busch (1826–1881), surgeon
- Herbert von Buttlar (1912–1976), archeology, classical philology, German studies and art history, classical archaeologist
- Franz Bydlinski (1931–2011), legal scholar
C.
- Hermann Cardauns (1847–1925), historian
- Karl F. Chudoba (1898–1976), mineralogist, rector
- Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (1822–1888), physicist
- Paul Clemen (1866–1947), art historian
- Hans Cloos (1885–1951), geologist
- Daniel Cremers , computer scientist and mathematician
- Carl Crome (1859–1931), legal scholar
- Georg Curtius (1820–1885), philologist
- Ernst Robert Curtius (1886–1956), Romanist
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- Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785–1860), historian, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Hans Dahs (lawyer, 1904) (1904–1972), law, honorary professor
- Hans Dahs (lawyer, 1935) (1935–2018), law, honorary professor
- Ernst Dassmann (* 1931), theologian
- Manfred Deistler (* 1941), mathematician
- Peter Franz Ignaz Deiters (1804–1861), lawyer and member of the Frankfurt Parliament from 1848, rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität 1845/46 and 1856/57
- Johann Friedrich Ferdinand Delbrück (1772–1848), philosopher and rhetorician
- Richard Delbrueck (1875–1957), classical archaeologist
- Wilhelm Dibelius (1876–1931), linguist
- Heinrich Dietzel (1857–1935), socio-economist
- Friedrich Christian Diez (1794–1876), philologist, founder of Romance studies
- Udo Di Fabio (* 1954), legal scholar
- Alexander Graf zu Dohna-Schlodien (1876–1944), legal scholar
- Franz Joseph Dölger (1879–1940), church historian, religious scholar, Christian archaeologist
- Hans Dölle (1893–1980), legal scholar
- Heimo Dolch (1912–1984), Catholic theologian, physicist
- Rudolf Dolzer (1944–2020), legal scholar
- Clemens-August von Droste zu Hülshoff (1793–1832), lawyer, former rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
- Adolf Dyroff (1866–1943), philosopher
E.
- Georg Eckert (1912–1974), history teacher
- Elmar Edel (1914–1997), Egyptologist
- Ulrich Eibach (* 1942), professor of theology
- Gottfried Eisermann (1918–2014), sociologist
- Christian Elger (* 1949), neurologist
- Michael Elmentaler (* 1965), Germanist
- Wilhelm Endemann (1825–1899), legal scholar
- Dieter Enders (1946–2019), chemist
- Christoph Engel (* 1956), legal scholar
- Ulrich Engel (1928–2020), Germanist
- Johannes Engels (* 1959), ancient historian
- Josef Engemann (* 1926), Christian archaeologist
- Joseph Ennemoser (1787–1854), Mesmerist , "Professor of Animal Magnetism"
- Edith Ennen (1907–1999), historian and archivist
- Heinrich Karl Erben (1921–1997), paleontology
- Benno Erdmann (1851–1921), philosopher
- Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977), Federal Chancellor and business economist
- Karl Eschweiler (1886–1936), Catholic theologian
- Wilhelm Esser (1798–1854), philosopher
- Ulrich Everling (1925–2018), judge at the European Court of Justice
- Eugen Ewig (1913–2006), historian
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- Heinz-Josef Fabry (* 1944), Catholic theologian
- Hans Jörg Fahr (* 1939), astrophysicist
- Heino Falcke (* 1966), astronomer
- Armin Falk (* 1968), economist
- Gerd Faltings (* 1954), mathematician
- Michael Famulok (* 1960), chemist
- Klara Marie Faßbinder (1890–1974), philosopher and peace activist
- Erich Fechner (1903–1991), legal scholar and sociologist
- Erich Feldmann (1893–1978), philosophy historian and educator
- Herbert Fenn (1935–2001), legal scholar
- Franz Ferschl (1929–2006), statistician
- Immanuel Hermann Fichte (1796–1879), philosopher
- Carl Maria Finkelnburg (1832-1896), physician
- Gerhard Fischbeck (* 1925), full professor for special crop cultivation and plant breeding
- Franz Fischer (1929–1970), philosopher
- Hans Fitting (1877–1970), botanist
- Heinrich Flatten (1907–1987), Catholic theologian
- Hermann Flohn (1912–1997), meteorologist
- Hans Flohr (* 1936), neurobiologist
- Werner Flume (1908–2009), legal scholar
- Jürgen Fohrmann (* 1953), literary scholar and rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
- Ralf Forsbach (* 1965), historian
- Jens Franke (* 1964), mathematician
- Otto von Franqué (1867–1937), medic
- Willy Freytag (1873–1944), philosopher
- Hermann Fühner (1871–1944), pharmacologist, doctor and toxicologist
- Friedrich Fürstenberg (* 1930), sociologist
- Manfred Funke (1939–2010), political scientist
- Philipp Furtwängler (1869–1940), mathematician
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- Hanns Gabelmann (1936–1996), classical archaeologist
- Markus Gabriel (* 1980), philosopher
- Klaus Gärditz (* 1975), lawyer
- Carl Garrè (1857–1928), professor of surgery
- Edmund Gassner (1908–2004), professor of urban development and settlement, former rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
- Jörg-Dieter Gauger (1947–2015), ancient historian
- Hans Friedhelm Gaul (* 1927), lawyer
- Heinrich Geißler (1814–1879), instrument maker, honorary doctorate in physics
- Julius Geppert (1856-1937), pharmacologist
- Johann Gildemeister (1812–1890), professor of oriental languages
- Georg August Goldfuß (1782–1848), paleontologist
- Heinrich Göppert (1867–1937), legal scholar
- Manfred Göthert (1939–2019), pharmacologist and toxicologist
- Leopold Karl Goetz (1868–1931), professor of Old Catholic theology, Slavist and associate professor of philosophy
- Erich Gräßer (1927–2017), theologian
- Karin Graßhof (* 1937), honorary professor of law, federal constitutional judge
- Carl Friedrich Graumann , psychologist
- Peter Alois Gratz (1769–1849), theologian
- Leonhard Grebe (1883–1967), physicist
- Stefan Greiner (* 1978), lawyer
- Joseph Greving (1868–1919), church historian
- Klaus Werner Grewlich (1943–2012), lawyer
- Julius Grimm (1821–1911), lawyer
- Stefan Grimme (* 1963), chemist
- Franz Groner (1913–1991), Catholic theologian
- Manfred Groten (* 1949), historian
- Walter Groth , Professor of Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
- Wilhelm Groth (1904–1977), physical chemist
- Nikolai Grube (* 1962 ), ancient American, Maya researcher
- Karl-Heinz Gursky (* 1943), lawyer
- Paul Güßfeldt (1840–1920), private lecturer, geographer
- Alfred Gütgemann (1907–1985), surgeon
H
- Jürgen von Hagen (* 1955), economist
- Ludger Hallermann (1936–2019), geodesist
- Karl Hampe (1869–1936), historian
- Günter Harder (* 1938), mathematician
- Paul Hartmann (1869–1944), theologian and art historian
- Joachim Hartung (1948–2014), mathematician and statistician
- Justus Hashagen (1877–1961), historian
- Felix Hauptmann (1856–1934), legal scholar
- Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942), mathematics
- Johannes Heckel (1889–1963), legal scholar
- Lothar Heffter (1862–1962), mathematician
- Eduard Hegel (1911–2005), theologian
- Ulrich Heifer (1930–2018), forensic doctor
- Martin Hellwig (* 1949), economist
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), physiologist and physicist
- Klaus Hemmerle (1929–1994), Catholic theologian, bishop
- Georg Hermes (1775–1831), theologian
- Manfred Herrmann (1932–1997), mathematician
- Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), physicist
- Dietmar Herz (1958–2018), political scientist
- Herbert Hesmer (1904–1982), forest scientist
- Julius Heveling (1842–1909), Roman Catholic priest and central politician
- Klaus Hildebrand (* 1941), historian
- Klaus D. Hildemann (* 1942), Protestant theologian
- Thomas Hillenkamp (* 1943), criminal lawyer
- Nikolaus Himmelmann (1929–2013), classical archaeologist
- Friedrich Hirzebruch (1927–2012), mathematician
- Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824–1914), physicist
- Erich Hoffmann (1868–1959), physician and discoverer of the syphilis pathogen
- Walter Hofmann (1912–1995), professor of geodesy
- Dirk Hoeges (1943–2020), Romance studies
- Wolfgang Holzgreve (* 1955), prenatal doctor , medical director of the university hospital
- Rudolf Hoppe (* 1946), Catholic theologian
- Ernst Rudolf Huber (1903–1990), private lecturer in business law at the University of Bonn
- Gerd Huber (1921–2012), psychiatrist
- Rudolf Hübner (1864–1945), lawyer and legal historian
- Karl Dietrich Hüllmann (1765–1846), theologian, philosopher. First rector of the university and founder of the university library
- Heinz Hungerland (1905–1987), physician
- Rainer Hüttemann (* 1963), German legal scholar
- Manfred Hutter (* 1957), Professor of Comparative Religious Studies
- Daniel Huybrechts (* 1966), mathematician
I.
- Josef Isensee (* 1937), legal scholar
- Hans Joachim Iwand (1899–1960), theologian and resistance fighter
J
- Hermann Jacobi (1850–1937), Indologist
- Hans-Adolf Jacobsen (1925–2016), political scientist and historian
- Otto Jahn (1813–1869), philologist and archaeologist
- Robert Janker (1894–1964), pioneer of X-ray technology, inventor of screen photography and developer of radiation therapy
- Arnold Janssen (1837–1909), missionary and saint of the Catholic Church.
- Wilhelm Janssen (* 1933), historian and archivist
- Hans Jorissen (1924–2011), Catholic theologian
K
- Paul Kahle (1875–1964), orientalist
- Wilhelm Kahl (1849–1932), legal scholar and president of the German Association of Jurists
- Günther Kandler (1914–1984), linguist
- Alfred Kantorowicz (1880–1962), dentist
- Heinrich Kanz (1927–2017), educator
- Martin Karollus (* 1963), legal scholar
- Otto Karlowa (1836–1904), legal scholar
- Marek Karpinski (* 1948), computer scientist and mathematician
- Georg Kauffmann (1925–2010), associate professor for art history
- Armin Kaufmann (lawyer) (1922–1985), legal scholar
- Erich Kaufmann (1880–1972), lawyer
- Hilde Kaufmann (1920–1981), legal scholar and criminologist
- Walter Kaufmann (1871–1947), professor of physics
- Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896), chemist
- Peter Kern (* 1941), Germanic Medievalist
- Peter Graf von Kielmansegg (* 1937), political scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Mannheim
- Gottfried Kinkel (1815–1882), theologian, art and literary history
- Otto Kirchheimer (1905–1965), state and constitutional lawyer
- Willibald Kirfel (1885–1964), Indologist
- Karl Christoph Klauer (* 1961), psychologist
- Dieter Klaus (1938–2010), geographer
- Konrad Klaus (* 1956), indologist
- Rudolf Heinrich Klausen (1807–1840), classical philologist
- Theodor Klauser (1894–1984), Catholic church historian, liturgist and Christian archaeologist
- Thomas Klein (* 1957), qualified as a professor in Bonn, professor of Middle and New Latin Philology in Halle-Wittenberg
- Gerd Kleinheyer (* 1931), lawyer
- Brigitte Knobbe-Keuk (1940–1995), law professor
- Gisbert Knopp (* 1941), historian, art historian and monument conservator
- Alexander Knur (1897–1987), law professor
- Rolf Knütel (1939–2019), legal historian
- Hans-Helmuth Knütter (* 1934), Professor of Political Science
- Michael Kobel (* 1961), particle physicist
- Herbert Koch (* 1962), mathematician
- Christian Koenig (* 1961), legal scholar
- Wighart von Koenigswald (* 1941), Professor of Paleontology
- Max Kommerell (1902–1944), literary historian
- Gustav Korkhaus (1895–1978), dentist
- Bernhard Korte (* 1938), mathematician
- Paul Koschaker (1879–1951), legal historian
- Raymund Kottje (1926–2013), historian
- Frauke Kraas (* 1962), geographer
- Hanspeter Kraft (* 1944), mathematician
- Walther Kranz (1884–1960), honorary professor for "Didactics of ancient languages and the continuation of antiquity"
- Andreas Krebs (* 1976), old Catholic theologian
- Josef Kreiner (* 1940), Japanologist
- Volker Kronenberg (* 1971), political scientist
- Bruno Kropff (1925–2017), honorary professor of law
- Oswald Külpe (1862–1915), philosopher and psychologist
- Annette Kuhn (1934–2019), history teacher
- Moritz Kuhn (* 1980), Professor of Economics
- Hans-Joachim Kümpel (* 1950), Professor of Applied Geophysics
- Hanns Jürgen Küsters (* 1952), adjunct professor for political science and contemporary history
L.
- Volker Ladenthin (* 1953), Professor of Historical and Systematic Education
- Albert Lang (1890–1973), professor of fundamental theology
- Friedrich Albert Lange (1828–1875), philosopher and educator
- Johann Peter Lange (1802–1884), theologian
- Joseph Langen (1837–1901), theologian and co-founder of the Old Catholic Church
- Ulrich Lappenküper (* 1959), historian
- Christian Lassen (1800–1876), Indologist
- Johannes Laudage (1959–2008), historian
- Adolph from La Valette-St. George (1831-1910), zoologist and anatomist
- Walter Maximilian Lehmann (1880–1959), honorary professor at the Mineralogical Institute
- Hans Lehner (1865–1938), honorary professor for Rhenish archeology
- Matthias Leistner (* 1974), legal scholar
- Thomas Lengauer (* 1952), computer scientist
- Clemens Leonhard (* 1967), theologian
- Wilhelm Levison (1876–1947), historian
- Nathanael Liminski (* 1985), politician
- Christian Lindner (* 1979), politician
- Rudolf Lipschitz (1832–1903), mathematician
- Theodor Litt (1880–1962), educator
- Berthold Litzmann (1857–1926), Germanist
- Hugo Loersch (1840–1907), legal historian
- Georg Loeschcke (1852–1915), classical archaeologist
- Otto Löwenstein (1889–1965), founder of child and adolescent psychiatry
- Wolfgang Löwer (* 1946), Professor of Public Law
- Paul Lorenzen (1915–1994), mathematician and philosopher
- Wolfgang Lück (* 1957), mathematician
- Norbert Lüdecke (* 1959), Catholic theologian
- Heinrich Lützeler (1902–1988), art historian
M.
- Ferdinand Mackeldey (1784–1834), legal scholar
- Sabine Mainberger (* 1960), comparativeist
- Paul Martini (1889–1964), physician, rector
- Rudi Maskus (1920–2010), educator
- Günther Massenkeil (1926–2014), musicologist
- Wilhelm Maurenbrecher (1838–1892), historian
- Bernd Baron von Maydell (1934–2018), lawyer
- August Franz Josef Karl Mayer (1787–1865), physician and anatomist
- Frank Meyer (* 1975), Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law
- Tilman Mayer (* 1953), political scientist
- Theo Mayer-Kuckuk (1927–2014), physicist
- Harri Meier (1905–1990), Professor of Romance Studies
- Jörg Menzel (1965–2016), private lecturer in law
- Friedrich Merz (* 1955), lawyer, CDU politician
- Arnold Meyer (1861–1934), evangelical theologian
- Jürgen Bona Meyer (1829–1897), philosopher
- Marion Meyer (* 1954), classical archaeologist
- Hans Meyerhoff (1914–1965), philosopher
- Michael Meyer-Blanck (* 1954), Protestant theologian
- Paul Mikat (1924–2011), law professor
- Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier (1787–1867), law professor
- Charles Monnard (1790–1865), Swiss historian, politician, writer
- Ludwig David Morenz (* 1965), Egyptologist
- Rudolf Morsey (* 1927), historian
- Christian Moser (* 1963), comparativeist
- Hugo Leonhard Moser (1909–1989), Germanist
- Justus Müller Hofstede (1929–2015), art historian
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- Peter Nagel (* 1938), professor for the science of the Christian Orient
- Astrid van Nahl , Scandinavian mediaevalist , publicist and translator
- Christian Friedrich Nasse (1778-1851), psychiatrist
- Erwin Nasse (1829–1890), professor of economics
- Karl Friedrich Werner Nasse (1822-1889), psychiatrist
- Johannes Neeb (1797–1843), professor of philosophy and member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Ernst Nellessen (1928–1982), professor of theology
- Manfred JM Neumann (1940–2016), economics professor
- Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776–1831), historian
- Carl Friedrich Johannes von Noorden (1833–1883), historian
- Knut Wolfgang Nörr (1935–2018), legal scholar
O
- Manfred Oeming (* 1955), Protestant theologian
- Eva Orthmann (* 1970), Iranist
- Felix Otto (* 1966), mathematician
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- Hans-Ullrich Paeffgen (* 1945), lawyer
- Andreas Pangritz (* 1954), theologian
- Rudi Paret (1901–1983), philologist and Islamic scholar
- Christian Patermann (* 1942), lawyer and Dr. hc of the Faculty of Agriculture
- Albert Peters (1862–1938), professor of medicine
- Carl Adam Petri (1926-2010), computer scientist
- Harald von Petrikovits (1911–2010), archaeologist
- Wilhelm Pfeffer (1845–1920), botanist
- Judith Pfeiffer (* 1964), German scholar of Islam
- Eduard Pflüger (1829–1910), physiologist
- Alfred Philippson (1864–1953), geographer
- Friedrich Pietrusky (1893–1971), coroner and rector
- Alheydis Plassmann (* 1969), historian
- Julius Plücker (1801–1868), mathematician and physicist
- Hans Pohl (1935–2019), economic historian
- Hanns J. Prem (1941–2014), ethnologist specializing in ancient American studies
- Friedrich Proell (1881–1963), dentist
- Eugen Prym (1843–1913), orientalist and linguist
- Ingeborguppe (* 1941), criminal lawyer
- Peter Pütz (1935–2003), Germanist (modern German literary studies)
- Eduard Puggé (1802–1836), lawyer
R.
- Arnold Rademacher (1873–1939), theologian and rector of the university
- Andreas Ransiek (* 1960), criminal lawyer
- Michael Rapoport (* 1948), mathematician
- Joseph Rappenhöner (1850–1898), theologian
- Karl Rauch (legal scholar) (1880–1953), legal scholar
- Joseph Ratzinger (* 1927), Catholic theologian, 2005–2013 Pope Benedict XVI.
- Konrad Redeker (1923–2013), honorary professor of law
- Peter Reiff (* 1957), legal scholar
- Philipp Reimer (* 1982), law professor
- Konrad Repgen (1923–2017), historian
- Franz Heinrich Reusch (1825–1900), theologian and co-founder of the Old Catholic Church
- Georg Friedrich Heinrich Rheinwald (1802–1849), Protestant theologian and church historian
- Werner Richter (1887–1960), Germanist
- Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833–1905), geographer
- Helmut Ridder (1919–2007), constitutional lawyer
- Berthold Riese (* 1944), ethnologist and archaeologist with a focus on ancient American studies
- Claus Michael Ringel (* 1945), mathematician
- Hermann Rink (* 1935), medic
- Friedrich Ritschl (1806–1876), philologist
- Moriz Ritter (1840–1923), historian
- Michael Röckner (* 1956), mathematician
- Ursula Rößler-Köhler (1947–2019), Egyptologist
- Michael Ronellenfitsch (* 1945), lawyer
- Michael Rohrschneider (* 1966), historian
- Ferdinand Roth (1908–1966), professor of medicine
- Helmut Roth (1941–2003), archaeologist
- Hermann J. Roth (* 1929), emeritus professor for pharmaceutical-medicinal chemistry and former director of the pharmaceutical institutes at the Universities of Bonn and Tübingen
- Michael Roth (* 1968), ev. Theologian
- Wulf-Henning Roth (* 1945), legal scholar
- Erich Rothacker (1888–1965), philosopher
- Hans-Joachim Rothert , theologian, Rector of the University of Bonn (1972–74)
- Christoph B. Rüger (* 1937), Provincial Roman archaeologist
- Frank Rumscheid (* 1960), classical archaeologist
- Hinrich Rüping (* 1942), legal scholar
- Günther Rüther (* 1948), honorary professor at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology
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- Theodor Saemisch (1833–1909), professor of medicine
- Dieter Salzmann (* 1950), classical archaeologist
- Jürgen Salzwedel (1929–2020), legal scholar
- Paul Samel (1877–1962), geodesist
- Erich Samson (1940-2014), legal scholar
- Klaus Peter Sauer (* 1941), evolutionary biologist
- Conrad Schetter , Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
- Ulrich Scheuner (1903–1981), constitutional lawyer
- Gerhard Schiedermair (1906–1986), law professor
- Rudolf Schieffer (1947–2018), historian
- Annemarie Schimmel (1922–2003), Islamic scholar
- August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845), literary and humanities scholar
- August Schleicher (1821–1868), linguist
- Konstantin Schlottmann (1819–1887), Protestant theologian
- Wolfgang Schmickler (* 1946), physicist
- Wolfgang Schmid (1913–1980), classical philologist
- Karl Friedrich Schmidhuber (1895–1967), dentist
- Carl Adolf Schmidt (1815–1903), legal scholar
- Erhard Schmidt (1876–1959), mathematician
- Johannes Schmidt (1843–1901), linguist ( Indo-European studies / Slavic studies )
- Karl Schmidt (1899–1980), ophthalmologist and rector
- Karl Horst Schmidt (1929–2012), linguist
- Karsten Schmidt (* 1939), legal scholar
- Kurt Schmidt , economist and finance scientist
- Leopold Schmidt , classical philologist
- Otto Schmidt (1898–1962), forensic doctor
- Werner H. Schmidt (* 1935), theologian
- Wilhelm Schmidt (1884–1974), zoologist
- Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer (* 1948), sinologist
- Joseph Schmidt-Görg (1897–1981), musicologist
- Theodor Schmidt-Kaler (1930–2017), astronomer
- Matthias Schmidt-Preuß (* 1948), Professor of Public Law
- Walter Schmidt-Rimpler (1885–1975), law professor
- Reinhard Schmidt-Rost (* 1949), professor of practical theology
- Helmut Schmiedt (* 1950), literary scholar
- Carl Schmitt (1888–1985), legal scholar
- Thomas A. Schmitz (* 1963), classical philologist
- Winfried Schmitz (* 1958), ancient historian
- Reinhard Schmitz-Scherzer (1938–2016), psychologist and gerontologist
- Walter Schmitz-Valckenberg , Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Law
- Artur Schneider (1876–1945), philosopher
- Berthold Schneider (* 1952), surgeon
- Erich Schneider (1900–1970), economist
- Eulogius Schneider (1756–1794), theologian
- Michael Schneider (* 1944), historian and political scientist
- Georg Schöllgen (* 1951), Catholic theologian
- Wolfgang Schön (* 1961), legal scholar
- Arnold Schönhage (* 1934), computer scientist
- Joachim Scholtyseck (* 1958), historian
- Johann Martin Augustin Scholz (1794–1852), theologian
- Peter Scholze (* 1987), mathematician
- Heinz Schott (* 1946), medical historian
- Stefan Schottländer (1928–1991), mathematician
- Gerhard Schrader (1900–1949), forensic doctor
- Hans-Ludwig Schreiber (* 1933), Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law
- Hans Schröder , professor of medicine
- Moritz Schularick (* 1975), economics, professor
- Horst Schüler-Springorum (1928–2015), professor of criminal law
- Aloys Schulte (1857–1941), historian
- Johann Friedrich von Schulte (1827–1914), canon lawyer, co-founder of the Old Catholic Church and former rector of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
- Fritz Schulz (1879–1957), lawyer and legal historian
- Günther Schulz (* 1950), historian
- Friedrich Schumacher (1884–1975), geologist
- Heidemarie Schumacher (* 1949), media scientist
- Hermann Schumacher (1868–1952), political scientist
- Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950), economist
- Hans-Peter Schwarz (1934–2017), political scientist and contemporary historian
- Walter Schwerdtfeger (* 1949), doctor
- Karl Schwering (1846–1925), mathematician, member of the scientific examination committee
- Hermann Seeger (1933–2015), President of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
- Norbert Seitz (* 1950), German sociologist
- Karl Sell (1810–1879), lawyer and rector
- Karl Sell (1845–1914), theology professor and rector
- Otto Selz (1881–1943), philosopher
- Çetin Şengonca (* 1941), entomologist
- Foroud Shirvani (* 1974), lawyer
- Max Siebourg (1863–1936), honorary professor for didactics of ancient languages
- Rudolf Simek (* 1954), philologist ( older German studies ) and Scandinavian
- Karl Simrock (1802–1876), Germanist
- Stephan Skalweit (1914–2003), historian
- Rudolf Smend (1882–1975), legal scholar
- Manfred Spitznas (* 1939), professor of ophthalmology
- Tade Matthias Spranger (* 1971), legal scholar
- Anton Springer (1825–1891), art historian
- Wolfgang Stegmüller (1923–1991), philosopher
- Gustav Steinmann (1856–1929), geologist and paleontologist
- Andrea Stieldorf (* 1968), historian
- Roderich von Stintzing (1825–1883), professor of Roman law
- Eduard Strasburger (1844–1912), botanist
- Carl-Friedrich Stuckenberg (* 1964), professor of criminal law
- Heinrich von Sybel (1817–1895), historian
T
- Kurt Tackenberg (1899–1992), prehistoric
- Stefan Talmon (* 1965), international lawyer
- Otto Teplitzky (1930–2019), honorary professor (law)
- Rainer Thiel (* 1962), classical philologist
- Martin Thilo (1876–1950), private lecturer, ev. Theologian
- Hans Thomae (1915–2001), developmental psychologist, gerontologist
- Jan Martin Timmer , ancient historian
- Jacques Tits (* 1930), mathematician
- Otto Toeplitz (1881–1940), mathematician
- Andreas Tönnesmann (1953–2014), art historian
- Rolf Trauschein (1930–2019), sinologist
- Carl Troll (1899–1975), geographer
- Hans G. Trüper (1936-2016), microbiologist
U
- Emil Ungar (1849–1934), forensic doctor
- Ludwig von Urlichs (1813–1889), classical archaeologist and philologist
- Hermann Usener (1834–1905), classical philologist and rector of the University of Bonn
V
- Winfried Vahlensieck (1929–2008), urologist
- Conrad Varrentrapp (1844–1911), historian
- Gustav Veit (1824–1903), gynecologist
- Johannes Maria Verweyen (1883–1945), philosopher
- Klaus Vieten (1932–2014), mineralogist
- Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel (1812–1841), botanist
- Claus Vogel (1933–2012), indologist
- Martin Vogel (1923–2007), musicologist
- Fritz Vögtle (1939–2017), chemist
- Konrad Vössing (* 1959), ancient historian
- Jens Vygen (* 1967), mathematician
W.
- Adolf Wach (1843–1926), lawyer
- Gerhard Wagner (* 1962), lawyer
- Leo Waibel (1888–1951), geographer
- Hans Waldenfels (* 1931), Catholic theologian
- Christian Waldhoff (* 1965), lawyer
- Herbert Waldmann (* 1957), chemist
- Otto Wallach (1847–1931), chemist
- Ferdinand Walter (1794–1879), lawyer
- Henrik Walter (* 1962), psychiatrist
- Herbert Walther (1935–2006), physicist
- Henri-Camille Wampach (1884–1958), historian and archivist
- Christian Wandrey (* 1943), chemist
- Oskar Walzel (1864–1944), Germanist
- Franz Wassermeyer (* 1940), lawyer
- Axel A. Weber (* 1957), economist
- Hellmuth von Weber (1893–1970), legal scholar
- Moritz Ignaz Weber (1795–1875), anatomist
- Theodor Weber (1836–1906), philosopher, second bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Erich Weede (* 1942), sociologist
- Michael Weiers (* 1937), orientalist
- Erich Weigelin (1916-2010), ophthalmologist
- Erich Weiß (* 1939), university professor for land management and land management
- Hans Jörg Weitbrecht (1909–1975), psychiatrist and neurologist, Rector of the University from 1969/70
- Carl Christian von Weizsäcker (* 1938), professor of economics
- Carl Theodor Welcker (1790–1869), lawyer
- Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker (1784–1868), classical philologist
- Heinrich Carl Weltzien (* 1928), agricultural scientist and phytopathologist
- Hans Welzel (1904–1977), criminal lawyer
- Michael Wetzel (* 1952), literary and media scholar
- Alfred Wiedemann (1856–1936), Egyptologist
- Benno von Wiese (1903–1987), Germanist
- Stefan Wild (* 1937), orientalist
- Wolfgang Will (* 1948), ancient historian
- Manfred Windfuhr (* 1930), literary scholar
- Bernhard Windscheid (1817–1892), lawyer
- Bertold Witte (* 1937), geodesist
- Ernst Wolf (1902–1971), theologian
- Helmut Wolf (1910–1994), geodesist
- Erwin Wolff (1924–2007), literary scholar
- Martin Wolff (1872–1953), lawyer
- Hellmut Wollenweber (1903–1976), economist
- Michael Wolter (* 1950), theologian
- Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck (* 1964), art historian
- Hermann Wurmbach (1903–1976), zoologist
- Paul Wurster (1926–1994), geologist
Z
- Herbert Zachert (1908–1979), Japanologist
- Don Zagier (* 1951), mathematician
- Frank Günter Zehnder (* 1938), art historian
- Daniel Zimmer (* 1959), lawyer
- Heinrich Zimmermann (1915–1980), Catholic theologian
- Willy Zinkahn (1908–1992), honorary professor of law
- Ernst Zitelmann (1852–1923), lawyer
- Reinhard Zöllner (* 1961), Japanologist
- Philipp Zorn (1850–1928), lawyer
- Wolfgang Zorn (1922–2004), economic historian
- Nathan Zuntz (1847–1920), physiologist
- Albert Zwick (1890–1958), statistician
- Otto Zwierlein (* 1939), classical philologist
- Erika Zwierlein-Diehl (* 1936), classical archaeologist
- Adolf Zycha (1871–1948), legal historian
students
A.
- Frank Frost Abbott , Classical Philology, University Professor (Princeton)
- Bernhard Abeken , law, writer, lawyer and politician
- Hermann Josef Abs , economics and law, bank manager
- Johann Daniel Achelis , physiologist
- Konrad Adenauer , law, politician
- Gunther Adler , political science, sociology and constitutional law, State Secretary
- Charles Hamilton Aide , English officer and writer
- Wolfgang Albers , law, former police chief
- Albert Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha , philosophy, husband of the British Queen Victoria
- Ernst Albrecht , Economics, Prime Minister
- Erich Albrecht , law, diplomat
- Wilhelm Alff , theology and philosophy, historian
- Karsten Altenhain , law, professor
- Friedrich Althoff , Law, Ministerial Director
- Friedrich Johann von Alvensleben , law, diplomat
- Gottfried Friedrich Aly , Classical Philology, School Politician
- Wolfgang Aly , classical philology, professor
- Gisela Anton , physics, professor
- Bernhard Sven Anuth , Catholic theology, philosophy and German studies, theologian
- Kurt Apitz , medicine, pathologist
- Hans-Jürgen Appelrath , mathematics and philosophy, computer scientist
- Oliver Arránz Becker , psychology, sociologist
- Alexander Arweiler , classical philology, philosophy and Catholic theology, classical philologist
- Jörg Asmussen , Economics, former State Secretary
- Günter Assenmacher , Catholic theology, official
- Hermann Aubin , history, historian
- Benjamin Auerbach , medicine, doctor
- Wolfram Ax , Classical Philology and German Studies, Classical Philologist
- Peter Axer , legal scholar
B.
- Heinrich Bachem , law and political science, lawyer, administrative officer and member of the Reichsrat
- Friedrich Back , philology and theology, German school director and local researcher
- Emil Baehrens , Classical Philology, Professor in Jena and Groningen
- Bettina Bähr-Losse , law, politician
- Manfred Baldus (lawyer, 1963) , law, political science and philosophy, law professor
- Albert von Bamberg , Classical Philology, High School Director
- Carl Baumann , German politician
- Adolf Baumgartner , classical philology, Swiss classical philologist and historian of German origin
- Adolf Bauer , history, professor
- Alexander Baur , law, politician
- Max Peter Baur , mathematics, science manager in university medicine
- Richard Bayer , chemical, industrialist
- Hellmut Becher , medicine, anatomist
- Carl Becker , classical philology, professor
- Christoph Becker , law, member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Curt Becker , law, CDU politician
- Felix Becker , art history, art historian
- Ekkehard Becker-Eberhard , law, professor
- Heinz Becker , medicine, professor
- Hermann Becker , law and political science, politician (MdR), Lord Mayor of Dortmund and Cologne
- Joachim Becker , law, politician
- Jürgen Becker , law, professor
- Jürgen Becker , Law, State Secretary
- Karl Georg Becker , law, politician (MdR)
- Katrin Becker , physics, physics professor
- Leopold Becker , law, politician
- Melanie Becker , physics, physics professor
- Wolfgang Becker , art history, art historian
- Wolfgang Becker , Protestant theology and German studies, Lord Mayor of Herne
- Manfred Becker-Huberti , Catholic theology, theologian
- Stéphane Beemelmans , Law, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense
- Hermann Ludwig Behn , jurisprudence, Hamburg Senate Syndicate
- Konrad Beikircher , musicology, psychology and philosophy
- Richard Beissel von Gymnich , Law, District Administrator
- Silvia Bender , Agricultural Science, State Secretary
- Gottfried Benn , philology, poet
- Otto Benndorf , art history, classical archaeologist
- Max Bense , physics, chemistry, mathematics and geology and philosophy, philosopher
- Ludwig Friedrich Karl Berg , theology, Catholic clergyman
- Christian Berger , economics, diplomat
- Alexander Bergmann , Law, President of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne
- Theodor Bergmann , agriculture, agricultural scientist
- Felix Bernard , Theology and Economics, Theologian
- Philipp Bertkau , natural sciences, zoologist
- Gerhard von Beseler , law, professor
- Erik Bettermann , Philosophy, Pedagogy and Social Pedagogy, Director of Deutsche Welle
- Helmut Beyer , economics, football official
- Peter Beyer , Law, History and Politics, Member of the Bundestag
- Ernst Bickel , Classical Philology, Professor
- Wolfgang Binsfeld , Classical Archeology, Professor
- Ulrich Birkenheier , Law, MAD President
- Theodor Birt , Classical Philology, Professor
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing , Classical Philology, Archeology, Art History and Egyptology, Egyptologist
- Hugo Blanck , natural sciences, chemist
- Gustav Blanke , German, English and history, Americanist
- Wilhelm Bleek , history and mathematics, political scientist
- Hermann Bleibtreu , natural sciences, chemist
- Norbert Blüm , philosophy, German studies, history and theology, politician
- Helmut Blume , geography, professor
- Christian Bode , Law, Secretary General of the DAAD
- Eduard Böcking , law, professor
- Bodo von Bodenhausen , law, district administrator
- Johannes Boehlau , Classical Philology and Archeology, Archaeologist
- Anne Katrin Bohle , Law and Political Science, State Secretary
- Felix Bölte , classical philology, high school teacher and honorary professor
- Eberhard Bohne , law and political science, legal scholar
- Harry Böninger , Law, District Administrator
- Georg Bollenbeck , German studies, history, political science and philosophy, German studies and cultural studies
- Rolf Bolwin , law, political science and history, executive director of the German Stage Association
- Bernard Borggreve , forest scientist, zoologist and botanist
- Helmut Born , Agriculture, General Secretary of the German Farmers' Association
- Franz Bosbach , historian and university professor
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bosch , law, professor
- Hartmut Bosch , Law, State Secretary a. D.
- Bettina Böttinger , TV presenter and producer
- Jürgen Bräcklein , Law, City Director
- Dietrich Brandis , natural sciences, botanist
- Bernhard von Brauchitsch , law, officer
- Gustaf Braun von Stumm , law, diplomat
- Arnold Brecht , Law, Ministerial Director
- Conrad Justus Bredenkamp , theologian and university professor
- Dennis Breder , physics, chess player
- Wilfried von Bredow , political science, professor
- Clemens Brentano , mineralogy, poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
- Michael Breuer , Economics, President of the Rhenish Savings Banks and Giro Association, former Minister of State D.
- Rolf-E. Breuer , law, bank manager
- Hans Brinckmann , law, professor
- Theodor Brinkmann , agriculture and economics, agricultural scientist
- Josef Brinkhues , theology, bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Hans Brox , law, professor
- Max Bruch , philosophy, musician and composer
- Heinrich Brüning , economics, politician and Imperial Chancellor
- Hugo Carl Georg Bruns , jurisprudence, lawyer
- Ivo Bruns , classical philologist, classical philologist
- Karl-Heinz Büchel , chemistry, chemist
- Karl books , ancient history and philology, economist and newspaper scholar
- Tom Buhrow , history and political science, journalist
- Arthur Bülow , Law, State Secretary
- Hans Adolf von Bülow , law and political science, diplomat
- Hermann Bunjes , art history, art historian
- Jacob Burckhardt , cultural historian
- Eckart Bueren , law professor
- Heinrich Bürgers , philologist, journalist and politician
- Michael Burges , painter
- Peter Burmeister , mathematics, professor
- Ulrich Busch , Slavic Studies, German and Philosophy, German Slavicist
- Christiane Busch-Lüty , economics, professor
- Dietrich Busse , Philosophy, (General) Linguistics, German Studies, Sociology and Political Science, German Studies in German
- Felix Busse , law, attorney
C.
- Peter Caesar , law, politician
- Hans-Ulrich Cain , Classical Archeology, Ancient History, Greek and Art History, Classical Archeologist
- Helma Cardauns , German studies, philosophy and theology, writer
- Friedrich Cauer , Classical Philology and History, Classical Philologist
- Donat de Chapeaurouge , art history, art historian
- Claus-Dieter Clausen , geology, geologist
- Manfred Clauss , Catholic theology, history and philosophy, ancient historian
- Martin Clauss , German studies, Latin philology and Catholic theology, historian
- Christoph Conrad , history, Islamic studies and philosophy, history professor
- Franz Cramer , jurisprudence, Roman provincial archaeologist
- Otto Creutz , Law, District Administrator
- Christian IX , Danish king
- Carl Crome , jurisprudence, jurist
- Heinz Cüppers , Classical Archeology, Ancient History and Classical Philology, Provincial Roman Archaeologist
- Ernst Curtius , classical archaeologist and ancient historian
- Ernst Robert Curtius , Philology, Romance Studies
- Georg Curtius , professor of classical philology
D.
- Hans Daniels , mathematics, law and economics, Lord Mayor of Bonn
- Ludwig von Danwitz , German, French and history, journalist
- Thomas von Danwitz , law, political science and modern history, legal scholar and judge at the European Court of Justice
- Kerstin von der Betten , Law, International Relations
- Johann Josef Demmel , theology, bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Josef Demmel , theology, bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Marcus Deufert , classical philologist, classical philologist with a focus on Latin studies
- Otto Depenheuer , jurisprudence, jurist
- Georg von Detten , jurisprudence, Prussian member of the Center Party
- Paul Deussen , philosophy and theology, philosopher, indologist
- Karl Dickel , forest scientist and lawyer
- Bärbel Dieckmann , Philosophy, History and Social Sciences, Former Mayor of Bonn
- Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach , physician and surgeon, founder of modern plastic surgery
- Hermann Diels , classical philology, professor
- Wilhelm Dillenburger , classical philologist, philologist
- Wolfgang Dittrich , history and German studies, librarian
- Adalbert zu Dohna-Lauck , jurisprudence, Prussian chamberlain
- Feodor zu Dohna-Lauck , law and camera science, German diplomat
- Dominik Dombrowski , philosophy, linguistics and literary studies, author and translator
- Katja Dörner , political science, public law and literary studies, Member of the Bundestag
- Frieder Döring , medicine, doctor and writer
- Heinrich Drerup , Classical Archeology, Professor
- Volker Dringenberg , law, member of the state parliament
- Markus Dröge , Protestant theology, bishop
- Ernst Dronke , writer and journalist
- Nikolaus Druckermüller (1806–1883), mathematics teacher and industrialist
- Gottfried von Dryander (1876–1951), jurisprudence, administrative officer
- Heinz Duchhardt , history, political science and art history, historian
- Konrad Duden , Philology
- Heinrich Düntzer , classical philology, professor
- Johann Duerst , Agricultural Sciences, Rector of the University of Bern
- Manfred Durzak , German studies, English studies and philosophy, German studies and literary scholar
E.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Ebel , law, professor
- Wilhelm Ebel , law and history as well as philology, legal historian
- Diederich Eckardt , law, professor
- Georg Eckert , history, geography, German studies as well as folklore and ethnology, history didactician
- Roderich Egeler , Economics, President of the Federal Statistical Office
- Caspar Ehlers , history, historian
- Ulrich Eibach , biology, evangelical theology and philosophy, professor of theology
- Hermann von Eichendorff , Jura, son of the poet and his biographer
- Franz von Eichmann , law
- Fritz von Eichmann , law
- Friedrich Endemann , law, legal scholar
- Manfred Engelmann , German studies, geography and educational science, federal cultural advisor of the Banat Swabian country team
- Dieter Engels , law, President of the Federal Audit Office
- Heinrich Erkes , modern languages and geology, businessman
- Max Ernst , philosophy, German studies, art history, criminal psychology, painter and sculptor
- Franz Joseph Esser , painter, draftsman, graphic artist, illustrator, caricaturist, press illustrator
- Manfred Esser , philosophy and languages, German writer
- Walter Eucken , economics professor, received his doctorate in 1913
- Botho zu Eulenburg , jurisprudence, Prussian Prime Minister
- Eugen Ewig , history, German, Romance studies and philosophy, historian
- Kurt Exner , Archeology, Provincial Roman Archaeologist
F.
- Robert Faber , law and political science, publisher
- Ernst Fabricius , provincial Roman archaeologist and ancient historian
- Hans Jörg Fahr , physics, mathematics and philosophy, astrophysicist
- Heino Falcke , physics, astronomer
- Herbert Falken , Catholic theology and philosophy, painter and priest
- Nikolaus Fasolt , Romance studies, English studies, Slavic studies and economics, entrepreneur
- Klara Marie Faßbinder , philosophy, history, languages, peace activist
- Manfred Faßler , physics, media scientist
- Erich Fechner , philosophy, sociology, German, English, economics and law, legal scholar and sociologist
- Norbert Feldhoff , Catholic theology, vicar general, cathedral provost
- Erich Feldmann , philosophy, education, psychology, history and German studies, professor
- Ulf Fink , economics, German politician
- Carl Maria Finkelnburg , medicine, professor
- Berthold Finkelstein , chemistry , theology and economics , economist
- Emil Fischer , chemistry, professor
- Hermann Fischer , law, bank manager
- Paul David Fischer , Law, Undersecretary of State
- Jochen Flasbarth , Economics, Political Science and Philosophy, State Secretary
- Max Flesch , medicine, doctor
- Klaus-Theodor Fliedner , medicine, medical officer
- Werner Flume , law, professor
- Horst Föhr , law and economics, manager
- Gesine Foljanty-Jost , Political Science, Sociology and Japanese Studies, Professor of Japanese Studies
- Elvira Fölzer , Classical Archeology, Classical Philology and Art History, Archaeologist
- Anton Fonck , Law, District Administrator
- Ralf Forsbach , history, political science and international law, historian
- Arnold Foerster , natural sciences, botanist and entomologist
- Hans Foerster , history, historian
- Johann Forster (District Administrator) , jurisprudence, Prussian administrative officer
- Ernst Forsthoff , lawyer, constitutional and administrative lawyer
- Charlotte Fränkel , Classical Philology, Classical Archeology and German Studies, Classical Archeologist and High School Teacher
- Hermann Fränkel , Classical Philology and German Studies
- Hermann Josef Frede , Catholic theology, theologian
- Fritz Fremersdorf , archeology, museum director
- Carl Remigius Fresenius , chemistry, chemist
- Karl Freudenberg , natural sciences, chemist
- Ernst von Freyberg , law, bank manager
- Eckart John von Freyend , economics, real estate manager
- Willy Freytag , philosophy, philosopher
- Angela D. Friederici , psychology, neuropsychologist
- Paul Friedländer , Classical Philology and Archeology, Graecist
- Joseph Frings , theology, Archbishop of Cologne
- Friedrich Franz II. (Mecklenburg) , jurisprudence, later Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm , Law, 1888 as Friedrich III. German emperor
- Prince Friedrich von Baden , law and political sciences, later Grand Duke Friedrich II.
- Wolfram von Fritsch , law, manager
- Stefan Fröhlich , political science, English, Hispanic and economics, political scientist
- Johann Carl Fuhlrott , theology, palaeontology, zoology, mineralogy, botany, discoverer of the "Neanderthal"
- Eduard Führ , art history, philosophy, psychology and sociology, architectural historian
- Andreas Funke , law, law professor
- Fritz Funke , brewery entrepreneur
G
- Markus Gabriel , philosophy, classical philology, modern German literature and German studies, philosopher
- Hans Gaede , mathematics, Prussian infantry general
- Klaus Ferdinand Gärditz , law, professor
- Franz von Gaertner , jurisprudence, district administrator
- Jan Felix Gaertner , Classical Philology and Romance Studies, Professor
- Andreas Gau , Catholic theology, theologian
- Jörg-Dieter Gauger , history, ancient historian
- Friedrich Heinrich Geffcken , history, legal scholar
- Horst Geffers , geodesy, rear admiral
- Emanuel Geibel , theology, poet (May has come)
- Abraham Geiger , Arabic studies, rabbi
- Wilhelm Geiger , classical and oriental philology, Indologist and Iranist
- Johannes Geismann , Law, State Secretary
- Ludwig von Geldern , jurisprudence, German administrative lawyer
- Wilfred Geominy , Classical Archeology, Ancient History and Latin, Classical Archeologist
- Lucio Gera , Catholic theology, Argentine theologian
- Dieter Geuenich , history, German studies, theology and philosophy, historian
- Albert Gier , Romance writer and librettologist
- Joseph Goebbels , German studies, philosophy and art history, National Socialist politician
- Alexander von der Goltz , jurisprudence, member of parliament and administrative officer
- Manfred Görg , Catholic Theology and Egyptology, Professor
- Frerich Görts , Law, State Secretary a. D.
- Albert von Goßler , lawyer, minister in the Principality of Anhalt-Köthen and in the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold Karl Goetz , Old Catholic theology, professor
- Peter Götz von Olenhusen , Law, OLG President
- Willi Graf , medicine, member of the White Rose resistance group
- Oskar Graemer , jurisprudence, Lord Mayor
- Carl Friedrich Graumann , psychology, professor
- Karl Theodor Gravenhorst , Classical Philology and History
- Hellmuth Greinert , law, politician
- Julius Grimm , law, politician
- Franz Joseph van der Grinten , art history, philosophy, art collector and art historian
- Hans von der Groeben , law and economics, member of the EEC commission
- Johannes Grohe , history and education, theologian
- Günther von der Groeben , Prussian lieutenant general
- Simon Groener , Law, District Administrator
- Robert Grosche , Catholic theology, theologian
- Johannes Grotjan , Law, District Administrator
- Undine Gruenter , law, literary studies and philosophy, writer
- Monika Grütters , German studies, art history and political science, politician
- Bernhard von Gudden , medicine, psychiatrist to King Ludwig II of Bavaria, with whom he found death on a walk
- Karl-Heinz Gursky , law, professor
- Paul Güßfeldt , mathematics and natural sciences, geographer
- Alfred Gütgemann , medicine, medicine professor
- Wilfried Guth , economics, board spokesman of Deutsche Bank
- Peter Gutjahr-Löser , law, university chancellor
H
- August Haag , high school teacher
- Adolph Hach , lawyer, administrative lawyer and historian
- Eduard Hach , law, administrative lawyer, historian, archivist and local researcher
- Julius von Haast , geology, naturalist and explorer
- Jürgen Habermas , philosophy, history and psychology, philosopher and sociologist
- Julius Hadrich , political science, politician
- Hermann Hagena , Slavic studies, officer
- Maria Johanna Hagemeyer , Jura, first German judge
- Jürgen von Hagen , economics and political science, economics professor
- Hermann Hagena , Slavic studies, officer
- Gustav von Hagenow , lawyer, administrative clerk and manor owner
- Konrad Hahn , Law, District Administrator
- Michael Hahn , Indologist, Tibetologist
- Peter Hahn , law, association official
- Stanley Hall , Philosophy, Formerly American Psychoanalyst
- Franz Hallenbach , mathematics, geophysicist
- Albert Halley , Law, Secretary of State
- Kunrat von Hammerstein-Equord , lawyer and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime
- Karl Hampe , German studies and history, historian
- Theodor Hanf , political science, sociology and education, sociologist
- Michael Hange , Mathematics, President of the Federal Office for Information Security
- Gustav Hansen , Law, President of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court
- Rudolf von Hantelmann , lawyer, manor owner and court official
- Martin Hanz , law, diplomat
- Alfred Hartmann , Law, State Secretary
- Jürgen Hartmann , Law, State Secretary
- Otto Karl Hartmann , law, administrative lawyer
- Ulrich Hartmann , law, manager
- Joachim Hartung , mathematics, statistician
- Georg Hasenclever , law and camera science, district administrator
- Hans-Egon Hass , German Studies, Philosophy, Psychology and Romance Studies, German Studies
- Harald Hau , economics, finance scientist
- Felix Hauptmann , lawyer
- Ulrike Hauröder-Strüning , geology, officer in the Bundeswehr administration
- Adolf Haeuser , chemistry, general director of Farbwerke Hoechst AG
- Friedrich von Hedemann-Heespen , jurisprudence, member of the Schleswig-Holstein Provincial Landtag
- Hannes Heer , literary studies and history studies, historian
- Peter Heesen , German studies, philosophy, Catholic religion and education, chairman of the German Association of Officials
- Gerd Hegemann , medicine, surgeon
- Ulrich von Hehl , history and German studies, historian
- Dieter Heidtmann , Protestant theology, political science and history, Protestant theologian, pastor, politician and political scientist
- Ulrich Heifer , medicine, forensic doctor
- Betty Heimann , Classical Philology and Sanskrit, Indologist
- Heinrich Heine , law, writer
- Werner Heinen , mathematics and natural sciences, biologist
- Gabriele Heinen-Kljajic , political science, sociology and German studies, politician
- Manfred Hell , German, English and comparative literature, German entrepreneur and sports official
- Hansgerd Hellenkemper , Ancient History, Historical Geography, Classical Archeology and Oriental Art History, Museum Director
- Edmund Heller , German Studies and Philosophy, State Secretary
- Johannes Helmrath , history, philosophy and Latin philology, historian
- Barbara Hendricks , history and social sciences, politician
- Renate Hendricks , psychology, member of the state parliament
- Bernard Henrichs , Catholic theology, Provost
- Detlef Hensche (* 1938), lawyer, union leader
- Wilhelm Henzen , philologist, epigraphist
- Norbert Herkenrath , philosophy and theology, priest
- Hubert Herkommer (* 1941), philologist and university professor in Göttingen and Bern
- Gerrit Herlyn , theology, pastor
- Hans-Walter Herrmann , history, German studies, geography and art history, historian and archivist
- Henner von Hesberg (* 1947), Classical Archeology, Ancient History, Classical Philology and Art History, First Director of the Rome Department of the German Archaeological Institute
- Moses Hess , philosophy, utopian socialist, author
- Gerhard Hesse , chemistry, professor
- Stefan Heße , Catholic theology, Archbishop of Hamburg
- Gerd Heusch , Law, President of Alemannia Aachen
- Wilhelm Heuser , law, politician
- Hermine Heusler-Edenhuizen , medicine, first German gynecologist
- Julius Heveling , philosophy, clergyman and politician
- Klaus von der Heyde , law, bank manager
- Hermann Heydweiler , Law, District Administrator
- Michael Hillen , Classical Philology, General Editor of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
- Peter Hintze , Protestant theology, politician
- Ingelore Hinz-Schallreuter , geology and palaeontology, university lecturer
- Clemens Hoch , jurisprudence, SPD politician
- Björn Höcke , sports science and history for high school teaching, politician
- Ulrike Höfken , Agriculture, Economics and Romance Studies, Minister
- Alexis von Hoensbroech , Physics, Chief Executive Officer of Austrian Airlines
- Friedhelm Hofmann , Catholic theology, Bishop of Würzburg
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben , origin. August Heinrich Hoffmann, song writer
- Wilhelm Hollenberg , theology, pastor and politician
- Ludwig Hölscher , Protestant theology, teacher, historian and philologist
- Fritz Holthoff , Education and Sports Education, Minister of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Stephan Hoppe , art history, art historian
- Karl Ludwig Höppner , medicine, university professor
- Gustav Adolf Horn , economics, economist
- Karl August Horst , German, Romance studies and philosophy, writer
- Marietta Horster , Ancient History, Latin Studies and Political Science, Ancient Historian
- Götz von Houwald , ethnology and Hispanic studies, historian
- Wilhelm von Hoevel , camera sciences, district administrator
- Ernst Rudolf Huber , philosophy, economics and law, legal scholar
- Bernd Ulrich Hucker , history, philosophy, pedagogy and German studies, university lecturer
- Robert Hue de Grais , jurisprudence, administrative lawyer
- Peter Hünseler , political science, Catholic theology and Islamic studies, political scientist
- Hanni Hüsch , history, political science and German studies, journalist
- Rüdiger Hütte , Jura, ministerial official
- Rainer Hüttemann , law, professor
I.
- Ulf Ickerodt , prehistory and early history as well as classical archeology and ethnology / ancient American studies, regional archaeologist
- Wilhelm Ihne , classical philologist and historian
- Hans Werner Ingensiep , university professor and philosopher
- Bernd Irlenbusch , economics, economist
- Wolfgang Ischinger , law, diplomat
- Fritz Ißmer , Law, District Administrator
J
- Fabian Jacobi , law, politician (AfD)
- Richard Jaeger , law and political science, politician
- Christian Jasper , Catholic theology, German lawyer and theologian
- Ernst-Alfred Jauch , German studies, history and philosophy, journalist
- Johann Albrecht, Duke of Mecklenburg , jurisprudence and philosophy, regent of the Duchy of Braunschweig
- Antonius John , economics, journalist
- Wilhelm Joest , scientist and world traveler
- Eckart John von Freyend , Economics, Manager
- Walter Adolf Jöhr , national economist
- Henri Jordan , philology, professor in Königsberg
- Manfred Josuttis , Protestant theology, theology professor
K
- Bruno Kahl , lawyer, civil servant and President of the Federal Intelligence Service
- Paul Kahle , orientalist
- Johann Heinrich Kalthoff , Hebraist, educator and university lecturer
- Karl-Heinz Kamp , History and Social Sciences, President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy
- Karekin II. Nersissian , Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians
- Heinrich von Kaufmann-Asser , jurisprudence, ministerial official
- Leopold Kaufmann , law, Lord Mayor of Bonn
- Richard von Kaufmann , law and political science, political economist
- Werner Kaufmann-Bühler , Law and Economics, Ambassador ret. D.
- Friedrich Kehrmann , chemistry, professor of organic chemistry
- Ulrich Kellermann , Protestant theology, theologian
- Thomas Kemmerich , law, politician
- Frauke Kenkel , Classical Archeology, Archeology of the Roman Provinces and Ethnology, Classical Archeologist
- Navid Kermani , Oriental Studies and Islamic Studies
- Peter Kern , German studies, Germanistic Medievalist
- Georg Keßler , law and camera science
- Peter-Josef Keßler , law, theologian
- Ernst Kieckers , comparative linguistics, linguist
- Peter Graf von Kielmansegg , law and history, political scientist
- Wilhelm Kiesselbach , law, judge
- Gottfried Kinkel , theology, theologian and politician
- Margie Kinsky , Romance studies, actress and cabaret artist
- Karl Klamroth , law, district administrator
- Hans-Josef Klauck , Theology, Exegete (New Testament)
- Dieter Klaus , geography and mathematics, geographer
- Felix Klein , math and science, mathematician
- Johann Peter Klein , lawyer, Luxembourg lawyer and politician
- Thomas Klein , Philology and Philosophy
- Detlef Kleindiek , jurisprudence, legal scholar
- Carl Ludwig Kleine , law, politician
- Herbert Kleinewefers , jurisprudence, federal judge
- Frank Klinkhammer , jurisprudence, federal judge
- Katharina Kloke , law, politician
- Fritz Knapp , art history, art historian
- Marianne Kneuer , Hispanic Studies, Political Science and Philosophy, Political Scientist
- Hermann Leo Knickenberg , law, district administrator
- Brigitte Knobbe-Keuk , law, professor
- Gisbert Knopp , history, art history and philosophy, professor and curator
- Petra Knorr , law, federal judge
- Hans Koban , economics and law, bank manager
- Harald Koch , law, professor
- Heiner Koch , Catholic theology, philosophy and educational science, Archbishop of Berlin
- Anna Köbberling , politician
- Adolf Köcher , philology and history, historian
- Peter Kohlgraf , Philosophy and Catholic Theology, Bishop of Mainz
- Eckart Köhne , Classical Archeology, Ancient History and Christian Archeology, Museum Director
- Heinrich Kolfhaus , Protestant theology, pastor
- Klaus Koenen , Religious Studies and Protestant Theology, Professor
- Wighart von Koenigswald , paleontology, professor
- Wilhelm Kösters , physics, mathematics, chemistry and mineralogy, President of PTB
- Winfried Kohnen , mathematics, professor
- Frank Kolb , ancient historian
- Walter Kolb , law, politician
- Adolph Kolping , theology, founder of the German journeyman's associations
- Hermann August Korff , German studies, history and philosophy, German studies professor
- Gustav Korkhaus , dentistry, professor
- Jörg Peter Kotthaus , physics, physicist
- Raymund Kottje , History, Classical Philology and Catholic Theology, Historian
- Jacqueline Kraege , Comparative Literature, German Studies, Spanish Philology, Art History and Political Science, State Secretary
- Jörg Krämer , Economics, Chief Economist
- Michael Kramer , physics, astronomer
- Andreas Krebs , theology, philosophy, German studies, educational sciences and mathematics, theologian
- Johannes Krech , law, politician
- Melanie Kreis , Manager, Group Board Member Deutsche Post AG
- Georg Kretschmar , Protestant theology, theologian
- Erwin Kreuzer , theology, bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Gerhard Krieger , theology, philosophy and social sciences, philosopher and theologian
- Leopold Kronecker , mathematics, natural sciences, philosophy and classical philology, mathematician
- Volker Kronenberg , political science, constitutional law and sociology, German political scientist
- Gesine Krüger , medicine, doctor and general staff physician in the Bundeswehr
- Hans Krüger , Jura, Federal Minister of Displacement
- Marcus Krüsmann , law and political sciences, doctorate in law and long-time mayor of Limburg an der Lahn
- Hans Erich Kubach , art history, senior curator
- Louis Kugelmann (1828–1902), doctor and member of the First International
- Günther Kuhl , German lawyer, SS-Obersturmbannführer and senior Gestapo employee
- Eduard Kühlwetter , law and camera science, politician and railway manager
- Friedrich von Kühlwetter , law, district administrator
- Dieter Kühn , German and English studies, writer
- Julius Kühn , agriculture, agricultural scientist
- Jörg-Detlef Kühne , lawyer and university professor
- Peter Kuhn , Catholic theology, professor
- Adolf Küntzel , biology and chemistry, chemist
- Johann Abraham Küpper , Protestant theologian and educator. Graduated here in 1843
- Martin Kürsten , Geology, President of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
- Aenne Kurowski-Schmitz , law, diplomat
- Hanns Jürgen Küsters , social science and economics, political scientist
L.
- Karl Lackner , law, criminal law professor
- Karl-Heinz Ladeur , law, professor
- Oskar Lafontaine , physicist, politician
- Peter Landau , law, history and philosophy, legal historian
- Manfred Landfester , Classical Philology, History, Philosophy and Education, Classical Philologist
- Gerd Landsberg , jurisprudence, general manager and executive member of the presidency of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities
- Heinz Lanfermann , law, politician
- Bernd-Peter Lange , economist
- Ulrich Lappenküper , history, political science, educational science and mathematics, historian
- Armin Laschet , law, Prime Minister
- Christian Lassen , Indology, professor of ancient Indian language and literature
- Johannes Laudage , History, Catholic Theology and Historical Auxiliary Sciences, Historian
- Rüdiger Lautmann , lawyer, legal sociologist and sociologist
- Otto Leggewie , classical philology, didactic specialist in ancient languages
- Heinrich Lehmann , law, professor
- Johannes Lehmann-Hohenberg , natural sciences, professor of mineralogy and geology
- Max Lehmann , Classical Philology and History, Historian
- Stefan Lehmann , Classical Archeology, Ancient History and Art and Cultural History, Professor
- Jo Leinen , law, politician
- Friedrich Lenz , law and economics, professor
- Robert Lehr , Law, Federal Minister of the Interior
- Paul Lejeune-Jung , philosophy, history, member of the Reichstag and resistance fighter
- Karl Lennartz , history, geography, sports, art history and education, sports scientist
- Rudolf Walter Leonhardt , humanities, journalist
- Oliver Lepsius , law, professor
- Hugo von Lerchenfeld-Köfering , law, Bavarian diplomat
- Harald Lesch , physics
- Edmund Lesser , medicine, dermatologist
- Max Otto Lewald , law, administrative officer
- Robert Ley , natural sciences, Nazi functionary
- André F. Lichtschlag , Political Science, Economics and Sociology
- Christian Liedtke , German studies and philosophy, archivist
- Lutz Lienenkämper , law, politician
- Nathanael Liminski , History and Political Science, State Secretary
- Peter Limbourg (diplomat) , law
- Peter Limbourg (journalist) , law
- Hugo Lindemann , philosophy and classical philology, university professor
- Berthold Litzmann , law, Germanist
- Ernst Theodor Loeb , Law, District Administrator
- Vitus Loers , classical philologist and director of the Trier grammar school
- Gerhard Loeschcke , Protestant theology and philology, professor
- Siegfried Loeschcke , archeology, Roman provincial archaeologist
- Friedrich Lohmann , jurisprudence, federal judge
- Johann Claudius von Longard , jurisprudence, civil servant and member of parliament
- Paul Loosen , jurisprudence, member of the state parliament
- Wolfgang Löwer , law, professor
- Gerd Hergen Lübben , philosophy, founder of the stage for sensual perception - KONZIL as part of the “Studium Universale” (1961–1963), writer
- Heinrich Lübke , geodesy and agriculture, Federal President
- Alfred Luckhaus , Law, District Administrator
- Norbert Lüdecke , Catholic theology, German studies and history, theologian
M.
- Kurt Malangré , law and political science, politician
- Emil von Mallmann , businessman and politician
- Albrecht Mann , jurisprudence, member of parliament
- Walter Markov , history, historian and resistance fighter
- Frauke Marschall von Bieberstein , economics, professor
- Alexander Markschies , Art History, Classical Archeology, Medieval and Modern History, Art Historian
- Wilhelm Martens , agriculture, politician
- Friedhelm Marx , German and Catholic theology, literary scholar
- Karl Marx , law, history and philosophy, writer and philosopher
- Wilhelm Marx , jurisprudence, Reich Chancellor
- Hans Marzen , law, civil servant
- Margarita Mathiopoulos , political science, entrepreneur
- Friedemann Mattern , computer science, professor
- Guido von Matuschka-Greiffenclau , jurisprudence, police chief
- Wilhelm Maurenbrecher , history, historian
- Doris Maurer , German and English studies, author
- Hans Mayer , law and political science, history and philosophy, literary scholar
- Franz Mayer , law, political science and modern history, law professor
- Martin Mayer , agriculture, member of the Bundestag
- Alfred Mechtersheimer , political science, history and economics, German officer, political scientist, politician, political activist and publicist
- Joachim Mehlhausen , Protestant theology, church historian
- Guido Mehlkop , social sciences, professor of empirical social research
- Paul Jonas Meier , archeology and classical philology, professor of art history
- Dominik Meiering , Catholic theology, vicar general
- Peter Meier-Beck , law, federal judge
- Laurentius Meißner , teaching post, clergyman
- Carl Melchior , law, politician
- Manfred Melzer , Catholic theology, auxiliary bishop
- Erich Mende , Law, Federal Minister
- Jörg Menzel , lawyer and university professor
- Josef von Mering , Medinzin, university professor
- Alois Mertes , Law, History and Romance Studies
- Michael Mertes , Law
- Ann Mettler , European law and economics, EU civil servant
- Christopher Metz , State Parliament Director of the Saxon State Parliament
- Alex Meyer , lawyer, aviation lawyer
- Alfred Meyer , law and political sciences as well as political economy, Nazi functionary
- August Philipp Ottokar Meyer , medicine, psychiatrist
- Carl Friedrich Meyer , medicine, psychiatrist
- Eduard Meyer , history, ancient historian
- Elard Hugo Meyer , history and philology, Indo-Europeanist
- Gerold Meyer von Knonau , history, Swiss historian
- Günter Meyer , classical philology and philosophy, politician
- Hans Meyer , law, law professor
- Heinz Meyer , Middle Latin philologist
- Jürgen AE Meyer , law, university professor
- Karl Emil Meyer , jurisprudence, judge at the Federal Court of Justice
- Karl-Friedrich Meyer , jurisprudence, president of the court
- Ludwig Meyer , medicine, psychiatrist
- Peter Meyer , physics, politician
- Samuel Ephraim Meyer , philosophy, rabbi
- Theodor Meyer , Protestant theology, member of the Reichstag
- Werner Meyer , Law, District Administrator
- Wilhelm von Meyer , member of the Reichstag
- Viktor Meyer-Eckhardt , German, Romance studies and philosophy, writer
- Eva Meyer-Hermann , art history, art historian and exhibition curator
- Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg , medicine, psychiatrist
- Holger Meyer-Ricks , law, politician
- Bascha Mika , philosophy, German studies and ethnology
- Paul Mikat , law, professor and minister
- Felix von Mikulicz-Radecki , medicine, gynecologist
- Susanne Miller , history, political science and education, historian
- Hansgeorg Model , Law, Brigadier General
- Anton Mohrmann , law, diplomat
- Eduard Moll , Classical Philology, High School Teacher
- Sebastian Moll , Protestant theology, theologian
- Georg Moog , theology, bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Christian Moser , English, German and comparative literature, professor
- Karl Mosler , jurisprudence, president of the court
- Karl von Müffling called white (district administrator) , jurisprudence, district administrator
- Patrik von zur Mühlen , history, political science and philosophy, historian
- Paul Mülhens , law, Lord Mayor
- Adriaan von Müller , studies, prehistoric
- Benjamin Karl Leopold Müller , military doctor
- Benno Johann Josef Müller , Catholic theology, professor of biblical studies
- Christoph Müller , law, university professor
- Helmut Müller , philosophy and theology, Roman Catholic theologian
- Hermann Alexander Müller art historian
- Joseph Müller , philologist, natural scientist and dialect poet
- Karl Müller , Economics and History, Politician
- Karl Christian Müller , German studies, Protestant theology, history, philosophy and geography, writer
- Michael Müller , history, romance studies and public law, publisher
- Hans-Martin Müller-Laube , law and economics, legal scholar
- Ralf Müller-Terpitz , jurisprudence, legal scholar
- Walter Müller , jurisprudence, president of the regional court
- Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter , medicine, poet
- Wolfram Müller-Freienfels , law and economics, law professor
- Mathilde Muthig Nazi doctor at Kalmenhof in Idstein
- Dieter Mützelburg , law, social sciences and education, politician
N
- Andrea Nahles , literary studies, politician
- Walter Nahrich , jurisprudence, lawyer
- Berthold von Nasse , lawyer, Prussian civil servant
- Ernst von Nasse , law, district administrator
- Karl Friedrich Werner Nasse , medicine, psychiatrist
- Ernst Nellessen , Catholic theology, theologian
- Bernd Neuendorf , Modern History, Political Science and Sociology, State Secretary
- Karl August Neuhausen , Classical Philology, Akad. Oberrat
- Ursula Nienhaus , German, history, education and philosophy, historian
- Friedrich Nietzsche , philosophy and theology, writer
- Jürgen Nimptsch , German Studies and Sports Science, Headmaster and Lord Mayor of Bonn
- Ingrid Noll , German studies and art history, writer
- Eduard Norden , Classical Philology, Professor
- Walter Norden , history, economics, philosophy as well as German and classical philology, historian and local scientist
- Börries von Notz , jurisprudence, lawyer
O
- Ernst Oberfohren , Protestant theology, philosophy, German and French, DNVP politician
- Herta Oberheuser , medicine, doctor in the Ravensbrück concentration camp
- Helga Oberloskamp , law, professor
- Peter Götz von Olenhusen , Law, OLG President
- Manfred Oeming , Protestant theology, philosophy and education, professor of theology
- Hans Oppermann , classical philology, professor
- Marvin Oppong , journalist
- Klaus Otte , Protestant theology, theologian
- Walter F. Otto , Classical Philology, Professor
P
- Hans-Ullrich Paeffgen , law, law professor
- Martin Pagenkopf , jurisprudence and possible theology, federal judge
- Ernst Adolf Pagenstecher , law, university professor
- Damaskinos Papandreou , Church History, Comparative Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion, Archbishop
- Heinrich Eduard von Pape , jurisprudence, court president
- Walter Pauly , law, professor
- Rainer Pause , medicine, German studies, communication studies and phonetics, cabaret artist
- Theo R. Payk , Medicine, Psychology and Philosophy, Psychiatrist
- Volker Pellet , law, diplomat
- Guido Peruzzo , Law, Ministerial Officer
- Albert Peters , ophthalmologist
- Elisabeth Peters , art historian
- Anton Pfeifer , law, former minister of state D.
- Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen , Law and History, Secretary General of the Kulturstiftung der Länder
- Friedbert Pflüger , political science, former politician
- Friedrich Philippi , philology, historian, professor in Münster
- Ernst Pieper , economics, manager
- Winfried Pilz , Catholic theology, priest
- Luigi Pirandello , Romance philology, writer
- Alheydis Plassmann , history, historian
- Engelbert Plassmann , Philosophy and Catholic Theology, Lawyer
- Joseph Plassmann , mathematics and astronomy, astronomer
- Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann , history, philosophy, geography, politics and economics, historian
- Albert Poensgen , law, president of the tax court
- Kurt Poensgen , law, banker
- Oskar Poensgen , jurisprudence, administrative lawyer
- Heike Pöppelmann , Pre- and Early History, Medieval History and Geology, Museum Director
- Hans-Gert Pöttering , law, politics and history, former President of the European Parliament
- Eberhard Pohl , law, diplomat
- Peter Polis , meteorologist, meteorologist
- Hans-Wolff von Ponickau , agriculture, painter
- Andreas Predöhl , law, economist
- Friedrich Christian Prehn , lawyer, judge and politician
- Helmut Presser , librarian
- Erich von Prittwitz and Gaffron , Classical Philology, History, Classical Archeology and Music, Cultural Functionary
- Ulrich Profitlich , German studies and philosophy, literary scholar and professor for modern German literature
- Otto Prokop , medicine, coroner
- Lutz von Pufendorf , Law, State Secretary a. D.
- Ansgar Puff , Catholic theology, cathedral capitular and auxiliary bishop
- Wolfram Pyta , history and philosophy, historian
Q
- Hans Wolfgang Quassowski , law and political science, genealogist
R.
- Heike Raab , Political Science, Public Law and Spanish, State Secretary
- Leopold Rademacher , Law, Member of Parliament
- Joseph Maria von Radowitz , law, diplomat
- Ottilie Rady , art history and archeology, art historian
- Stefan Raetz , law, mayor
- Thomas Raiser , philosophy and classical philology, legal scholar
- Harald Range , Law and Journalism, Attorney General
- Karl vom Rath , art history, German studies, philosophy and psychology, German art historian
- Barbara von Reibnitz , Classical Philology and Philosophy, Classical Philologist
- Beate Reich , Law, State Secretary
- Franz Reimer , law, professor
- Karl Reinhardt , classical philology, Graecist
- Gert Reinhart , law and economics, legal scholar
- Joseph Hubert Reinkens , theology, co-founder and first bishop of the Old Catholic Church
- Christiane Reitz , Classical Philology and Comparative Linguistics, Professor
- Rudolf Rengier , law, professor
- Manfred van Rey , history and Latin, historian and archivist
- Otto Richter , Classical Philology, History and Philosophy, Archaeologist
- Ernst von Richthofen , law, politician
- Hans Riegel junior , economics, entrepreneur
- Erwin Rieger , German and Romance studies, writer and translator
- Wolf-Georg rings , law, law professor
- Andrea Rings , biology, author of books for young people
- Burkhard Ritz , Agriculture, Minister of Lower Saxony
- Andreas Rödder , history and German studies, historian
- Manfred Roeder , law, right-wing extremist politician
- Sabine Röhl , law, politician
- Michael Rohrschneider , Medieval and Modern History, Modern German Literature and Political Science, Historian
- Hermann Romberg , German studies, actor
- Horst Romeyk , history and English studies, archivist
- Paul Rondholz , Catholic theology and law, priest
- Adolf Rose , physics, honorary professor
- Jürgen Rosorius , Political Science, Social Sciences and Social History, Politician
- Heinrich Roettgen , Romance studies and English studies, architect
- Gundula Roßbach , jurisprudence, administrative lawyer, President of the German Pension Insurance Association
- Norbert Röttgen , law, politician
- Ernst Moritz Roth , vicar, enrolled student from 1922 to 1928 and from 1935 to 1936
- Johann Baptist Rousseau , philosophy, philology and history, German poet, journalist and editor
- Ferdinand Roth , medicine, medicine professor
- Michael Roth , theology, professor
- Wolfgang Rüfner , jurisprudence, legal scholar
- Carsten Rüger , political science, German, English
- Christoph B. Rüger , History, Classical Philology, Classical Archeology and Philosophy, Provincial Roman Archaeologist
- Peter Ruhenstroth-Bauer , Law and Political Science, State Secretary a. D.
- Martin Rücker , law, diplomat
- Lothar Rühl , Law and Political Sciences, State Secretary a. D.
- Marc Ruland , law, politician
- Eduard von Runkel , jurisprudence, district administrator
- Hinrich Rüping , jurisprudence, legal scholar
- Uta Rüping , Law, Vice-President of the Lower Saxony State Court
- Helmut S. Ruppert , cath. Theology, journalist
- Karsten Ruppert , history, German studies, philosophy and education, historian
- Heinrich Martin Rütten , law, senior district director
S.
- Max Saelmans , law, mayor
- Friedrich Saemisch , lawyer, civil servant and politician
- Wilhelm Salber , psychologist and philosopher
- Karl zu Salm-Horstmar , politician
- Botho von Salpius , jurisprudence, councilor of appeals
- Dennis Sand , theater, media and literary studies as well as journalism, journalist
- Theodor van de Sandt , Law, District Administrator
- Lisa Sauermann , mathematician
- Karl Albrecht Schachtschneider , law, professor
- Rudolf Scharping , political science, sociology and law, politician
- Annette Schavan , Education, Philosophy and Catholic Theology, Diplomat
- Walter Schellenberg , jurisprudence, SS leader
- Heinz-Helmich van Schewick , psychology, CDU politician
- Gerhard Schiedermair , law, professor
- Rudolf Schieffer (1947–2018), historian
- Theodor Schieffer , history, romance studies and classical philology, historian
- Siegfried Schiele (* 1939), political science, history and Latin, political didactician
- Martin Schieren , law, member of parliament
- Georg Schilling , jurisprudence, legal scholar
- Victor Schily , German lawyer, revolutionary 1848/49, enrolled student from 1831 to 1834
- Ferdinand von Schirach (* 1964), law, writer
- August Schleicher , classical philology, linguist
- Katharina Gräfin von Schlieffen , law, sociology, political science and philosophy, legal scholar
- Johannes Schmalzl , law, civil servant
- Adolf Schmedding , law, politician
- Wolfgang Schmickler , physics, mathematics and chemistry, physics professor
- Axel G. Schmidt , Economics, Prof. for Business Administration
- Bernhard Schmidt , classical philology, professor
- Eberhard Schmidt , German studies, political scientist
- Emil Ludwig Schmidt , medicine, anthropologist
- Ferdinand August Schmidt , medicine, sports medicine
- Fritz Schmidt , lawyer, Gestapo officer
- Hans Schmidt , mathematics, natural sciences and medicine, bacteriologist and immunologist
- Hermann Schmidt , law, politician
- Johannes Schmidt , Classical Philology and Theology, Classical Philologist
- Klaus Schmidt , pastor and non-fiction author
- Klaus M. Schmidt , Economics, Professor
- Kurt Schmidt , economics, professor
- Peter-Martin Schmidt , Catholic theology, cathedral chapter
- Stefan Schmidt , archeology, professor
- Bruno Schmidt-Bleibtreu , law, ministerial official
- Alfred Schmidt-Hoepke , economics, politician
- Hans Schmidt-Horix , law, ambassador
- Carl Schmidt-Polex , law, attorney
- Johanna Schmidt-Räntsch , law, federal judge
- Arnd Schmitt , epee individual Olympic champion
- Benedikt Schmittmann , law, social scientist
- André Schmitz , Law, State Secretary
- Carl Schmitz-Morkramer , law, bank manager
- Christine Schmitz , Classical Philology and History, Professor
- Dorothee Schmitz-Köster , German studies, philosophy and social sciences, author and journalist
- Eduard Schmitz , Law, District Administrator
- Elisabeth Schmitz , history, resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Ferdinand Schmitz , teacher, journalist and local historian
- Friedrich Schmitz , mathematics and natural sciences, botanist
- Hermann Schmitz (ancient historian) , history and classical philology, ancient historian and high school teacher
- Hermann Schmitz , philosophy, phenomenologist
- Hermann Joseph Schmitz , Catholic theology, auxiliary bishop
- Johannes Schmitz , philosophy, center party politician
- Leonhard Schmitz , classical philologist and ancient historian
- Patrick W. Schmitz , economics, economist
- Mathias Schmoeckel , art history and law, law professor
- August Theodor Schmöle , Law, District Administrator
- Friedrich Eberhard Schnapp , law, professor
- Gerhard Schneider , philosophy, German studies, theology and history, art collector
- Gottfried Schneider , law, member of the German Reichstag
- Joseph Schneider , jurisprudence, President of the Federal Social Court
- Michael Schneider , German Studies, State Secretary
- Norbert Schneider , law, politician
- Theodor Schneider , theology and philosophy, theologian
- Ulrich Schneider , Educational Science, General Manager of the German Parity Welfare Association
- Wolfgang Schneider , Medicine, Full Professor of Internal Medicine
- Johannes Schnell , jurisprudence, legal historian
- Eberhard Schnepf , phytopathology, biology professor
- Georg von Schnitzler , law, IG Farben manager
- Hans Schnitzler , law, DBD functionary
- Barbara Schock-Werner , art history and history, master builder of the cathedral
- Georg Schöllgen , Catholic theology and classical philology, theologian
- Adolf von Scholz , jurisprudence, Prussian finance minister
- Erhard Scholz , mathematics, mathematics historian
- Peter Scholze , mathematics, professor
- Wolfgang Schön , law and economics, legal scholar
- Christoph Schönberger , law, professor
- Gerhard Schönborn , social worker and human rights activist
- Maya Felicitas Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau , jurisprudence, public figure
- Friedrich Schöne , Law, District Administrator
- Gerhard Schormann , history, historian
- Peter Schramm , Law, District Administrator
- Uwe Schramm , law, ambassador ret. D.
- Jürgen Schreiber , law, major general
- Hans-Ludwig Schreiber , Law and Philosophy, Professor
- Hans Schröder , medicine, professor
- Irmgard Schüler , art history, archeology and history, art historian
- Rudolf Schulten , physicist and nuclear technologist
- Jo Schultheis , installation artist and graphic artist
- Carl Schultz , law, attorney
- Ernst Schultze , medicine, psychiatrist
- Dietmar Schulz , Law, State Secretary
- Günther Schulz , history, historian
- Ernst Friedrich Schumacher , economics, economist
- Robert Schuman , lawyer, French politician
- Carl Schurz , philology and history, revolutionary and politician
- Dominikus Schwaderlapp , Catholic theology, cathedral capitular and auxiliary bishop
- Eberhard Schwark , law and economics, legal scholar
- Karl von Schwartz , jurisprudence, manor owner and court official
- Maria Schweitzer , Romance studies, politician
- Wolfgang Schwentker , history, German studies and philosophy, historian
- Angelika Schyma , monument conservator
- Paul Adolf Seehaus , art history, painter
- Manfred von Seherr-Thoß , member of the Prussian manor house
- Emil Sehling , law, professor
- Wilhelm Seitz , law and economics, politician
- Helmut Selbach , neurologist and psychiatrist
- Eugen Sell , natural sciences and mathematics, chemistry professor
- Friedrich Sell , history, German and Latin, educator
- Dieter Sellner , law, attorney
- Paul Sethe , publicist
- Max Heinrich von Seubert , industrialist
- Ludwig Simon , law, politician
- Andreas Simons , law and philology, architect
- Hans Simons , law and political science, political scientist and university president
- Ludwig Simons , law, politician
- Franz Skutsch , Classical Philology, Professor in Breslau
- Rudolf Smend , law, professor
- Friedrich Snell , theology, politician
- Joachim Sobotta , law, journalist
- Stefan Soltek , art history, archeology and law, art historian
- Adolf Sonnenschein , Law, District President
- Olga Sonntag , art history, art historian
- Paul Speck , Byzantinist
- Werner Spies , art history, philosophy and French literature, professor
- Tade Matthias Spranger , law, law professor
- Ashok-Alexander Sridharan , lawyer, Lord Mayor of Bonn
- Martin Stadelmaier , Spanish and History, State Secretary
- Johann Matthias Stahl , Classical Philology, Professor in Münster
- Johannes Stein , medicine, medical professor
- Franz von Steinäcker , Law, District Administrator
- Paul Steiner , archeology and history, archaeologist
- Rolf Steinhäuser , Catholic theology, cathedral capitular and auxiliary bishop
- Andrea Stieldorf , history and Italian, historian
- Albert Stimming , Linguistics, Romance Studies
- Michael Stöber , law, law professor
- Karlheinz Stockhausen , phonetics and communication research, composer
- Stephan Stolz , mathematics, professor
- Hans Storck , Law, District Administrator
- Eduard Strasburger , biology, professor
- Eberhard Straub , history, art history and archeology, publicist
- Heinrich Strauss , law, politician
- Karin Struck , Romance studies and German studies, writer
- Oskar Stübben , law, bank manager
- Carl-Friedrich Stuckenberg , law, criminal law professor
- Christoph Studt , history, art history and political science, modern historian
- Otto Stürken , jurisprudence, police chief
- Heinrich Stürenburg , Classical Philology and Linguistics, Classical Philologist and Pedagogue
- Siegfried Sudhaus , Classical Philology, Professor
- Edwin Suermondt , law and art history, art historian and art collector
- Ludwig von Sybel , Classical Philology and Archeology
T
- Stefan Tebruck , history, historian
- Sabriye Tenberken , Tibetology, sociology and philosophy, social worker and founder of the organization Braille Without Borders
- Hermann-Josef Tenhagen (* 1963), business journalist and editor-in-chief
- Manfred Thiel , philosophy, private scholar
- Franz Thilo , Law, District Administrator
- Hans Thomae , psychology, philosophy and history, developmental psychologist
- Sebastian Thrun , Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Hans Tietmeyer , Economics and Social Sciences, President of the Bundesbank
- Fritz Tillmann , theology, co-founder of the German University Association
- Klaus Tolksdorf , Law, President of the Federal Court of Justice
- Andreas Tönnesmann , Art History and Literary Studies
- Hans-Günther Toetemeyer , politician
- Heinrich von Treitschke , history, economics, member of the Reichstag
- Norbert Trelle , Catholic theology, Bishop of Hildesheim
- Heinz Trettner , Economics, General Inspector of the Bundeswehr
- Hans Trimborn , medicine, painter
U
- Horst Ueberhorst , sports, history, German and Protestant religion, sports historian
- Wolfgang Ueberhorst , philology and Japanese studies, sculptor
- Gabriele Uelsberg , art history, classical archeology and prehistory and early history, museum director
- Gerd Uffelmann , law and pharmacy, lawyer and pharmacist
- Arnd Uhle , law, professor
- Heinrich Ulrichs , Classical Philology, University Professor in Athens
- Emil Ungar , medicine, forensic doctor
- Monika Unkel , Japanologist
- Peter von Unruh , director at the Hessian state parliament
- Ignaz Urban , philology and natural sciences, botanist
- Ludwig von Urlichs , Classical Studies, Professor
V
- Johannes Vahlen , Professor of Classical Philology
- Winfried Vahlensieck , medicine, urologist
- Benedikt Vallendar , publicist
- Conrad Varrentrapp , history, historian
- Christoph Veit , medicine, general practitioner
- Christoph Verenkotte , Law, President of the Federal Office of Administration
- Günter Verheugen , History, Sociology and Political Science, EU Commissioner
- Friedrich Heinrich Vering , jurisprudence, jurist
- Wilhelm Vershofen , writer
- Heinrich Vielhaber , law, manager
- Klaus Vieten , mineralogy, mineralogist
- Franz Virnich , lawyer, lawyer and victim of Nazi persecution
- Wilhelm Vischer historian, studied theology
- Heinrich Vogel , mine director and member of the German Reichstag
- Diederich Volkmann , classical philologist and rector of the Princely School Pforta
- Sabine Vollmar-Libal , law, German diplomat
- Emil Voerster , Law, District Administrator
W.
- Richard Wachsmuth , classical philology, headmaster
- Marie-Theres Wacker , Catholic theology, professor
- Horst Waffenschmidt , Law, Parliamentary State Secretary
- Wilhelm Wagner , classical philology, high school teacher
- Norbert Walter-Borjans , economics, German politician SPD , former finance minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Aby Warburg , art history, art historian
- Hermann Warmbold , agriculture and economics, politician
- Helene Weber , philologist, politician, one of the four mothers of the Basic Law
- Hermann Weber , history and philosophy, historian
- Karl Weber , lawyer, politician, Federal Minister of Justice
- Sascha Weber , writer and journalist
- Theodor Weber , theology, bishop
- Werner Weber , law, professor
- Rudolf Weber-Fas , law, political science and economics, former judge at the Federal Fiscal Court
- Hans-Ulrich Wehler , history, sociology and economics, historian
- Ursula Weidenfeld , economic history, German studies and economics, journalist
- Karl Weierstraß , law and finance, mathematician
- Robert Weimar , law
- Günther Weisenborn , German studies and medicine, writer
- Erich Weiß , geodesy, university professor for land management and land management
- Oskar von Weiß , jurisprudence, district administrator
- Herbert Udny Weitbrecht (1851–1937), Protestant missionary and Islamic scholar
- Heinrich Weitz (1890–1962), politician
- Fritz von Weizsäcker , medicine
- Dieter Wellershoff , German studies, writer
- Anton Karl Welter , jurisprudence, judge and member of the state parliament
- Max Wenzel , law, constitutional law teacher
- Karl Günter Werber , German studies, local researcher
- Eduard Werner , paleontology, Slavist
- Guido Westerwelle , law, politician
- Wolfgang Wick , medicine, neuro-oncologist, professor
- Ulrich Wickert , politics and law, journalist and moderator
- Brage bei der Wieden , history, archivist
- Norbert Wiggershaus (1939–2015), political science and history, military historian
- Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff , classical studies, classical philologist
- Johannes Wilde , agriculture, politician
- Wilhelm II. , Law, philosophy, German emperor
- Günter Winands , law, political official
- Josef Winckler , dentistry, writer
- Bernhard Windscheid , law, professor
- Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker , law, politician
- Joseph Winkler , theology, canon lawyer
- Stefan F. Winter , medicine, retired State Secretary D.
- Robert Wintgen , chemistry, professor
- Karl Wirtz , physics, chemistry and mathematics, neutron and reactor physicist
- Michael Wissemann , Classical Philology, Protestant Theology and History, Classical Philologist
- Bertold Witte , geodesy, professor
- Ulrich von Witten , law, senior city director
- Christiane Witthöft , philologist, philologist
- Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki , theology, Archbishop of Cologne
- Ernest M. Wolf , Romance studies, literary scholar
- Friedrich Wolf , medicine, philosophy and art history, doctor and writer
- Heinrich Wolf , natural sciences, member of the state parliament
- Knut Wolf , mathematics, manager
- Karl Lothar Wolf , mathematics, physics and chemistry, chemistry professor
- Ferdinand Wolff , philosophy, journalist
- Gottfried Wolff , law
- Hans Wolff , lawyer, screenwriter, film editor, production manager, actor and film director
- Hans Julius Wolff , law, professor
- Hans Walter Wolff , Protestant theology, professor
- Heinrich Amadeus Wolff , law, professor
- Herbert Wolff , Law, State Secretary
- Kurt Wolff , German studies, philosophy, publisher
- Hellmut Wollenweber , economist
- Otto Wulff , law, CDU politician
- Karl Wurm , mathematics, physics and chemistry, astronomer
- Paul Wurster , geology, professor
- Ferdinand Wurzer , philosophy and medicine, chemist
- Margarete von Wrangell , agriculture, first full professor in Germany
Y
- Paul Graf Yorck von Wartenburg , agriculture, philosophy and law, resistance fighters against National Socialism
- Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg , jurisprudence, resistance fighter against National Socialism
Z
- Ulrich Zeitel , lawyer, lawyer and politician
- Claudia Zey , history and Latin, historian
- Burkhardt Ziemske , law and history, legal scholar
- Dietrich Zilleßen , ev. Theology, professor
- Petra Sophia Zimmermann , art history, art historian
- Walther Zimmermann , art history, art historian
- Willy Zinkahn , law, ministerial official
- Clemens Zintzen , Classical Philology, Philosophy and German Studies, Professor
- Ferdinand Zirkel , geology, founder of petrography
- Ernst Zitelmann , law, professor
- Friedrich von Zitzewitz , jurisprudence, lawyer
- Manfred Zuleeg , law, professor
- Nathan Zuntz , medicine, founder of aviation medicine
Honorary doctors
- Erik Arnberger , cartographer, 1971
- Anton Baumstark junior , philologist, 1925
- Hermann Brassert , lawyer, 1865
- Reinhard Brauns , mineralogist, 1935
- Johann Viktor Bredt , lawyer, 1925
- Walter Gustav Brenner , engineer for agricultural machinery, 1960
- Friedrich von Bruchhausen , Pharmacist, 1954
- Franz Bücheler , classical philologist
- Diether Deneke , politician, 1977
- Constantin von Dietze , agricultural scientist, 1960
- Max Ernst , artist, 1972
- Herbert Falken , painter and priest, 1998
- Otto Finsch , ethnologist, 1868
- Gerhard Fischbeck , plant cultivation and plant breeding scientist, 1985
- Gustav Fischer , 1948
- Arnold Foerster , botanist and entomologist, 1853
- Harald Fuchs , classical philologist, 1968
- Ernst Gäumann , botanist
- Tamas Gamqrelidse , linguist and orientalist
- Carl Garrè , surgeon
- Heinrich Geißler , mechanic, 1868
- Fritz-Aurel Goergen , Industry Manager, before 1956
- Franz Friedrich Graeber , Protestant theologian, 1830
- Hans Grauert , mathematician
- Robert Grosche , Catholic theologian, 1953
- Klaus Groth , writer, 1855
- Haile Selassie , Kaiser, 1954
- Ludo Moritz Hartmann , historian
- Justus Hashagen , historian, 1925
- Andreas Hermes , politician, 1950
- Ferdinand Hiller , composer, 1886
- Paul von Hindenburg , President of the Reich
- Walter Adolf Jöhr , economist, 1967
- Friedrich Karrenberg , social ethicist, 1955
- Olga Alexandrovna Ladyschenskaja , Mathematics, 2002
- Augoustinos Lambardakis , Archbishop
- Heinrich Lübke , Federal President, 1953
- Thomas Mann , awarded in 1919, revoked in 1936, returned in 1946
- Gustav von Mevissen , entrepreneur and politician, 1885 and 1893
- Fritz Michel , doctor and historian, 1941
- Ernst von Mirbach , Prussian court official, 1914
- Karl Müller , politician, 1949
- Henryk Muszyński , Catholic theologian, 2003
- Berthold Nasse , lawyer, 1903
- Eduard Norden , professor, classical philologist
- Günther Osche , evolutionary biologist and ecologist, 2001
- Damaskinos Papandreou , Archbishop, 1986
- Louis Pasteur , natural scientist, 1868 (honorary doctorate later "returned")
- Alfred Philippson , geographer, 1946
- Erich Pritsch , lawyer, 1961
- Karl Rauch , lawyer
- Franz Anton Ries , Beethoven's violin teacher, 1845
- Moriz Ritter , historian, 1919
- Schenuda III. , Pope of the See of St. Mark (Coptic Church), 1997
- Johannes Schlingensiepen , 1958
- Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt , astronomer, 1868
- Wilhelm Schmidt (ethnologist) , ethnologist
- Wilhelm Schmidt (zoologist) , zoologist
- Wilhelm Schmidtbonn , writer, 1936
- Jürgen Schmude , Federal Minister, 2009
- Hermann Schroeder , composer, 1974
- Rudolf Schultze , architect, 1919
- Johann Suibert Seibertz , lawyer and historian, 1860
- Albert Servais , politician
- Friedrich Soennecken , manufacturer, 1919 (posthumous)
- Ludwig Spiegel , lawyer, 1925
- Wilhelm Spiritus , Mayor of Bonn, 1919
- Dietrich Steinwede , religious educator, 2001
- Ewald Rudolf Stier , theologian, 1846
- Willy Theiler , Classical Philologist, 1968
- Georg Tischler , botanist, 1949
- Jacques Tits , mathematician, 1986
- Ferdinand Tönnies , sociologist, 1927
- Werner Trutwin , theologian, 2009
- August Twesten , theologian, 1826
- Hans von Voltelini , lawyer and historian
- Wilhelm Warsch , politician (honorary citizen)
- Wilhelm de Weerth , lawyer and politician
- Victor Weidtman , manager, 1923
- Anton Karl Welter , lawyer and politician, 1871
- Georg Carl Wever , Attorney General, 1879
- Rowan Williams , Archbishop of Canterbury, Ev. Theology, 2004
- Carl Zuckmayer , writer, 1956
- Nathan Zuntz , physiologist, 1919
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Rectors from 1818 to 2011 (accessed on June 30, 2014)